Satih the soothsayer

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.

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.