Chapter 8: Dignity of Work class 10th Sindh board English

 DIGNITY OF WORK

Ø SUMMARY OF DIGNITY OF WORK:

Akhtar was very angry when he returned from school one day. He looked untidy and unhappy. His favorite uncle was told, about his anger by his sister. Uncle Inayat asked him about his anger. He answered him that there was social activity week at his school all the teachers and students have to clean the school and wash the bathrooms. Akhtar thought this act to be shameful. The headmaster of the school also washed the bathroom, which made all the students feel ashamed.

Uncle Inayat told Akhtar about the dignity of work by giving the example of our Holy Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him,  he did his work by himself and also mended his own shoes washed clothes and also washed his house.  During the construction of mosque at Madina. He carried mud and building materials . During the battle of Khandaq he himself did the work of digging the trench.

He also gave the example of followers of Hzrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H), Hazrat abu Bakar(R.A) who did his own work by himself as well as fetched water for helpless and needy widows and neighbours and also Hazrat Umar (R.A.) once carried a large sack of flour on his shoulder for a needy family as well as Hazrat Ali (R.A.) once labored in the garden of a Jew and gave away his wages in charity. Among women, Hazrat Fatima (R.A) fetched water, grinned corn and swept the house.

Among other Muslim rulers, Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz (R.A.) hired no servant to help his wife for doing the household work, and Caliph Mamun-ur-Rashid served not only himself, but also his guests. A famous Muslim king Sultan Nasir-ud-din made caps for his livelihood and the emperor Aurangzeb earned his living by translating the Holy Quran.

Uncle Inayat further told Akhtar that in advanced countries, people do not feel shy in doing any work. For example, in China, everyone has to spend sometime each year in work in the fields or in a factory. Even Prime Minister and his wife are not exempted to do this work. He also mentioned that the son of a high government official in USA used to sell newspaper, and one day, w. en he fell ill, his father had to go to deliver the newspapers.

The son of President also took the job of white washing rooms in a hotel. In the end, Uncle Inayat gave his own example to Akhtar that he had also washed dishes in a hotel to collect some additional money for buying books.

 

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

 

Q.No.01: Why did Akhtar come late from his school and why was he angry?

Ans.  Akhtar came late from the school because there was a social service week going on in his school and every one had to participate in it. He looked untidy and unhappy as he had to do the cleaning also. He was angry as he thought this to be shameful. Even the teachers cleaned the school and washed bathrooms. The headmaster of the school also washed the bathroom, which made all students ashamed.

Q.No.03: What lesson do we get from the life of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) about the dignity of work?

 

Ans. Muhammad (Peace be upon him) preached the Muslims the value of doing work for himself as well as for others. He mended his shoes, washed clothes and swept his house. During the construction of a mosque at Medina, he carried mud and building material and during the battle of Khandaq, he himself did the digging of trench.

Q.No.04: What is meant by dignity of work?

Ans. Dignity of work means to do our work by ourselves without feeling ashamed. Our beloved Prophet set examples for us to do our work by ourselves. Therefore we should consider it to be a religious task in doing work by ourselves and follow the Sunnah

 

Q.No.05: How did Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) set the examples of dignity of work?

Ans. He used to do work for himself as well as for others. He mended his shoes, washed clothes and swept his house. During a construction of a mosque at Medina, he carried mud and building material and during the battle of Khandaq he did the digging of trench.

Q.No.06: How did Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) set the examples of dignity of work? Ans. Hazrat Abu Bakr (R.A) did his own work by himself as well as fetched water for helpless needy widows and neighbors.

Q.No.07: What did Hazrat Umar (R.A) do which set an example of dignity of work?

Ans. Hazrat Umar (R.A) once carried a large sack of flour on his shoulder for a needy family.

Q.No.08: What did Hazrat Ali (R.A) do which set an example of dignity of work?

Ans. Hazrat Ali (R.A) labored in the garden of a Jew and gave away his wages in charity.

 Q.No.09: What did Hazrat Fatima (R.A) do which set an example of dignity of work?

Ans. Hazrat Fatima (R.A) fetched water, ground corn and swept the house.

Q.No.10: How did Sultan Nasir-Ud-din earn his living?  

Ans. Sultan Nasir Uddin made caps for his livelihood.

 

 

 

Q.No.11: Why did Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz refuse to hire a servant to his wife?

Ans. Caliph Umar Bin Abdul Aziz (R.A) hired no servant and helped his wife in doing the household work.

 

Q.No.12: What did Caliph Mamun-ur-Rashid do at his table?

 Ans. Caliph Mamun-Ur-Rashid served not only himself at his table but also his guests.

Q.No.13: How did Emperor Aurangzeb earn his living?

 Ans. Emperor Aurangzeb earned his living by translating the Holy Quran.

Q.No.14: What does everyone do in China?

Ans. In China, everyone has to spend sometimes each year in work in the fields Even Prime Minister and his wife are not exempted to do this work.

Q.No.15: What example did uncle Inayat give about dignity of work in the USA?

Ans. Uncle Inayat mentioned that son of a high government official in the USA used to sell newspaper, and one day when he fell ill, his father had to go to deliver the newspaper. The son of President took the job of white washing the rooms in a hotel.

Q.No.16: What did Mr. Inayat do when he was abroad?

Ans.  Uncle Inayat gave his own example to Akhtar that he had also washed dishes in a hotel to collect some additional money for buying some books.

 

B. Learn the meanings and spellings of the following words from the lesson and use ten of them in sentences.

Words	Meanings
cross	annoyed, angry
repaired	Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.
favorite	Preferred to all others of the same kind.
treat	Behave towards or deal with in a certain way.
swept	to remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with a broom, brush, or  the like
ashamed	Embarrassed or guilty because of one’s actions,  characteristics, or associations.
trench	a long, narrow ditch.
odd	Different to what is usual or expected; strange.
mended	Repair (something that is broken or damaged).
fetched	go for and then bring back (someone or something)  for someone.
example	a thing characteristic of its kind or illustrating a  general rule.
human beings	a man, woman, or child of the species Homo  sapiens, distinguished from other animals by  superior mental development, power of articulate  speech, and upright stance.
Words		Sentences
cross		Whenever someone touches my father’s mobile without his  permission, he becomes cross.
repaired		Yesterday, my uncle repaired my bicycle on my request.
favorite		My favorite subject is Mathematics.
treat		We should treat old and poor people kindly.
ashamed		He is ashamed of his behavior.
trench		After we finish digging the trench, planting the flowers will be easy.
odd		The employees were intrigued by the odd behavior of their boss.
fetched		Harris went out and fetched a pail of water with great difficulty.
example		Hazrat Mohammad’s (P.B.U.H) is a best example for all mankind.
human beings		Human beings differ from other animals as they can speak and  laugh.

C. For each word in list A find the similar word or phrase in list B

A	B
cross	angry
reason	cause
pleasant	friendly
surprised	astonished
favorite	specially liked
treat	behave towards somebody
noble	showing high character
fetched	went for and brought back
advanced	developed

D. Look at the sentences:

 Look at these sentences:
Direct: Rukhsana: “Uncle, Akhtar came home dirty and cross.”
Indirect: Rukhsana told his uncle that Akhtar had come home dirty and cross.
Direct: Mr. Inayat (Looking at Akhtar). “Akhtar, what happened?”
Indirect: Mr. Inayat looked at Akhtar and asked him what had happened.
Note carefully the changes that happen when we turn direct sentences into indirect sentences; and then do the same to the following sentences carefully.
1. Akhtar : “Uncle, we are having the social service week at school.”
2. Akhtar : “The boys are being made to do the work of servants and gardeners.”
3. Akhtar : “The teacher made us dust the cupboards and desks.”
4. Uncle : “Is it work that makes you cross?”
5. Akhtar : “Should 1 not be cross if I am made to work like a servant?”
6. Uncle “Did your teacher do anything?”
7. Akhtar : “The teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin.”
8. Uncle : “Is it a matter of shame to clean what we ourselves make dirty?”
9. Akhtar : “Should not the sweeper do it?”
10. Uncle : “Is sweeper not a human being?”

Answer:
1. Akhtar told uncle that they had the social service week at school.
2. Akhtar said that the boys were made to do the work of servants and gardeners.
3. Akhtar told that the teacher had made them dust the cupboards and decks.
4. Uncle asked that was it the work that made him cross?
5. Akhtar asked should he not be cross if he had made to work like a servant?
6. Uncle asked did his teacher do anything.
7. Akhtar told that the teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin.
8. Uncle asked was it a matter of shame to clean what we ourselves had made dirty.
9. Akhtar asked should not the sweeper do it.
10. Uncle asked was sweeper not a human being.

 

F. Composition:

Imagine that you are having the social service week at your school. Describe in a paragraph of ten sentences how you and your guide cleaned and decorated the classroom.

Ans. It was the Monday and when we arrived school then our headmaster asked us to celebrate the social activity week in the school. Headmaster told us about the activities to be performed, then we started to performed the activities. We have cleaned the school rooms, swept the rooms some students among us felt uncomfortable that what they are doing they shouldn’t do this but, if we take the example of foreign countries they are progressive because they know what importance of “Dignity of Work” is they don’t feel ashamed in such activities they enjoy doing them and even the son of a president have to work in different hotels so that he can earn money.

H. Comprehension:

Idioms:
By fits and starts: not steadily or regularly.
Example: He can never hold a steady job since he works by fits and starts.
Exercise: This watch works sometimes, but is out of order at other times. (Substitute the idiom).

Ans. This watch works sometime and by fits and starts.

Day in and day out: daily, day after day.
Example: I worked a day in and day out, for a whole month to prepare for the exams.
Exercise: I’ve been warning you daily, that you should bring all your books to school. (Substitute the idiom).

Ans. I have been warning you day in day out, that you should bring all your books to the school.

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