Dunyoning ko‘plab kuchli davlatlari kurashidan deyarli chetda qolgan, eng chekka burchagidan Qur’on bir necha yil ichida Fors va Vizantiya o‘rtasida yuz beradigan eng kutilmagan voqealarni ishonch bilan oldindan aytib bergan: “Rumliklar mag‘lub bo‘ldilar. Eng yaqin yerda. Ammo ular mag‘lubiyatdan keyin g‘alaba qozonadilar. Uch yildan to‘qqiz yilgacha ichida.”264

From a desolate corner of the earth that had been largely unaffected by the power struggles of the world’s superpowers, the Qur’an boldly foretold the most unexpected events that would transpire between Persia and Byzantium in a few short years. “The Byzantines have been defeated. In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome. Within three to nine years.”264

613-619-yillarda Vizantiya Fors imperiyasi tomonidan qattiq zarbaga uchradi: ular Antioxiyani, so'ng Damashqni, keyin Armanistonni, so'ngra eng aziz shahri bo'lgan Quddusni, keyin Halkedonni va nihoyat Misrni yo'qotdilar. Edvard Gibbon o'zining "Rim imperiyasining tanazzuli va qulashi tarixi" kitobida shunday deydi: "Bu bashorat aytilgan deb hisoblangan davrda, uning amalga oshishidan ko'ra uzoqroq bashorat bo'lishi mumkin emas edi, chunki Geraklning dastlabki o'n ikki yili imperiyaning yaqinlashib kelayotgan parchalanishini e'lon qilgan edi."