"When it became clear to us that we should go to the Prophet, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, we travelled until we were in sight of ourdestination. We were met by a man on a young camel. He greeted is and wereturned the greeting. Then he stopped and asked, 'Which tribe are youfrom?' We replied, 'We are the delegation of 'Abdu'l-Qays.' The man said,'Welcome. I was looking for you. I came to give you good news. Yesterdaythe Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, looked towards theeast and told us, "Tomorrow from that direction (i.e. the east) there willcome the best delegation of the Arabs." I spent the night preparing toleave. This morning I rode long and hard on my camel until dawn rose. ThenI thought of returning, but I caught sight of the heads of your mounts.'