Copper Plate of the Sword of Prophet Dawud
'Ali ibn Abu Talib says: I found this sword and plate in the treasury of Muqawqis, the ruler of Misr. There was an inscription on it from Dawud in Syrian and Hebrew. It says: 'When Jalut became hostile, I made a sword and a bow as the Lord has taught me. Allah granted me victory. Here are the characteristics of the sword: On one side a man with a sword and a head in his hand; on the other is a man sitting on a pulpit. The decapitated head signifies my slaughtering Jalut, and the man on the pulpit signifies Sulaiman. This blessing sword will reach the Prophet Yusuf. From him it will pass to Sultan Sanjar. When Sultan Sanjar dies, his land will be invaded. Then the Firaun will come, and he will rule Misr cruelly. Allah will hide the sword from him, and it will reach Asiya, Firaun's wife. Asiya is a believer. It will be passed on from Asiya to Musa, who will leave it to his brother Harun. It will pass from Harun to the Prophet Yusha, to Malik, to King Shemun, to King Helbum, to King Melmum, to Hubr, to Ehram, to King Defnu, to King Lahud, to King Meymun, to King Darut, to King Melc, to King Ranan, and to King Seth. It will continue to pass from one king to another. Then it will pass to the Prophet Zakariah, then to Yahya, and then to Isa. It will be presented to Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, who will put it on in war. After the Messenger of Allah, will pass to Abu Bakr, who will bequeath it to his son Muhammad. 'Ali ibn Abu Talib will appoint Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr as governor of Misr. When he dies, the sword will return to the treasury of Yusuf.
'Ali ibn Abu Talib says: The Prophet Dawud's decree ends here, and I inferred all this information from al-Jifr, one of the secret sciences taught to me by Allah and the Prophet: On the sword were names written in Hebrew and the phrase 'O the Overpowering, o the Powerful Grasper Who cannot be resisted' in Nabataean. The sword will then pass to 'Umar ibn Akil, and then to Ahmad ibn Tolun. Muawiyya will send a letter demanding the sword. Ahmad ibn Tolun will fight in the east and west, and the sword will remain hidden in Morocco in the west until the Umayyad and Abbasid states collapse. Then the sword will reach al-Hakeem Biamrillah, who will conquer Misr with it, and it will return to the treasury of Yusuf. The state in the west will collapse, and it will pass on to the Kurd. It will then go to the state of Kalawun and pass on to Sultan az-Zahir Baybars. During his reign, the Majus will prepare to break into the Prophet's tomb. The Sultan will have a dream about the Prophet, who will inform him of the Majus and location of the sword. He will put it on and go to (the tomb of) the Prophet one night. The Majus will fight with him. Then Zahir will return to Misr and die soon after. The sword will go back to the treasury of Yusuf and remain hidden until 880 AH. A righteous man will dream that he is standing before the gate of Herfil. The Ottoman troops sleeping at the gate cannot conquer the city. A man of Greek origin named Ahmad will open the gate for them. In the morning, the righteous man and Ahmad will meet. He will tell Ahmad of his dream and say: "O sheikh, interpret your dream." "The Ottoman State will enter Misr and I will be the key to the gate." "You are right," the righteous man will answer. After his interpretation of the Ottoman troops entering Misr, Ahmad will have a dream about the moon walking on the Earth. Ahmad will see himself riding with the moon. The troops will charge and after they will leave the scene, and a second moon will come, followed by a third. The letter mim will be hidden in the heart of the first moon, the letter ba in that of the second, and the letter alif in that of the third. Ahmad will see 'Ali ibn Abu Talib looking at him. Calling out "You, Ahmad," he will tell him where the sword is: "Allah will help you. Go north to Bafan. Bani Asfar will appear soon. Alif will go to Misr. The departure of Bani Asfar will take place during the reign of an Ottoman Sultan whose first name is Baykunta. He will kill Bani Asfar with this sword. Their fight will be in the region of Rusten. Then Alif will come from Misr, and Allah will grant them victory. Then the lands will comprise Misr, Hijaz, Damascus, Iraq, Iran, Andalus, Bani Asfar, and half of Europe. After the fall of the Ottomans, unbelievers will fight until the time of the Mahdi. The sword will pass to the Mahdi. Then the sword will reach Isa. He will kill the one-eyed hypocrite ibn Siyat, Dajjal. Allah granted them both faith. Allah and His Messenger informed of all this through secret sciences. Only the Lord knows the unknown. Praise be to Him; He is one. Peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, his family, and his Companions."
