from previous--

ever  since  the  new  khalifa  had  taken over  the  control of  damshq    the  town was  converted  to  the  center  of  knowledge, students  from around  the  world gathered  to   quench  their  thirst  of  knowledge  there, so  many  madrasas  and  study  centers  were  opened  up  for  every  level  , the  poor  traveller  taught  in taif  in  a small madrasa   to  seek  a  better  life  with  more  opportunities  to  growth and  progress  he  had  left  for  damshq