Maybe the "three stars in the east" refers to three sunrises. The sun is a star, after all, and it rises in the east. This would bring the date to August 22nd, which is Monday. Any historical significance to August 22nd?
I think August 22nd is 1,441 (?) days from 9/11. Any significance to the number 1441?
LOL, yes, 1441 figures in very well.
It is the number of the UN resoulation that ordered Saddam to get rid of his WMD's.
Also, the muslims like the number 4, it has shown up before and I forget what it means.
Interesting links in the first search.
granny
http://www.google.com/search?q=1441+jihad&btnG=Search&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&client=googlet
http://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=1441