a hill near Mecca, bright, pure

truth and purity

a secret society of intellectuals in the Abbasid period

a man with good habits

Ka'aba, the holy place

men with purity

a title of a bygone fakir

that which is pure, purified

take

take root, become firmly rooted

cajole or appease (by touching someone's chin), flatter

pure, clear, clean, chaste, conscientious, sincere, truthful, earnest

depilatory or hair removing soap, cream, powder or solution applied to remove unwanted hair

impure

seek refuge or forgiveness

maintain, hang back, trample on

to seize the occasion, not to let slip an opportunity

become civilized

learn bad manners, degenerate

to get better, to increase, to grow