# III explained — The Luzumiyat

> Chapter companion for The Luzumiyat by Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri.

## What happens

The chapter reflects on the muazzin's call from the minarets at evening, invoking the memory of Ahmad in the interval of darkness, and suggesting a collective remembrance of those who dwell in darkness.

## Themes in this chapter

### Spiritual Search and Agnosticism

The call to prayer and remembrance of Ahmad evoke a spiritual longing and search for meaning in the darkness.

### Mortality and Transience

The interval of darkness and remembrance of the dead highlight the transient nature of life.

## Character check-ins

### Ahmad ibn Abdallah ibn Sulaiman ut-Tanukhi

Mentioned as Ahmad, remembered in the interval of darkness.

### Allah

Implied through the muazzin's call to prayer.

## Key lines

> Hark, in the minarets muazzens call The evening hour that in the interval Of darkness Ahmad might remembered be⁠— Remembered of the Darkness be they all.

Listen, the call to prayer from the minarets marks the evening hour, a time of darkness when Ahmad may be remembered—and may all who dwell in darkness be remembered.

_The muazzin's call at evening prompts remembrance of Ahmad and a prayer for those in darkness._

## Links

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