El-Begi Jaff (1493–1554) is a leading Sufi poet from Jaff tribe of Kurdistan who was born in Sharazor in late 15th Century. He is well-known for his interesting prophecies concerning the future of Iran, the Orient, and the world that wrote in Gorani dialect.Secluded and a Sufi, he spent his life in worship and solitude; this was reflected in most of his poems on future prophesies. He is one of the founder of Ahl-e Haqq or Yârsân, a Islamic sect whose follower are settled in western Iran, and eastern Iraq.His acclaimed poems known as Har wa Bowaw, Harwa Awe means That How It Was, And That’s How It Should Be.
Here is an example of his prophecies:
A bird like thunder will appear with his ears smoking. It shakes plains and fields and makes them suspended. That How It Was, And That’s How It Should Be (Taire wak raado bargh dabi, Goychka la dookal ghargh dabi, ba rooy hawa moalagh dabi, har wa bowaw,har wa awe). Rostam’s horse (Rakhsh) will appear, Iron horse will be tamed like Doldol and Shabdiz. Many things will appear. That How It Was, And That’s How It Should Be (Rakhshi rostam ezhar dabi, aspi asen rahwar dabi, dodol shawdiz ba kar dabi, gali she than ashkar dabi, har wa bowaw,har wa awe).