أَقْسَمْتُ بِالْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَنْ ضَمَّ مِنَ النَّاسِكِينَ خَيْفُ مِنَى
I swear by al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām and the worshippers gathered in the valley of Minā.
The oath belongs to a literary character’s speech. The pilgrimage landmarks give it solemn force. The solemn diction strengthens his appeal, although the truth of the claim cannot be established through style alone.
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The Maʿarran Maqāmah — The Needle, Its Compensation, and the Judge’s Dinar
أَقْسَمْتُ بِالْمَشْعَرِ الْحَرَامِ وَمَنْ ضَمَّ مِنَ النَّاسِكِينَ خَيْفُ مِنَى
I swear by al-Mashʿar al-Ḥarām and the worshippers gathered in the valley of Minā.
The oath belongs to a literary character’s speech. The pilgrimage landmarks give it solemn force. The solemn diction strengthens his appeal, although the truth of the claim cannot be established through style alone.