أَنَا السَّرُوجِيُّ وَهَذَا وَلَدِي
I am al-Sarūjī, and this is my son.
The short confession changes the apparent meaning of the lawsuit. The supposed adversaries are not strangers in genuine opposition; they are father and son. The verse that follows explains why the staged dispute was useful to them in their poverty.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — A Ruse Exposed and the Judge’s Warning
أَنَا السَّرُوجِيُّ وَهَذَا وَلَدِي
I am al-Sarūjī, and this is my son.
The short confession changes the apparent meaning of the lawsuit. The supposed adversaries are not strangers in genuine opposition; they are father and son. The verse that follows explains why the staged dispute was useful to them in their poverty.