Mashrab’s life and a ghazal
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write in two columns which details of Mashrab’s life are certain and which may be legend.
Birth year and place, family, the approximate period of discipleship are given in the textbook; some events in tales are mixed with legend.
2
Using the rose–thorn comparison, write a five-sentence text on a “main goal and a distraction” in your own life.
For example: the goal is study; the distraction – excessive entertainment.
3
Write a six-sentence reflection on the simple and lively language of Mashrab’s poems.
Proverbs, folk expressions, 5+5 syllable rhythm.
4
Explain what a symbol is in Sufi poetry with one example.
For example: wine – divine love; jonon – divine knowledge.