Question

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What does Hasan Abdallah mean when he says “‘Allah is wise, who makes the poison and the antidote to flower in the same field’” (Paragraph 18)?
A.
Sultan Muhammad is similar to his father and possesses knowledge about how to run his kingdom.
B.
Although the Sultan’s father was cruel, the Sultan’s kindness undoes the harm his father caused to Hasan Abdallah.
C.
Even though Sultan Abdallah offered help to Hasan Abdallah, he cannot repair the harm caused by his father.
D.
Sultan Muhammad is related to King Shahryar, and both men are kind to people who had previously been mistreated.

Answer 1

B. Although the Sultan’s father was cruel, the Sultan’s kindness undoes the harm his father caused to Hasan Abdallah.

Step-by-step explanation:

Neil Philip retold the story of "The Keys of Destiny" from The Arabian Nights. The plot revolves around the new king Sultan Muhammad Ibn Thailun and his wisdom in ruling the kingdom of Egypt.

In the given story, Sultan Muhammad had just found out about the captive Sheikh Hasan Abdallah who his father had kept in a dungeon for refusing to read the manuscript. When the Sultan recovered the Sheikh, he apologized for what his father had done and returned the manuscript to the old Sheikh. This led to the Sheikh proclaiming "Allah is wise, who makes the poison and the antidote to flower in the same field". By this line, what the Sheikh meant was that the former Sultan may have been cruel, but the current Sultan's kindness undid the wrongs his father had done to him.