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Critique and Reform The messages of literature and reform were not separate from each other. Rather, Taha Hussein embraced them both, sometimes in parallel and sometimes intersecting, giving them the attention they deserved, which is clearly evident in this book. Taha Hussein, the discerning...

From a distant time and place, Taha Hussein addressed the people of his era, and his words continue to echo to this day. The book before us portrays Egyptian reality in the 1920s and 1930s, depicted by the "Dean of Arabic Literature" through a...

The life and characteristics of animals may seem strange and unlike those of humans and plants. However, if you look closely and reflect on them, you will find that they differ only in names and appearances; otherwise, they are a reflection of our own...

With Al-Ma'arri in His Prison Many books and studies have been written addressing various aspects of the life and philosophy of "Abul 'Ala al-Ma'arri." Scholars who have delved into his work have held conflicting opinions; he was sometimes judged as an atheist and at...

When Egypt signed the "Treaty of Honor and Independence" in 1936, Egyptians believed that their country was making steady progress towards building a modern state, and they set about drawing up plans for its advancement. Taha Hussein, from his position as a writer, thinker,...

The conditions of the Arabian Peninsula were ripe for the emergence of Islam; it was as if it awaited its newborn. The new religion quickly spread with unexpected speed, after its prophet suffered oppression and warfare. Taha Hussein delves into the stages the new...

Chapters in Literature and Criticism In addition to the exceptional literary talent of the great writer "Taha Hussein," he was also a distinguished literary critic and the founder of a unique and important school of literary criticism. This school viewed texts from an objective...

A true intellectual always feels a responsibility towards their nation and its issues. They work to present its problems, warn of their danger, and then propose necessary solutions to resolve them. This is precisely what the great writer "Taha Hussein" did throughout his life,...

The 20th century marked the beginning of a major literary renaissance, of which poetry was one of the most prominent features. Two Egyptian poets spearheaded this renaissance: Ahmed Shawqi, who became the Prince of Poets, and Hafez Ibrahim, who achieved a distinguished position among...

Parrots that "mimic, imitate, and believe themselves to be innovators and reformers"—this was the fate that the Dean of Arabic Literature did not wish for young Arab intellectuals, whom the vocabulary of modern civilization placed in a critical confrontation between looking back and moving...

There is no doubt that this book sparked such controversy that it came to be considered one of the most famous books of the twentieth century. In it, the author argued against the legitimacy of "pre-Islamic poetry" belonging to its era, claiming it was...

They are two complementary biographies: a personal autobiography of the writer, and a biography of the author, and at the same time, it is an artistic novel that relies on imagination, digression, suspense, and the art of eloquent expression and the rhetoric of imagery;...

The two righteous Caliphs who set a standard so high that no subsequent caliph could match their justice and wisdom after the era of prophethood were "Abu Bakr al-Siddiq" and "Omar ibn al-Khattab." Taha Hussein discusses them in this book. The author found that...

God's practice of empowering His servants first manifested among the companions of the Messenger of God, for they fulfilled the conditions of characteristics that Almighty God stipulated for His successors on Earth: true worship of Him, and submission and surrender to His commands. From...

"Sirat Ibn Hisham" is considered the most prominent work in recording the history of Islam, and the primary and most comprehensive source for the biography of the Prophet, peace be upon him. It documented most events related to the Messenger and the Arabian Peninsula...

Here, Taha Hussein excelled in depicting several scenes of the painful Egyptian reality of the 1940s, a reality in which poverty, ignorance, and classism were rampant. It was a society that cared for none but the wealthy and disregarded those destined to live a...

Describing it as the "Great Sedition" is not an exaggeration; for the sedition that began during the reign of the Rightly Guided Caliph Othman, and extended into the caliphate of Ali and his sons, almost destroyed the Islamic state. It and its repercussions are...

In this timeless novel by the Dean of Arabic Literature, the poignant song of the curlew intertwines with cries of oppression and injustice. Through the voice of "Amna," a humble village girl, "Taha Hussein" recounts a tale of destitution and displacement, followed by betrayal...

Soul Author's name: Ahmed Hammadi Read the Qur’an in search of your Lord Read the world in the name of your Lord and look at his actions Open the page of the universe to see its effectiveness and great power Look at the One...

Evening talks cards The night comes with its dreams, visions, beauty and stillness, and I meet your beautiful luminous ghost that captivates my mind, and I find no escape from it.