TUGAS 2

READING 3 / PBIS4309

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions

The Kind Caliph

Omar Ibn-ul-Khattab was one of the greatest eatly Caliph. He became Csliph after the death of
Abu Bakr. Arab rule spread to msny countries outside Arabia under Omar.
When he became Caliph, he took care that everyone had enough to eat and that no one
disobeyed the rules of the religion. He also took care to rule justly. He often went out at night,
dressed like an ordinary Bedouin, and walked along the houses of the town, and along its streets.
He went among his people and heard what they said about him and about his rule.

Questions:
1. What does the second parahraph tell us about?
2. What kind of condition did he want ?

One night he passed by a house where he heard children crying. When he went in, he saw a few
children sitting in the corner of the room. Their mother was standing in front of the pot on the fire.
Steam was coming out of the pot and the mother was stirring the food. She asked her hungry
children many times to wait until the food was ready. The man wondered what was wrong. He
went up to the woman and said, "Peace upon you, good old woman, Why are the children crying?
I can see that the food will soon be ready.Can they not wait?
The woman looked up with pain and anger in her eyes. She answered, "The Caliph never
thinks of the people, he thinks of himself. These poor children have no father and food".
Then she whispered in his ear. "Come and look at thr pot". The woman had no food, but her
children were very hungry. She wanted them to get tired and sleep.
Then the man said to the woman, "Please wait for me, I shall soon be back".

Questions:
3. What ideas can you find in the above paragraph?
4. What did the woman think of the Caliph?

He went away quickly. He fetched a large bag full of bread and other things from his house,
and carried it on his back to the poor woman and her children. Jhe gave it to the poor woman and
said to her," If you need food again, you must go to the Caliph and ask him. It is your right He
will always give you some. And remember, "The Caliph. Is no.t a bad person. He loves all his
people".

Questions:
5. How does paragraph function ?
6. Suppose you are the woman, What do you feel?.