Finally, it is observed that every day 100,000 mercies descend upon the house, and especially that if rain come up from the northern corner there is plenty in Irak; if from the south, there is plenty in Yaman; if from the east, plenty in India; if from the western, there is plenty in Syria; and if from all four angles, general plenty is Presignified.
"Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah"
Sir Richard Francis Burton