Note 137 — THE LOVERS OF THE BANU UZRAH.[125]
Richard Francis Burton translation · Edition 2
Arab. “’Alà raghm,” a favourite term. It occurs in theology; for instance, when the Shi’ahs are asked the cause of such and such a ritual distinction they will reply, “Ala raghmi ’l-Tasannun”: lit. = to spite the Sunnis.