Verses 65–67 rest on a cluster of terms. Without distinguishing them, the lines may look like a generic moral sermon, whereas they recall a specific agreement and the obligations surrounding it.
TermMeaningFunctionḤilfAllianceBasis of settlementʿUhūdCovenantsBinding promisesKufalāʾGuarantorsSupport for fulfilmentMahāriqWritten sheetsRecord of obligations
The promise and the guarantor are not synonyms: one is an obligation, the other the party undertaking to secure it.
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al-Ḥārith ibn Ḥillizah: Ḥujr, Royal Kinship and the Dhū al-Majāz Covenant (verses 56–67)
Verses 65–67 rest on a cluster of terms. Without distinguishing them, the lines may look like a generic moral sermon, whereas they recall a specific agreement and the obligations surrounding it.
TermMeaningFunctionḤilfAllianceBasis of settlementʿUhūdCovenantsBinding promisesKufalāʾGuarantorsSupport for fulfilmentMahāriqWritten sheetsRecord of obligations
The promise and the guarantor are not synonyms: one is an obligation, the other the party undertaking to secure it.