Muhammad Pasha Sâlih

Yûsuf Bey

Muhammad Pasha Sâlih and Yûsuf Bey are fierce rivals, competing for power, influence, or the affections of Barakah.

Barakah

Barakah and Muhammad Pasha Sâlih have a formal, hierarchical relationship, with him as a powerful authority figure in her life.

Fitnah Khânum

Fitnah Khânum and Muhammad Pasha Sâlih are involved in a transactional or political alliance, using each other for gain.

Yûsuf Bey

Muhammad Pasha Sâlih and Yûsuf Bey are fierce rivals, competing for power, influence, or the affections of Barakah.

Barakah

Barakah and Muhammad Pasha Sâlih have a formal, hierarchical relationship, with him as a powerful authority figure in her life.

Yûsuf Bey

Muhammad Pasha Sâlih and Yûsuf Bey are fierce rivals, competing for power, influence, or the affections of Barakah.

Barakah

Barakah and Muhammad Pasha Sâlih have a formal, hierarchical relationship, with him as a powerful authority figure in her life.

I

The Pasha, who supports the marriage and goes to consult the English Consul.

II

Visits the English Consul to discuss his son's love for the governess and her conversion to Islam.

III

Returns home, confronts Fitnah, seeks counsel from Murjânah, and orders Fitnah's beating.

IV

The Pasha escorts Barakah to the carriage, begs her to marry his son, and orders the servants not to return without her.

V

Arranges the marriage contract, defends his honor against the Consul's accusations, and ensures the governess's security and comfort.

VII

Arranged the bath party despite his personal distaste for such women's rituals.

VIII

The Pasha, who supports Barakah and is believed by Fitnah to be under her spell, guarding her like a pearl.

X

Calmly handles the crisis, thanks God the attempt failed, and arranges for the couple to move to a garden-house; he seeks Murjânah's counsel on punishment.

XIII

Visits Barakah to apologize and explain the local customs regarding women's conduct.

XIV

Flushes with anger when the Consul feigns indifference, having spent heavily on Barakah's care and the planned Paris trip; curses the Consul in frustration.

XVII

Not directly present, but referenced as the father who informed the Prince of their whereabouts.

XXIV

Barakah's father; mentioned in Umm ed-Dahak's tally of children born in his palace.

XXV

Barakah's son, a spoiled and aggressive child who curses and beats slaves, praised by his mother and Umm ed-Dahak.

XXVI

Acts as the family's envoy, gently but firmly informing Barakah that Muhammad must be disciplined or removed from her care.

XXVII

His harem carriage fetches Muhammad; his ladies (Murjânah and Fitnah) oversee the boy's reformation.

XXVIII

Barakah's young son who defends her honor at school, insists she is a born Muslim, and shows a protective, lover-like demeanor.

XXIX

The old Pasha is calm amid the storm and delights in Muhammad's commanding spirit, seeing it as a sign of his Turkish race.

The Gathering Storm

The old patriarch hosts the meeting of notables, expressing disdain for the upstarts and the English.

XXXI

Dies after speaking with Barakah about his regrets and fears of English takeover.

XXXII

The central figure of the chapter, a young officer drilling conscripts at Kafr ed-Dowâr, whose brutal methods lead to his murder by the recruits.