Prophet Muhammed - “I am Black”
The narrator explains, “A cleric by the name Nusret, who preached at the Bayazid Mosque and claimed to be descended from Our Glorious Prophet Muhammed, had made a name for himself during this period of immorality, inflation, crime and theft.” The Prophet Muhammad is a credible and respected figure among the Muslims. Nusret associates himself with the prophet to upsurge his believability among the listeners of his preaching.
Blackness - “I will be called a Murderer”
The narrator states, “This picture by the great master Bihzad, as much as the tale itself, addresses the gave fear I’ve carried within me for years: The horror of waking in the black of the night to realize there’s a stranger making faint sounds as he creeps about the blackness of the room! Imagine that the intruder wields a dagger in one hand as he strangles you with the other.” The blackness is emblematic of inherent fear of death. Blackness will offer a perfect ambiance for a murderer to execute his or her victim. The excessive fear of blackness is representative of the unconscious dread of being murdered.
