It is narrated from Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once I was present in the gathering of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saying that a nation with broad faces and small eyes will drive my Ummah, whose faces will be like shields (he said this three times), until they drive them into the Arabian Peninsula. At the time of the first encounter, those who flee will be saved; at the time of the second encounter, some people will be destroyed and some will be saved; and at the time of the third encounter, all those who survive will be destroyed. The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah, who will those people be?" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The Turks." By Him in Whose hand is my soul, they will surely tie their horses to the pillars of the Muslims' mosques. After hearing this hadith from the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the trial of the Turks, Hazrat Buraidah (may Allah be pleased with him) would always keep two or three camels, travel provisions, and water skins ready with him so that he could depart immediately from there.