The Food Paradise
The Food Paradise; Reflection Essay
The story of The Food Paradise by Ibn Majid. Reading this
literature gives you a religious, and magical vibes which got me interested to
dig more deeper about this literature. The short story started with the man who
taught religious beliefs to his Muslim students however the work is thankless
and ill-paid so he questioned himself. Why would a man like him suffer like
this? Which made him quit and his journey started. This blog will share some
information regarding of the story. This will also include my reflection,
opinions, and some of my experience that can be related unto the story. Pasha
Mullah Ibrahim the main character of the story, left the
seminary and walked out of the City of Baghdad where had lived for many years.
He believed that Allah will not let everyone starve so he quit his job and
waited consecutive days in riverbank for his Allah’s miracle. In the story
pasha was mentioned which according to an article Britannica, pasha means title of a man of high rank or office in the Ottoman
Empire. Ibrahim thought that a pasha might sail down onto the riverbank and feed
him some food which I can relate to because this is literally me expecting for
something without doing anything. There was this scene in the story where
Ibrahim woke up after sleeping he found a seemed pack of leaves with food
inside which is halwa. Base from a website I had read, Halwa is a famous dessert
originating from Middle-East. The ambrosial food looks tasty basing on how the
author described the food. Halwa
Another scene that were still stuck in my mind
when Ibrahim started to wonder where to food came from so he started to traced
the spot and found out the responsible of feeding him with a delicious food was
a lady who has been stuck in castle that was casted with a dark spell. This was
my favorite part of the story because of the story connection for both
characters. Most of the fictional stories there will always be that one guy who
will save the girl from any danger, that was the case between the two Ibrahim
saved the Princess. “Curses on the day in which I first threw the halwa, as you
call it into the river. It is my custom to take a bath of milk, rub my limbs
with the essence of almonds, sugar, and sweets which I remove from my nakedness
and wrap them with leaves before throwing into the river.” That line from the
princess that wrapped up the story with Ibrahim realizing Allah surely gives
food to everyone; but its quality and kind are dictated to by what man deserves.To sum up the conclusion of this story let’s be
contented of what God will give us. No matter how big and small it is, we
should learn to be thankful of what we have. Everything god has give us has a
reason and it will always be a good one. REFERENCES
- Geluz, Tiffany 2019. The Food Paradise Presentation, www.prezi.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- https://www.britannica.com
Pasha |
Mullah Ibrahim the main character of the story, left the
seminary and walked out of the City of Baghdad where had lived for many years.
He believed that Allah will not let everyone starve so he quit his job and
waited consecutive days in riverbank for his Allah’s miracle. In the story
pasha was mentioned which according to an article Britannica, pasha means title of a man of high rank or office in the Ottoman
Empire. Ibrahim thought that a pasha might sail down onto the riverbank and feed
him some food which I can relate to because this is literally me expecting for
something without doing anything. There was this scene in the story where
Ibrahim woke up after sleeping he found a seemed pack of leaves with food
inside which is halwa. Base from a website I had read, Halwa is a famous dessert
originating from Middle-East. The ambrosial food looks tasty basing on how the
author described the food.
Halwa |
Another scene that were still stuck in my mind
when Ibrahim started to wonder where to food came from so he started to traced
the spot and found out the responsible of feeding him with a delicious food was
a lady who has been stuck in castle that was casted with a dark spell. This was
my favorite part of the story because of the story connection for both
characters. Most of the fictional stories there will always be that one guy who
will save the girl from any danger, that was the case between the two Ibrahim
saved the Princess. “Curses on the day in which I first threw the halwa, as you
call it into the river. It is my custom to take a bath of milk, rub my limbs
with the essence of almonds, sugar, and sweets which I remove from my nakedness
and wrap them with leaves before throwing into the river.” That line from the
princess that wrapped up the story with Ibrahim realizing Allah surely gives
food to everyone; but its quality and kind are dictated to by what man
deserves.
To sum up the conclusion of this story let’s be
contented of what God will give us. No matter how big and small it is, we
should learn to be thankful of what we have. Everything god has give us has a
reason and it will always be a good one.
REFERENCES
- Geluz, Tiffany 2019. The Food Paradise Presentation, www.prezi.com
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- https://www.britannica.com
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