Three Cups of Tea
What does shah mean? Chapter 6
When Mortenson returns to Pakistan with money for the Korphe school, Abdul Shah, the watchman at the hotel, says, " by the merciful light of Allah Almighty, tomorrow we make much Bargain."
When Mortenson returns to Pakistan with money for the Korphe school, Abdul Shah, the watchman at the hotel, says, " by the merciful light of Allah Almighty, tomorrow we make much Bargain."
That is because he showed Abdul a green nylon sock filled with hundred dollar bills. He had enough money to build a school. Abdul says that tomorrow they will bargain for all the resources needed to build the school.