The Raḥbiyyah Maqāmah — Abū Zayd Revealed, Escape and Satirical Counsel

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• On what condition does the elder accept the governor’s proposal?
• What amount does the governor initially pay in cash?
• In “wa-raqqa thawb al-aṣīl”, what image describes evening?
• What is promised by “yanḍḍ laka al-bāqī”?
• What does “insān muqlatī” refer to?
• When is the remainder of the settlement dealt with?
• The idiom about the wolf and Jacob’s son alludes to which story?
• Which meaning best fits “shaṭaṭ”?
• What clue does the echo “surayjiyyah / surūjiyyah” give?
• Why does al-Ḥārith wait for the crowd to disperse?
• Whose identity does the elder confirm?
• What relation does “farkhī / fakhkhī” assign to the youth?
• According to Abū Zayd, what helped bring in the money?
• Why does al-Ḥārith invite Abū Zayd to spend the night?
• When does Abū Zayd plan to leave secretly?
• What does the narrator compare the night’s conversation to?
• What time does “dhanab al-sirḥān” poetically evoke?
• What does Abū Zayd give al-Ḥārith before leaving?
• What action does the allusion to al-Mutalammis illuminate?
• What condition is portrayed by “sādiman nādiman”?
• Which two things are taken in “salaba al-shaykhu mālahu wa-fatāhu lubbahu”?
• Which meanings of “ʿayn” form the central pun?
• How is “ruzʾ al-Ḥusayn” functioning rhetorically?
• What do “fahman wa-ḥazman” represent?
• What does the proverb “khuffay Ḥunayn” imply?
• What does al-Ḥārith do with the note at the end?
• The homicide allegation is conclusively proved by courtroom witnesses.
• The pun “farkhī / fakhkhī” reveals both family relationship and a money-making strategy.
• Al-Ḥārith delivered the sealed note unopened to the governor.
• In this volume, the tenth maqāmah is followed by a contents page.