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PORTENTS AND FEATURES OF THE MAHDI'S COMING

One of the por tents of his appear ance is, as stat ed
before, the bur i al of an army in the desert.
(Al-Haythami, Al-Qawl al-Mukhtasar, p. 37)

When a shep herd see ing an army mov ing across the
desert on a bright night says: "It will be a sad ness for
Makkah. Woe will befall them," he will see the army sud -
den ly dis ap pear. He will say: "Subhan Allah. How did
they dis ap pear so quick ly?" When he goes down and
looks, he will see a blan ket half under the ground and
half out. He will try to extract it. But when he can not, he
will real ize that the army he saw has been bur ied…
(Ibid., p. 39)

14) STOPPING THE FLOW OF THE EUPHRATES
The block ing and stop ping of the Euphrates' water is
anoth er por tent:

One of the por tents of the Mahdi's com ing is the stop -
ping of the Euphrates.
(Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Al-Burhan fi 'Al a mat al-Mahdi, p.
39)

Other had iths pro vide more details:
The riv er's water has been blocked by the Keban
Dam.
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