حاكم

This novel transports the reader from our contemporary time to the Fatimid era that was a thousand years ago, revealing through this rich and moving journey the wonders of events and the strange aspects of reality.. where the present meets the past, and the events revolve around the Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, his dangerous sister Sitt al-Mulk, the genius scholar Al-Hassan ibn al-Haytham, the storyteller narrator, and Muti' ibn Khalaf al-Sahmi. Among many others who filled this historical period, full of joys and sorrows, and astonishing details. This literary work can be described as "The Novel of Knowledge" and also as a vision of the present in light of what was in the past, understanding the past based on insight into the current reality. The time in this novel is circular, always returning to where it began.. as there is no starting point or ending point in the circle. Book information: • Author: Yusuf Zidan • Year of publication: 2023 • Publisher: Al-Shorouk • Number of pages: 344