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Questions and Answers
Questions and Answers
Ans. Before he was married, Maulvi Abul Barakat led a very comfortable life. He used to wear a light brown turban which is known as Mshadi Lungi. The gold painted tip of his turban shone brightly. He carried a colourful shining walking stick in his hands. He would put some sweet smelling oil in his hair.
Q. What rings did Maulvi Abul wear on his fingers and what did he do to them during the day?
Ans. Maulvi Abul was very much fond of wearing rings on his fingers. His rings were silver with turquoise stones embedded in them. He took these rings off his fingers five times a day before ablution. He always put these rings on the fingers of his right hand.
Q. What did Maulvi did every Eid after his sermon? What did he ask the worshippers afterwards?
Ans. After every Eid sermon, Maulvi Abul would distribute 40 to 50 rupees among the needy and the poor out of 150 to 200 rupees collected in a bag. He asked the worshippers afterwards not pray for him. He asked them to pray to God and thank Him for His blessings. He said that he had everything he desired and did not need anything more.
Q. What complaint did Maulvi Abul make shoemaker about the price of the shoes and what reply did he receive?
Ans. Maulvi Abul complained to the shoemaker that earlier he had bought the shoes for Mehrunnisa for one rupee, and now the shoe maker was asking six rupees for those of another daughter. The shoemaker replied that the price of leather had gone very high. He could easily have charged ten rupees from someone else for the same shoes.
Q. Why did Maulvi Abul weep in his talk with his wife about Umda's shoes? What, in your opinion, was his economic condition?
Ans. Maulvi Abul could have begged God Almighty to provide him Umda's shoes. At night, his wife lifted the quilt and showed Umda's bare feet. Seeing those dainty feet, he burst into tears like a child.He was really poor in all his kindness, honesty and goodness.
Q. How did Maulvi feel or react when Chaudhry Fatehdad criticized him for making mistakes while leading the prayers? Explain with reason if you agree with his angry reply.
Ans. Maulvi Abul shouted back at Chaudhry Fateh Dad and replied that it was because of his daughters and their responsibilities that he had repeated a chapter of the Holy Quran twice. In my opinion, Maulvi Abul was correct because he was worried about the marriage of his daughter, and so he committed mistakes in the prayers that he led.
FG Board, FBISE, English Notes, HSSC English Notes, First Year Book 1
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