Khosrow's astrologers had seen the deoccultation of Mars from the Cresent moon on the 2nd of March 610 and interpreted it as the time for Sassan to go to war against Phocas.
The proto-Karaites were led by the Ma'amad of Ostikan (Caliph) Nehemiah ben Hushiel and succeeded in establishing themselves as Khosrow's rulers over Syria. They invade the Patriarchate of Jerusalem ad as Quraysh and prevent the [[Noahite Gnostics]] from access to [[Al-Masjid Al-Haram]].
The proto-Karaites were overjoyed and Muawiya's tribe went to join the conquering heros. According to the Doctrina Jacobi, many Jews began to believe that their awaited prophet had come while others condemned Nehemiah's armies.
