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CHAPTER 8
Question and Answers
Q.1 What did Akhter not answer his mother?
Ans. Akhter, being stubborn did not answer his mother. He was
feeling cross and angry because he was made to do the work of
servants and gardeners with his own hands.
Q.2 What did Mr. Inayat tell the children?
Ans. Mr. Inayat usually used to tell interesting stories of different
parts of the world. But on that particular day, he told the children
about the dignity of doing work with our own hands.
Q.3 What reason did Akhter give his under for being cross?
Ans. The reason for Akhtars anger was that he was forced to do the
mean would. He believed that by doing out cast his greatness is
decreased and was feeling ashame on his act.
Q.4 What did the teacher do himself?
Ans. The teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin. The head
master also took part in the activities by cleaning bathroom.
Q.5 What did the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) love?
Ans. Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) loved to do the work for himself and for
others with his own hands. He never felt shy in repairing and
mending his shoes, washing clothes and sweeping room. He proudly
joined his companions in digging ditch during the Khandaq Battle.
Q.6 Were the companions of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) like him?
Ans. Yes, the companions of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) like him. They
were the complete sketch of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) personality and
loved doing work with their hands. Hazrat Abu Bakr not did his own
work but also helped others.
Q.7 What did Hazrat Abu Bakr do?
Ans. Hazrat Abu Bakr was the orthodox Caliph of Muslims. Following
of footsteps of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), he did every kind of work, his
own as well as of others. He fetched water far widows and
neighbours who were very old and had no one to work for them.
Q.8 What did Hazrat Fatima do?
Ans. Hazrat Fatima was the beloved and dearest daughter of Holy
Prophet (P.B.U.H). She could have servants being the daughter of
Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), but like her father she fetched water, ground
corn and swept the house.
cross angry
reason cause
pleasant friendly
surprised astonished
favourite specially liked
treat behave towards somebody
noble showing high character
feteree went for an brought back
advanced developed
Composition
Dignity of Work
Greatness of work or significance of work stand in the meanings of
dignity of work .It means that every kind of work is great. No matter
how small or how trivial it is. By doing work with our own hands, our
greatness is not curtailed and we should, not feel shy or disgrace in
doing chores of daily life. Dignity of work is very importance
because it produces the spirit of doing hard work which enables us
to face the hardship of life. It creates modesty on our personality
and helps in the modification of ourselves. It also makes us ethical
and social. So, we should realize that by doing work with our own
hands make us honourable and great.
B. Learn the meanings and spellings of the following words from the lesson and use
ten of them in sentences of your own.
Cross, repaired, favourite, treat, swept, ashamed, trench, odd, mended, fetched,
example, human beings.
1. Cross: I am not cross.
2. Repaired: Carpenter repaired the table.
and decorate their own class. We took special care in cleaning our class. First of all
we swept our class room. The class teacher who was our guide was also present
during that he helped us in cleaning the class room. After sweeping the class we
washed the floor, the windows and door. After it we dusted the desks, chair and
table. Our teacher took special interest in cleaning the cup-board where holy Qurans
were kept. After completing the cleaning we decorated the class room with beautiful
pictorial charts.
for them.
Q.8 What did Hazrat Fatima do?
Ans. Hazrat Fatima was the beloved and dearest daughter of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H).
She could have servants being the daughter of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), but like her
father she fetched water, ground corn and swept the house.
Q.9 How did Sultan Nasir uddin earned his living?
Ans. Sultan Nasir-uddin was a very pious Emperor of Muslims. He earned his living
by making caps, although he could take money from the emperors treasury.
Q.10 What does everyone do in China?
Ans. People at China believe that all ought to work. Everyone has to spend
sometime each year working in the fields or in a factor. Even the Prime Minister and
his wife do the work.
Word Meanings
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cross angry
reason cause
pleasant friendly
surprised astonished
favourite specially liked
treat behave towards somebody
noble showing high character
feteree went for an brought back
advanced developed
Composition
Dignity of Work
Greatness of work or significance of work stand in the meanings of dignity of work
.It means that every kind of work is great. No matter how small or how trivial it is.
By doing work with our own hands, our greatness is not curtailed and we should, not
feel shy or disgrace in doing chores of daily life. Dignity of work is very importance
because it produces the spirit of doing hard work which enables us to face the
hardship of life. It creates modesty on our personality and helps in the modification
of ourselves. It also makes us ethical and social. So, we should realize that by doing
work with our own hands make us honourable and great.
Ans: Akhtar did not answer his mother because he was feeling cross. He came late
from school.
Q.2: What did Mr. lnayat tell the children?
Ans: Mr. Inayat had been to many parts of the world. He always told the children
interesting things about them.
Q.3: What reason did Akhtar give to his uncle for being cross?
Ans: He told his uncle that they were having the social service work at school. He
said that they had to do the work of servants and gardeners. He was cross because
the teacher made him dust the cupboard and the desks.
Q.4: What did the teacher and headmaster do?
Ans: The teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin. The headmaster cleaned
the bathroom.
Q.5: What did the Prophet (peace be upon him,) love? What work did he do?
Ans: He loved doing work for himself and for others with his own hands. He repaired
his shoes, mended and washed his clothes and swept his room.
Q.6: Were the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon hint) like him?
Ans: Yes, the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) were like him. They
always followed what the Prophet (peace be upon him) said or did, The Prophet
(peace be upon him) would never ask anyone to do anything which he himself
would not do.
Q.7:
What did Hazrat Abu Bakar do?
Ans: He did his own work. He also fetched water for widows and neighbours. Who
were very old and had no one to work for them. Q.8: What did Hazrat Fatima do?
Ans: She did all her housework herself. She fetched water, ground corn and swept
the house. Q.9: How did Sultan Nasir-ud-din and Emperor Aurangzeb earn their
living? Ans: Sultan Nasir-ud-din earned his living by making caps. Emperor
Aurangzeb made his living by transcribing the Quran. They preferred to earn their
living with their hands. Q.10: What does everyone do in China?
Ans: In China everyone has to spend some time each year working in the fields or in
a factory. Even the Prime Minister and his wife do this work. The Chinese hiTejearnt
the dignity of work, so they are making great progress.
Summary
Akhtar got angry on being asked to dust the cupboard and the desk during the
social service work at school. He thought that it was servant's work. His uncle. Mr.
Inayat, told him about the dignity of work. The advanced countries have learnt the
dignity of work. Everybody works there. They are not ashamed of doing work while
we avoid doing work. Our Prophet (peace be on him) and his companions did their
work with their own hands. Akhtar understood the dignity of work and promised not
to mind working with his hands in the future.