Allah was inscribed on the blade. Malak read the Arabic aloud to me. (first lines) — Leila Aboulela

‘Your naibs are greedy. They need to be taught a lesson. Money is like grass. It withers...but our deeds last forever.' (p233)

As if reading his mind, Jamal-al-Din said, 'To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate." (p61)