Prisoner of Infidels questions

 Imaar Chauthani


Mr. Roddy


IHSS


October 20, 2021


Prisoner of Infidels - Questions

The section I Chose to analyze is the first part of chapter five. Specifically the second paragraph. It is written in the first person. It is detailed about his surroundings. It is very to the point. It's written in reference to Allah. He includes a lot of dialogue. 


I think his religion played a role in his thinking in a way of being true to god. He stayed in their home hoping and believing he will get out and get back to the country or city of Islam. He also said praise be to Allah and in Allah’s name. This shows his devotion to Islam and how it helped him find hope that he will make it out.


A decision he had to make was to stay at the family’s house. I think this was a bad decision because soon enough the General and his troops will be searching all over for him. If he stayed in that one house there was a very high chance of getting found in the house. There was also a very high chance that one of the neighbors would tell the general about his whereabouts. 


I think Osman’s experience helps us understand history by giving us events and evidence to help understand the mindset of society at that time. For example, Muslims were degraded and were not safe in other religions or other cultures. His experience was important because it showed us the real experiences of a Muslim at that time. It showed cruelty and unjust towards Muslims. 


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