 and the suns zenith the two dawns the two twilights and knowing the direction of the qibla. this matter used to be rare and those concerned with it were few and literature was fresh and the times were ages so how about it today with the disappearance of knowledge the death of thoughts and peoples turning away? n.
والزوال والفجرين والشفقين ومعرفة سمت القبلة. وقد كان هذا الشأن عزيزا، والمعنيون به قليلا والأدب غض والزمان زمان، فكيف به اليوم مع دثور العلم وموت الخواطر وإعراض الناس ن.