Chapter Seven: The Walled-Up Gate

This gate represents the marriage of Ahmed and Fatima, odd as it may be. They are both societal outcasts, as Fatima is ill and Ahmed cannot reveal his true identity. The marriage appears to fulfill their societal obligations until Fatima succumbs to her illness one night and dies next to Ahmed. In the grand scheme of things, this is just another phase, another gate to pass through for Ahmed.