82 Preface وَاسأَلِ القَريَةَ الَّتي كُنّا فيها وَالعيرَ الَّتي أَقبَلنا فيها ۖ وَإِنّا لَصادِقونَAli Quli QaraiAsk [the people of] the town we were in, and the caravan with which we came. We indeed speak the truth.” ’