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It was there that a monk by the name of Buhairah lived alone in a cell that had
been inherited by a succession of hermit monks. Over the centuries, important
religious documents had been brought to the cell and left by his predecessors
and Buhairah had made it his life's work to study them well and had become very
knowledgeable.
In the documents were prophecies that told of another prophet to come after
Jesus. The prophecies described in detail the time in which he would be born, his
appearance, character and background, and it was Buhairah's dearest wish that
he would be blessed to live long enough to see him.
As Buhairah was meditating outside his cell one day he noticed a caravan in the
distance making its way down towards the city. It was a common sight to see
caravans making their way to the city, but as he gazed towards it he noticed
there was something different about this one. In the blue sky was a lone white
cloud that floated just above the caravaner's heads, when the caravan changed
direction the cloud would follow. He watched the caravan more intently and when
it started to descend the neighboring hills he witness the palm tress bow their
been inherited by a succession of hermit monks. Over the centuries, important
religious documents had been brought to the cell and left by his predecessors
and Buhairah had made it his life's work to study them well and had become very
knowledgeable.
In the documents were prophecies that told of another prophet to come after
Jesus. The prophecies described in detail the time in which he would be born, his
appearance, character and background, and it was Buhairah's dearest wish that
he would be blessed to live long enough to see him.
As Buhairah was meditating outside his cell one day he noticed a caravan in the
distance making its way down towards the city. It was a common sight to see
caravans making their way to the city, but as he gazed towards it he noticed
there was something different about this one. In the blue sky was a lone white
cloud that floated just above the caravaner's heads, when the caravan changed
direction the cloud would follow. He watched the caravan more intently and when
it started to descend the neighboring hills he witness the palm tress bow their