LessonsThe Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-SarūjīQuiz

«حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَغَارَةٍ فَانْسَابَ فِيهَا عَلَى غَرَارَةٍ»
He reached a cave and slipped into it, unaware of being followed.

Maghārah means a cave; insāba conveys slipping or gliding inward. The expression ʿalā gharārah suggests unawareness or heedlessness of the follower.

The man who commanded a crowd's attention is now in a secluded place. The change of setting prepares a change in the reader's understanding.

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A cave and a hurried entrance

The Preacher’s Secret and the Reveal of Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī

«حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَغَارَةٍ فَانْسَابَ فِيهَا عَلَى غَرَارَةٍ»
He reached a cave and slipped into it, unaware of being followed.

Maghārah means a cave; insāba conveys slipping or gliding inward. The expression ʿalā gharārah suggests unawareness or heedlessness of the follower.

The man who commanded a crowd's attention is now in a secluded place. The change of setting prepares a change in the reader's understanding.