“ضرب الحديد ما حدو سخون”

Het verhaal achter dit spreekwoord

In the ancient blacksmith workshop of the medina, the master artisan taught his grandson the secret of metal craft...

Master Hamid showed young Youssef that cooled iron will break rather than bend, but red-hot from the coals it yields to the hammer. Youssef understood the lesson of taking timely initiative and fell peacefully asleep.