The fiasco in the judgment of Qarqoush - Amr Munir

The book of tales "Al-Fashoush in the Judgment of Qaraqosh" is a work of literary art of great importance, and a significant political stance. It was born from the creativity of Egyptian folk heritage during the Ayyubid era, raised within the Mamluk Egypt, grew up in Ottoman Egypt, and has reached us through successive ages in the form of the book "Al-Tiraz Al-Manqoush in the Judgment of Sultan Qaraqosh," thus becoming an important historical document. Between Ibn Mammaṭī (d. 606 AH), Ibn Shāhin Al-Zāhirī (d. 873 AH), Al-Suyuti (d. 911 AH), and Abd Al-Salām Al-Lakkānī (d. 1078 AH) up to this blessed day… oral messages coming from the depths of history open windows from the past, containing within them the philosophy of our ancestors and their profound understanding of the human soul. Stories that died and stories that were born, and between their death and birth, new values were drawn and history was made. They repeatedly bring us back to the idea of truth in recording history, and they admit that in some of what the narrators narrated, "there is lies"... but it is lies to convey to us "the truth"; and to make the reality of yesterday be revived anew between our two eyes. The amount of honesty and sincerity contained in this neglected book is unmatched except by the extent of the trust that prevails in its surroundings… They favored "Qaraqosh" and described him as one whom history wronged and oppressed, and the time has come to clear his name. But Ibn Mammaṭī was a model of one of the Egyptian intellectuals who tamed their awareness and culture in service of the Egyptian popular community and its orientations, and Qaraqosh came as a symbol of these tales… Therefore, it is essential to know who Ibn Mammaṭī is, who began to tell the tales of "Qaraqosh" and its stories that will never end, and their manifestations in reality, literature, art, history, and folk storytelling… We have not started yet… so let us begin!