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‘I’m taking that pashmina
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In another cage a sable-brown longhair sulked, looking like a disgruntled pasha
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1 Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these
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2 Then Pashur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by
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3 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Pashur brought out Jeremiah out of the stocks; Then said Jeremiah
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1 Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of
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38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven
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Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven
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So even though I had the perfect comeback, I trekked over to him and kissed him more deeply than he had ever pashed me
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As Ishvara pashed me, the veins got more distinct, explicit with every breath he sucked out of me, every gasp of mine he mingled with his own
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Sometime during that unconscious interval, I had been transported back to my Tower cell, bathed and dressed, put to bed like a great pasha
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I speak fluently both Pashto and Dari, am a 5th Dan black belt in karate and am a World-class combat pistol shooter
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If she really can speak Dari and Pashto, then we sure could use her help here for the next course
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Nancy examined the target at which one of the female Afghan recruits had been shooting with her AK-47 assault rifle from a distance of fifty meters, then patted her shoulder in encouragement, speaking to her in Pashto
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‘’So,’’ she said to him in Pashto with hatred in her voice, ‘’how does it feel to have to fight against someone who can fight back, instead of mutilating and killing young girls and women? Show me how much of a man you really are
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“So, the Hindu concept of incarnation would actually be a reality?” Asked Glubb Pasha, swallowing hard while staring at her with wide eyes
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She covered her head with pashmena shawl
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She got her pet name Bipasha Basu in the college
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That is however a large piece of very rugged estate with a population of around one million persons, most of whom are of Pashto ethnicity
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Ingrid had just finished a long telephone conversation with General Glubb Pasha, the British officer who commanded the Arab Legion of Emir Abdallah, the ruler of Transjordan, when someone knocked on the door of her new office
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The group met in the lobby after breakfast the next morning and Karma took them in the van to the holiest shrine of the Hindu culture in Nepal, Pashupatinath
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known as Vipashyana or Pranapansati but this is not so
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At the stage of pashyanti, the mind is set up as a witness-an onlooker
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going even further than this, at the stage of pashyanti, one attains control over breath
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It is pashyanti that provides access into the name
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No sooner said than done! Our officer took an application from his pocket, opened it and handed it to the Pasha
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His action was the cause of removing the gallows which were planted by Jamal Pasha, the butcher, in the marketplaces and quarters of the country and which used to swallow hundreds of young men every day
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During his reign, Djemal Pasha, known as the Assassin, had truly terrorized people with his tyrannical rule
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Soon after Djemal Pasha’s arrival at the government house in Damascus, he was told by some biased men that there was one remaining Arab officer still assigned to Damascus
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Djemal Pasha was surprised at this news and asked, ‘Are you telling me that there’s an Arab officer still here even after my arrival?’ He promptly gave orders for the officer to be exiled to a remote country
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In fact, the commander of the Turkish Army had gathered the officers to discuss Djemal Pasha’s unjust order to exile the excellent Arab officer, M
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‘That’s the reason I have held this meeting: it is for us to request that Djemal Pasha should retract his order to banish Officer Sheikho
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Actually, the march took the troops to the headquarters of Djemal Pasha
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Then Djemal Pasha replied to the commander of his army: ‘Are you truly going to tender your resignation for the sake of an Arab officer? All of you?! Is that why you are all here?’
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At this, Djemal Pasha retracted his ruling instantly, for he was planning to lead a coup against the Turkish government then take up the reins of authority in this large area of the Ottoman Empire
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The proud, courageous officer greeted the ruler with a salute, while Djemal Pasha pressed the palm of his hand hard against a button on Amin’s chest and twisted it until our officer felt such a sharp pain that he thought his ribs were about to be broken
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After that, whenever Djemal Pasha met Officer Mohammad Amin, he always took the initiative to greet him with a smile, saying, ‘Hello Abu Sham
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’ And he began to recount what had happened when the prefect of the Sham [53] countries, Djemal Pasha (known as ‘the Assassin’ for his terrible deeds), had entrusted him with a high-level assignment…
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This particular sister of Djemal Pasha came one day with her daughter from Istanbul, where they lived, to visit her brother, the ruler, who was living in Damascus
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For their satisfaction will guarantee the satisfaction of Djemal Pasha!
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This report, which the mother would send to her brother, would determine the fate of Mohammad Amin and accordingly he would be subjected to Djemal Pasha’s satisfaction or his wrath
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Totally bewildered and full of wonder General Saleem Bey said to his brother, ‘Djemal Pasha’s niece offered herself to you and you refused her advances! Oh, Brother… Oh! How could you do such a thing? How could you refuse to marry her? Why? Don’t you know that Djemal Pasha is the Prefect? Don’t you know that he is now trying to separate his prefecture from the Porte?[54]Do you know what that means? It means that he will be the king of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Hijaz and Yemen! How could you regard his authority with such disdain? How could you turn down the chance to establish a relationship with Djemal Pasha? How could you refuse to marry the girl whom everybody wishes to marry?
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An old woman went to work as a washerwoman in the house of the Turkish Pasha in Damascus, for an agreed amount; it was customary for women to do this menial work in the houses of rulers and rich people
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One day, while this old woman was attending to her tasks at the Pasha’s house, his wife sat beside the washerwoman aiming to amuse herself in idle chat
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The Pasha’s wife asked her why she was crying so piteously, and the washerwoman wiped her eyes and told the Pasha’s wife about her sadness and suffering, saying, ‘My husband died a long time ago leaving behind our only son, so I surrounded him with the great love of a mother for her son; I treated him with the utmost compassion and kindness, and I worried about him every single day
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Yes, she wept and so too did the wife of the Pasha, the ruler of the state of Sham
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[66]The Pasha’s wife dried her tears and asked her,‘Who were the killers?’
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After hearing of this sad situation the Pasha’s wife went directly to her husband to tell him this old woman’s story
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When the commander presented himself, the Pasha addressed him angrily, ‘Where are your men, the peace officers? What is this neglect and carelessness that I’m hearing about? Six months have passed since a serious crime was committed in a certain small village and the criminal has not been found! This is gross dereliction of duty on the part of the peace officers!’
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The commander took his leave of the Pasha, and then went out thinking to himself, ‘How can I resolve this? All traces of the crime were wiped out six months ago; and many squads of peace officers have investigated the matter but… all in vain… they…!’
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The commander told him what had happened and explained that the Pasha had officially intervened to have this crime further investigated
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Overwhelmed at this great success he immediately dashed off to advise the Pasha about the apprehension of the murderer and the details of the case
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But his elation was soon quashed by the unexpected reaction of the Pasha! Instead of being delighted that the crime had been solved the Pasha addressed the commander angrily, ‘Are you telling me that a crime that had remained unsolved for months despite the best efforts of the police force has now been resolved within two and a half hours! You must have accepted a bribe from the mayor to provide a cover for his son until I forced your hand
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The commander, who was in fact the head of both the army and the security forces, was shocked and confused at the Pasha’s furious reaction
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The commander took his leave and went off in search of our officer Mohammad Amin to tell him about what had occurred with the Pasha
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He then asked him to go directly to the Pasha and relate the details of how the crime was solved
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With no hesitation our officer replied, ‘Yes, of course!’ Thus, they returned to the Pasha, and when Officer Sheikho began to relate the methods he had used to track down the perpetrator of the crime the Pasha seemed quite indifferent and not in the least bit interested in what he was saying
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But when he described to him how he had gathered the people of the village in the public square and that he had summoned the sheikh, the mayor, and the village elders, and how he had behaved towards them, the Pasha began to pay attention to what he was saying
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The more our officer spoke, the more the Pasha focused his attention on his words until the account was complete
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At that point the Pasha turned to him with great interest and asked,
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The Pasha said, ‘Actually, such a strategy could be developed only through rational thought and through no other means
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’ The Pasha’s appreciation for this officer grew more and more and they became very close
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The end result was that both men were favoured by the Pasha
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He answered, saying, ‘Djemal Pasha, Sir, the bloodletter
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’ Thereupon, the ruler flared up with rage and said, ‘I’m the ruler here and are you telling me that the orders of Djemal Pasha are still in effect and practised in my state? With immediate effect this command is considered null and void and must never be put into practice again
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The ruler asked the commander yet another question,‘Who gave that order?’ And he was told, yet again, that it had been Djemal Pasha
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During the Turkish reign over the country, a certain pasha sat with a large group of notables who were gathered around listening attentively to him narrating the events of an incident that had taken place the previous day
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His strong voice interrupted the pasha’s wisecracks saying: ‘Oh Pasha… Oh honourable Pasha… do you know that the cat you killed is a spirit… a living being, a creature with a soul… sensations… it feels… it suffers pain… and you killed it, you killed a spirit willfully by doing such a thing
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The pasha heard those sad, moving words and was momentarily affected by them so that he felt a sudden surge of fear in his very soul
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This cat is subject to our service and is ours to do with as we like, and what you have said – oh Aslan – does not happen and will never do so… ha… ha…!’The pasha laughed and all the guests laughed with him, turning the matter into a joke
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Our officer went out feeling sad and sorry for the pasha’s insensitivity to his admonition… that is, Al’lah’s Warning to him
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From the pasha’s words it was clear that he had no intention of turning to Al’lah in repentance and would surely be chastised, a matter which saddened this humane officer, Mohammad Amin, as he liked the pasha
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The policemen escorting the president grabbed the man and how terrible his fate would be… the pasha’s sentence was to be swift and sure! One minute the mayor was walking proudly along the street full of confidence and… suddenly… a number of policemen rushed to arrest him! They actually arrested the honourable governor! This was something he had never expected… but his greatest terror was wondering what sentence they were going to carry out against him!
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All the officers who were present at the discussion between the pasha and Mohammad Amin concerning the hanged cat eventually heard of this strange occurrence, and they learnt a great lesson from it and knew for certain that Al’lah’s Law and Rule supercede all other law and rule
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Our officer was astonished! He thought to himself, ‘Is there a pasha in this area where I live and work, and I don’t know anything about him?’
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Officer Mohammad Amin was almost transfixed as he thought, ‘Oh God! Is this man the pasha?’ For he was the very same man whom the gendarmes had pushed to the floor and whose legs they had shackled! He was the very man whom he had been about to lash! Could this man really be the pasha?
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‘So,’ said the pasha in a loud voice to our man while shaking him firmly by the hand, ‘You are the man they call“Aslan”!’ [120]
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In his usual tactful way, Mohammad Amin reciprocated the pasha’s hearty reception with words that were equally pleasing to him
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Then demonstrating his extreme pleasure, the pasha accompanied our officer and asked him to sit beside him
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An air of cordiality and mutual understanding prevailed in the atmosphere between the two men and a peerless sense of inspired poetic language coloured the conversation because of the admiration, reverence and appreciation which the pasha held in his heart and mind for that brave lion of a man, ‘Aslan’
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The pasha employed only the world’s most famous and skilful chefs in his kitchen and paid them high salaries
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All of that was in order to prepare the food in an excellent and superior way and present it in the most attractive way so that it became an utter joy to those who were fortunate enough to dine at the pasha’s table
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Had he really spent eight hours at the pasha’s mansion? How could such a long time feel so short?
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The pasha noticed the officer’s astonishment so he yawned as a sign that those present should take their leave
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They began to leave immediately in the most polite way and showing their great respect for the pasha
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Thereupon, our officer also stood up and stretched his hand towards the pasha to say goodbye
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But the pasha kept his hand in his and said to him, ‘Arslan, I will expect you tomorrow
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He tried to politely refuse the request, but the pasha said decisively, ‘If you do not come by yourself, I will come myself in order to fetch you here
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From that day on, he became an intimate of the pasha and did not leave him alone for even a single night
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So, as the days passed the pasha began to tell his friend about his own, personal affairs
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Through their conversations, our officer perceived that the pasha had given up the political life and resigned from his position after he became so wealthy that he was able to live a life of great ease and comfort, far removed from the competitiveness of politics and its machinations
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Whenever the pasha left the house he was accompanied by an African slave of enormous stature who immediately inspired fear in all who saw him
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During the pasha’s excursions, if one of nature’s many beautiful sights caught his eye and enchanted his heart, he would give an order to the driver of the carriage to stop
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There, the giant slave would prepare the narghile [122]for him to smoke and then stand respectfully by the side of the carriage while the pasha remained sitting in his comfortable seat, smoking and feasting his eyes on the beauty, splendour and perfection that was created by God’s powerful Hands
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On returning to his towering palace, four muscular men awaited him, their sole purpose being to massage the muscles of the pasha’s body and remove any sign of stress!
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So far this tale has dwelt on the sybaritic life of the pasha so to dispel any thoughts that one might have that he cared nothing for the less fortunate it is vital to mention that the surplus food from his sultanic dining table was dispersed daily among many poor families, in addition to certain salaries which he dispensed monthly to needy families
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Our officer Mohammad Amin was sitting in his office in the police station when he was informed of the news of the pasha’s death!
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The pasha had died! The man who owned that magnificent palace that man of such high standing! The master of all those servants! The owner of wealth and wives, luxury and enjoyment!
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On enquiring he was told that when the pasha returned to his palace as usual after his daily outing in his regal carriage, he felt a slight dizziness, so he asked for a cup of hot flower tea to be brought to him, but when they brought the tea, they found him dead
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After the pasha’s mortal remains were placed in his everlasting home, our officer returned directly to his office