14 Preface وَلَو دُخِلَت عَلَيهِم مِن أَقطارِها ثُمَّ سُئِلُوا الفِتنَةَ لَآتَوها وَما تَلَبَّثوا بِها إِلّا يَسيرًاAhmed AliIf the (enemy) had entered the city from every side and asked them to rise in revolt, they would have done so, and not hesitated but a little;