In Pre-Islamic poetry, authored by: Taha Hussein

There is no doubt that this book sparked controversy that made it one of the most famous books of the twentieth century; in it, the author stated that the legitimacy of the paternity of "Pre-Islamic poetry" to his era was invalid, and that it was fabricated from the era of early Islam. These new opinions represented a strong shock to his contemporaries, and their impact continues to this day; fierce pen battles erupted between the doctor and his opponents, whether on newspaper and magazine pages or through the writing of entire books to respond to him. The matter went beyond that, and the doctor was referred to the prosecution on charges of atheism and insulting Islam, but he was acquitted of them. All of this was merely due to free opinions in literature written by the "Dean of Arab Literature." The author followed the "scientific research methodology" in his analysis of pre-Islamic poetry, taking the method of doubt of Descartes as the basis for his critical framework. Number of pages: 333