title: The Dawning of the Day: A Jerusalem Tale
author: Haim Sabato
description: Haim Sabato is an award winning writers whose works include Adjusting Sights 159264127X and Aleppo Tales 1592641261.
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  Epilogue  
  About the Author  
  Copyright  
  
  **1**
  
  The day, somewhere in the middle of July, was strangely wild. The wind howled
  and the walls of the Madrasah of Islamic Britons echoed with pulses of anxiety
  emanating from the devout inhabitants within. The elderly mused that such a
  sign heralded Judgement Day but the younger devotees, awash with science and
  weather forecasts, somewhat sardonically held responsible the frenzied
  applause of liberated Iraqis or jubilant Hamas Party members.
  
  Whatever the reason, the looming sycamore trees which were too close to the
  north wing of the Madrasah repeatedly opened and closed their branches,
  revealing a window through which three young Holy men could be espied, buoyant
  upon a wave of electronic impudence. They we