کتاب الفتن · نُعیم بن حماد

Al-Walid bin Muslim told us, on the authority of Abu Ubaidah Al-Ashja’i, on the authority of Abu Umayyah Al-Kalbi, on the authority of a sheikh who entered pre-Islamic times and his eyebrows fell over his eyes. He said: “If the people of the black banners disagreed, they separated into three groups: a group calling for the Banu Fatima, a group calling for the Banu Abbas, and a group calling for themselves.”

Al-Walid told us, he said: Abu Abdullah told me, on the authority of Muslim bin Al-Akhil, on the authority of Abdul Karim Abi Umayyah, on the authority of Muhammad Ibn Al-Hanafiyyah, he said: “If they disagreed among themselves, three flags were raised in the Levant: the flag of the spotted, the flag of the red-haired, and the flag of the Sufyani.”

If their words differed, and the century of healing rose, they would only remain for a short time until the spotted man appeared in Egypt, killing people until they reached Iram, then the deformed one would revolt against him, and there would be a great battle between them, then the cursed Sufyani would appear and defeat them all, and before that he would raise twelve well-known flags in Kufa, and a man from the descendants of Hussein who would call for his father would be killed in Kufa, then the Sufyani would send out his armies.

Al-Walid and Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Sa’id bin Al-Aswad, on the authority of Dhu Qarnat, who said: “Then people will disagree over four groups: two men in the Levant, a man from the Al-Hakam family who is blue and red-haired, a man from Mudar, short and mighty, Al-Sufyani, and Al-A’idhi in Mecca, so that is four groups.”

Then Al-Sufyani appears against the Marwanites and kills them, then he follows the Banu Marwan and kills them, then he approaches the people of the East and the Banu Abbas until he enters Kufa. Al-Sufyani disputes in Damascus with one of the Banu Marwan, so he appears against Al-Marwani and kills him, then he kills the Banu Marwan for three months, then he approaches the people of the East until he enters Kufa.

He leaves Kufa due to an illness that afflicts him, and he dies between Ark and Palmyra due to a weak condition that afflicts him

The darkness of the people of that time gathers for the murderer, until when they look at their enemy and think that they have defeated their country, the head of their tyrant approaches, who was not known before. He is a tall man, with curly hair, sunken eyes, and prominent eyebrows with yellow hair, until when he looks at Al-Mansur at the end of that year in which the darkness of the people of that time gathers for the murderer, Al-Mansur dies while they are separated in more than one town, and when the news reaches them, they are struck where they were, and they pledge allegiance to Abdullah, and he returns. Al-Sufyani, so he calls a group of the people of the Maghreb to himself, and they gather together as they had never gathered for anyone else, as previously mentioned in the knowledge of Allah Almighty. Then he sets off a delegation from Kufa, and if the delegation is from Basra, then the majority of them will perish from burning and drowning, and then there will be an eclipse in Kufa. If the delegation is from the Maghreb, then it will be a minor attack, then woe to Abdullah from Abdullah. Then he will revolt in Homs and be kindled in Damascus, and a man will emerge in Palestine who appears on the He mourned him, at his hands the destruction of the people of the East, he possessed the burden of a woman, and three armies went out for him to Kufan, with which they attacked verses of the Quraysh, saving them from their day.

Al-Walid and Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Abu Ruman, on the authority of Ali, who said: “If the owners of the black banners disagree, one of the villages of Iram will be eclipsed, and the western side of its mosque will fall, then three banners will emerge in the Levant: the reddish, the spotted, and the Sufyani. The Sufyani will emerge from the Levant, and the spotted from Egypt, and the Sufyani will appear over them.”

Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’a, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Sa’id ibn al-Aswad, on the authority of Dhu Qarnat, who said: “The people disagree in Safar, and the people separate into four groups: a man in Mecca who is seeking refuge, and two men in the Levant, one of whom is Sufyani and the other is from the progeny of al-Hakam, blue and red-haired, and a man from the people of Egypt who is a mighty man, so those are four.”

Ibn Lahi’ah said, and Abu Zar’ah told me, on the authority of Ibn Zarir, who said: “They differ over four people: a tyrant who pledges allegiance to himself as a caliphate, giving the people a hundred dinars, and two men in the Levant who give what no one gave before them, so whichever of them conquers Damascus gets the Levant.”

Al-Walid and Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Abu Zar’ah, on the authority of Ibn Zarir, on the authority of Ammar ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: “Then three people would go out, all of them seeking kingship: a spotted man, a red-haired man, and a man from the family of Abu Sufyan, who would go out with a dog and besiege the people in Damascus.”

Ibn Lahi’ah said, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Abu Ruman, on the authority of Ali, he said: “Three flags will emerge in the Levant: the red-haired, the spotted, and the Sufyani. The Sufyani will emerge from the Levant, and the spotted one will emerge from Egypt, and the Sufyani will appear over them.”

Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’a, on the authority of Abu Qabil, on the authority of Sa’id ibn al-Aswad, on the authority of Dhu Qarnat, he said: “The people differed in Safar, and separated into four groups: a man in Mecca who was seeking refuge, and two men in the Levant: one of them was the Sufyani, the other was from the birth of al-Hakam, blue and red-haired, and a man from the people of Egypt, a tyrant. So those are four. Then a man from Kindah gets angry and goes out to those in the Levant. To the one in Mecca.”

If the Sufyani enters the land of Egypt, he will stay there for four months, killing and taking its people captive, and on that day the wailing women will stand up, weeping, crying over the permissibility of her private parts, crying, crying over the killing of her children, crying, crying over her humiliation after her glory, and crying, crying longing for her graves.

The people and the Arabs will disperse in Berber over four banners, and Quda'ah will prevail, and a man from the descendants of Abu Sufyan will prevail over them.

If Al-Aqwas appears with a people with strong bodies, then there will be a great battle between them, then the cursed Al-Akhus Al-Sufyani appears and fights them both, and he appears against them all, then Mansour Al-Yamani marches to them from Sana’a with his soldiers, and he has a strong outburst, killing people like a pre-Islamic fight, so he and Al-Akhus meet, and their banners are yellow, and their clothes are colored, and there is an intense fight between them, then Al-Akhus Al-Sufyani appears against him, then the Romans appear, and go out to the Levant, then he appears. Al-Akhus, then Al-Kindi appears with a good sign, and when he reaches Tel Sama, he arrives, then he marches to Iraq, and before that twelve flags are raised in Kufa, known and attributed, and a man from the descendants of Al-Hassan or Al-Hussein is killed in Kufa, calling for his father, and a man from the loyalists appears, and if his situation becomes clear and he goes to extremes in killing, Al-Sufyani kills him.

If there are two tremors in the month of Ramadan, three members of the family are assigned to perform it. One of them seeks it with tyranny, the other seeks it with asceticism, tranquility, and dignity, and the third seeks it with killing. His name is Abdullah, and there is a large community in the Euphrates region. They fight over money. Seven out of every nine are killed.

Al-Walid told us, on the authority of a sheikh, on the authority of Al-Zuhri, who said: “If the owners of the black flags and the people of the yellow banners meet at the bridge, the people of the East will be defeated, and they will be defeated until they reach Palestine, and the Sufyani will revolt against the people of the East. When the people of the West will descend on Jordan, their leader will die, and they will separate into three groups: a group that will return to where it came from, a group that will perform Hajj, and a group that will remain firm, and the Sufyani will fight them and defeat them, and they will enter into obedience to him.”

If the Sufyani appears on the Aqaba and enters Egypt, then Egypt will be ruined

They will leave Egypt, except for those who are killed. Rather, their peers will be divided

Let Egypt be tempted as waste is destroyed

Rushdin told us, on the authority of Ibn Lahi’ah, on the authority of Abu Zur’ah, on the authority of Sabah, on the authority of Sa’id ibn al-Aswad, on the authority of Dhu Qarnat, who said: “If you see a lame man from the Umayyads in Egypt, then leave Fustat on the head of a post, a man from his household will kill him. Then the people of the Levant send an army to them, and a man from Kindah meets them in al-Arish, and he obeys them first and after, and says: I am sufficient for you in this matter. Then he joins the army and kills that man and whoever follows him until he takes the people captive. Egypt, and they follow them into Mazen market.”