10 Preface إِذ جاءوكُم مِن فَوقِكُم وَمِن أَسفَلَ مِنكُم وَإِذ زاغَتِ الأَبصارُ وَبَلَغَتِ القُلوبُ الحَناجِرَ وَتَظُنّونَ بِاللَّهِ الظُّنوناAli Quli QaraiWhen they came at you from above and below you,1 and when the eyes rolled [with fear] and the hearts leapt to the throats, and you entertained misgivings about Allah, That is, from the higher side of the valley, to the east of Madinah, and from the lower side of it towards the west.