Intermediate F.Sc F.A ICS I.Com English XI Short Questions God Be Praised 1st Year English Notes Online Taleem Ilmi Hub Class 11th
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Q 1. What was alias Abul’s full name?
Ans. His full name was Maulvi Abul Barkat.
Q 2. What was his turban known as and where did it originally come from?
Ans. His turban was known as Mashadi lungi, and it originally came from Mashad in Iran.
Q 3. What did he always carry with him?
Ans. He always carried a walking stick, a sort of scepter with decorative bands of brass and gilt with him.
Q 4. Describe Maulvi’s appearance.
Ans. Maulvi Abul had slightly bulging eyes. For his hair, he used fragrant oil. Its sweet smell spread when he walked the village lanes. On his fingers he wore silver rings with large turquoise stones. He wore a turban on his head and carried a walking stick.
Q 5. How much did the Maulvi collect on every Eid?
Ans. Maulvi Abul collected a cotton bag containing 150 to 200 rupees on every Eid.
Q 6. How much was distributed among the needy and the poor?
Ans. He distributed 40 to 50 rupees in the presence of the worshippers among the needy and the poor of the village.
Q 7. What was the name of his eldest daughter?
Ans. Her name was Mehrunnisa.
Q 8. What was the name of the member of the District Board where the Maulvi lived?
Ans. His name was Chaudhry Fatehdad.
Q 9. What was the name of his wife?
Ans. The name of his wife was Zaibunnisa.
Q 10. Write the names of the other two daughters who are mentioned in the story.
Ans. Their names are Zabda, Shamsun and Umdatunnisa.
Q 11. If it was possible to get the necessities of life from the heavens. What would Maulvi Abul do?
Ans. He would have prayed to Allah for a pair of shoes for his Umda, the youngest in the family.
Q 12. What did Maulvi Abul vow with Allah after buying a pair of shoes?
Ans. He vowed with Allah as his witness, never to use the powdered tobacco that he loved.
Q 13. What happened when Mehrun reached the age of 14?
Ans. When Mehrun reached the age of 14, Maulvi Abul’s prayers became intense and prolonged.
Q 14. What did Maulvi Abul start during the Tarawih Prayers?
Ans. Maulvi Abul started straying from on Surah of the Holy Quran to another. Sometimes he repeated the same chapter twice in the same part of prayer.
Q 15. How did Ch. Fateh Dad help Maulvi Abdul?
Ans. He helped Maulvi Abul through different ways. He had been sending him food and clothes for years. He also arranged a suitable match for Mehrun.
Q 16. What was Chaudhry Fatehdad regular in?
Ans. He had been sending Maulvi Sahab homebaked bread smeared with ghee and an earthen bowl of dal. He was very regular in his offering.
Q 17. What did Fatehdad do if for some reason the evening meal was delayed?
Ans. Chaudhry Fatehdad would carry it himself to Maulvi Abul’s house and apologize for the delay.
Q 18. Who was responsible for providing new clothes to Maulvi Abul and when?
Ans. Chaudhry Fatehdad used to present new clothes to Maulvi Abul once a year after every harvest.
Q 19. What would Maulvi do with the extra money, he received?
Ans. If he received some extra money, this bonus would usually be locked up in a tin box.
Q 20. When did Shamim Ahmed return to the village?
Ans. After saving some money and gaining experience in the business, he returned to the village.
Q 21. What did Maulvi suggest his wife before inaugurating Shamim’s shop?
Ans. Maulvi suggested that they should buy a piece of cloth for Mehrun’s suit. His purchase in the presence of the entire village might impress them.
Q 22. How did Maulvi inaugurate the shop?
Ans. Maulvi Abul inaugurated the shop by first reciting verses from the Holy Quran in his powerful voice. Then he bought a beautiful piece of cloth for his daughter.
Q 23. What did Shamim Ahmed blurt out at last?
Ans. He blurted out that if Maulvi Abul had no objections, he would send his mother with the marriage proposal.
Q 24. How did Zaibunnisa behave when Maulvi told her about the proposal?
Ans. At first Zaibunnisa did not believe him. But when he repeated the story under oath, she began to cry.
Q 25. What did the cotton bag contain?
Ans. It contained a pair of gold pendants set with large, shining stones and wrapped in a hundred rupee note. All tied neatly in a large silken kerchief.
Q 26. In what fashion did Shamim come to marry Mehrun?
Ans. He came to marry Mehrun amidst fireworks with musicians playing gay tunes.
Q 27. What kind of songs were sung by the girls at Mehrun’s marriage?
Ans. They sang songs of love and friendship, flower and their fragrance, and the romantic rainy season. They also sang sweet songs of excitement of union and pangs of separation.
Q 28. What had Maulvi Abul implicit faith in?
Ans. He had two main sources of inspiration in which he had implicit faith. The first one was Almighty Allah and after Him, Chaudhry Fatehdad.
Q 29. How did Maulvi Abul Barkat spend his life before marriage?
Ans. Maulvi Abul used to live in comfort even pomp before his marriage.
Q 30. What did Maulvi Abul use for his hair?
Ans. He used fragrant oil for his hair.
Q 31. How did Maulvi Abul react to see Umdatunnisa’s small, bare feet?
Ans. Maulvi Abul burst into tears like a child to see her dainty feet.
Q 32. How did Zaibunnisa help his husband?
Ans. She started teaching young girls of the village the Holy Quran.
Q 33. Why did Zaibunnisa arrange for two baskets?
Ans. These baskets were used to store morsels of home baked bread.
Q 34. What remained constant despite Maulvi’s failing health?
Ans. His voice remained resonant despite Maulvi’s failing health.
Q 35. How were the women gazing towards the new shop?
Ans. They were gazing with wistful longing at the colourful display.
Q 36. Where did Maulvi Abul take Shamim Ahmad?
Ans. Maulvi Abul took Shamim Ahmad to a dark room at one end of the mosque.
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