HOMEWORK

READ THE FOREWARD OF THE NOVEL AND FIND MEANINGS OF

THE FOLLOWING PHRASES USED IN FOREWARD?

1. The quintessence of Bismillah

2. Embodies the entire universe
3. Beset with religious clashes
4. Beset with political disputes
5. Beset with endless power struggle
6. A turbulent period
7. Occupied and sacked the country
8. Swiftly expanded
9. It was a time of unprecedented chaos
10. Everywhere one turned, there was hostility and anguish
11. In the midst of this chaos
12. A distinguished Islamic scholar
13. He had thousands of disciples and admirers
14. He was regarded as a beacon to all Muslims
15. Unconventional ways
16.Heretical proclamations
17. The union of two oceans
18. An exceptional companion
19. A mainstream cleric
20. A committed mystic
21. Originator of the ecstatic dance
22. Whirling Dervishes
23. Daring to break free of all conventional rules
24. Bigotries and Clashes
25. Universal spirituality
26. The war against infidels
27. Outer-oriented Jihad
28. Inner-oriented Jihad
29. To prevail over one’s ego
30. Not all people welcomed these ideas
31. They were misunderstood, envied and vilified
32. Betrayed by the closest