He checked his pockets. A single date from a doubtful source remained. “Unlawful food,” he muttered and threw it away. Then he began to supplicate with perfect eloquence—in rhymed Arabic, using the “Greatest Name” ( Ism Allāh al-A‘ẓam ) as Ibn Qayyim described. But his mind kept wandering: Did I face the correct direction? Is my sleeve pure?