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Ayesha of Dash is a young, devout woman who claims to receive divine visions from the Archangel Gibreel, leading her to convince the villagers of the town of Titlipur to undertake a pilgrimage to Mecca on foot. She becomes a messianic figure and insists that the Arabian Sea will part for them as a miracle from God.
Ayesha of Dash Quotes in The Satanic Verses
The The Satanic Verses quotes below are all either spoken by Ayesha of Dash or refer to Ayesha of Dash. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“They are going to die,” Saeed replied.
It was too late. The villagers, whose heads could be seen bobbing about in the distance, had reached the edge of the underwater shelf. Almost all together, making no visible attempt to save themselves, they dropped beneath the water’s surface. In moments, every one of the Ayesha Pilgrims had sunk out of sight.
None of them reappeared. Not a single gasping head or thrashing arm.
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Ayesha of Dash Quotes in The Satanic Verses
The The Satanic Verses quotes below are all either spoken by Ayesha of Dash or refer to Ayesha of Dash. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 8
Quotes
“They are going to die,” Saeed replied.
It was too late. The villagers, whose heads could be seen bobbing about in the distance, had reached the edge of the underwater shelf. Almost all together, making no visible attempt to save themselves, they dropped beneath the water’s surface. In moments, every one of the Ayesha Pilgrims had sunk out of sight.
None of them reappeared. Not a single gasping head or thrashing arm.
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