""An illiterate mleccha [foreigner] spiritual teacher will appear with his companions from "Marusthal"(sandy track of land or desert). His name will be Mahamadh " Bhavishya Purana, Prati Sarag (Parva 3, Khand 3, Adhya 3, verses 5-6) "mahamadh ithi khayat, shishya-sakha-samniviyath 5 ....... mahadev marusthal nivasinam. mahadevthe snanya-pya punch-gavua samnivithya tripurarsur-nashav bahu-maya pravathiney 7 malech-dharma shav shudhaya sat-chit-anandaya swarupye, thva ma hei kinkare vidhii sharanaghatham 8 The Prophecy clearly states: The name of the Prophet as Mohammad. He will belong to Arabia. The Sanskrit word Marusthal means a sandy track of land or a desert. "

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