Question

Whom does Abou encounter one night? Describe the effect created by the presence.

Answer 1

Answer:

Upon awakening from his ‘deep dream of peace’, Abou encounters an angel writing something on a book of gold. In the presence of the angel, his room was brightly lit.

Answer 2

Answer:

Abou Ben Adhem in Leigh Hunt’s poem with the same name refers to the Sufi Saint, Ibrahim ibn Adham.

Upon awakening from his ‘deep dream of peace’, Abou encounters an angel writing something on a book of gold. In the presence of the angel, his room was brightly lit.