I began following the path adopted by the Prophet and treading on the lines of his
remembrance till I reached al-`Arj.
as-Sayyid ar-Radi says: Amir al-mu'minin's words "faata'u dhikrahu" constitute the highest
forms of brevity and eloquence.
He means to say that he was being given news about the Prophet from the commencement of
his setting out till he reached this place, and he has expressed this sense in this wonderful
expression.