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Overview
Satih the soothsayer, one of the well-known soothsayers of the Arabs in the pre-Islamic period. al-Mas'udi counts him among the soothsayers known for disfigured bodies, together with Shiq, Samalqa, Sadif bint Humas, Tarifa and others 1.
Some of his reports
The report says that the first thing he foretold was while he was asleep with his brothers: he foretold a flood that would surprise them on a cold night, and it happened as he said 2.
The report also says that he and Shiq interpreted the dream of Tubba' al-Himyari, and that he had an account with Abd al-Masih concerning the dream of the Mubadhan and the shaking of the palace-hall 2.
These are accounts that the sources transmit in the form of report, and they need an additional source for verification.
Connections
- Lived in
- Tihama
People and things also explored
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 484
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 499-500
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islam.museum contributors. “Satih the soothsayer”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/satih-al-kahin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.
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