# LXXII explained — The Luzumiyat

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

## What happens

The speaker calls for a rejection of myth and superstition, urging a brother to ascend to the heights where reason serves as both prophet and guide.

## Themes in this chapter

### Doubt and Skepticism

Rejection of myths and embrace of reason as the sole guide.

### Spiritual Search and Agnosticism

Elevation of reason to a prophetic role, suggesting a non-dogmatic spiritual path.

## Character check-ins

### Abu al-ʻAlaʼ al-Maʻarri

Implied speaker advocating reason over myth.

## Key lines

> Oh! let them in the marshes grope, or ride / Their jaded Myths along the mountain-side; / Come up with me, O Brother, to the heights / Where Reason is the prophet and the guide.

Let others wander in confusion, clinging to worn-out legends; instead, join me on the summit where rational thought leads the way.

_A call to abandon superstition and embrace reason._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/chapters/lxxii
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- All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_luzumiyat_se/chapters