Henna House
“It happened on the Sabbath before a wedding when a groom was being called to the Torah. Years later, when we ourselves moved south to Aden, I learned that six people died in the fire: the groom, the rabbi, two cousins of the groom, and two community elders. When we heard the news, I was still a girl, and the story had already rolled up and down the mountainous peaks of our land, and as it came closer to Qaraah, it picked up the dirt and sand of the ages and became a parable we marveled at. Supp...osedly the groom died trying to save the burning Torah. When fire licked the holy scroll, he threw his body on top of it, and soon the flames were shooting up from his writhing back, taking on phantasmagoric shapes, and ultimately spelling out one of the esoteric names for God.
Much closer, in Sana’a, there was also mourning. The RAF had sent planes from Aden to expel the Imam’s troops from Audhali territory. Those men who returned described the great fire coming down from the sky, and though the Imam’s men were said to have performed acts of great heroism, their deeds did not translate into parables about God.MoreLess
Much closer, in Sana’a, there was also mourning. The RAF had sent planes from Aden to expel the Imam’s troops from Audhali territory. Those men who returned described the great fire coming down from the sky, and though the Imam’s men were said to have performed acts of great heroism, their deeds did not translate into parables about God.MoreLess
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