82 Preface وَكانوا يَنحِتونَ مِنَ الجِبالِ بُيوتًا آمِنينَYusuf AliOut of the mountains1 did they hew (their) edifices, (feeling themselves) secure.Remains of these rock edifices in the Hijrare still found, and the City of Petra is not more than 380 miles from Jabal Hijr. See n. 1043 to 7:73. “Petra” in Greek means “Rock”. For the Inscriptions found there, and their significance, see Appendix 7 to S. 26.