The Luzumiyat · Chapter
LXXIII explained
The speaker responds to inquiries about faith and lineage by declaring themselves a child of Time, belonging to all of mankind, and viewing the world as a temporary resting place.
What happens
The speaker responds to inquiries about faith and lineage by declaring themselves a child of Time, belonging to all of mankind, and viewing the world as a temporary resting place.
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Themes in this chapter
- Mortality and Transience
The world is described as a 'caravanseri,' a temporary inn, emphasizing life's fleeting nature.
- Spiritual Search and Agnosticism
The speaker rejects conventional faith and creed, instead identifying with universal human existence and time.
Key passages
“What is thy faith and creed,” they ask of me, “And who art thou? Unseal thy pedigree.”— I am the child of Time, my tribe, mankind, And now this world’s my caravanseri.”
When asked about my religion and ancestry, I reply that I am a product of time, my people are all of humanity, and this world is merely a temporary inn.
The speaker rejects sectarian identity in favor of a universal, temporal belonging.
