At the door of Zuwila

"A wonderful book in the most accurate, broadest, and truest meanings of this word at the same time. It is one of those rare books that appear from time to time, reviving hope in souls, and restoring confidence and reassurance to hearts, because when we read it we feel that the literary life in Egypt is still fertile, strong, and capable of Production, and the valuable and enjoyable production that Egypt does not hesitate to be proud of, and to display when living nations display its enjoyable books and sublime literature." This is what the Dean of Arabic Literature, Dr., wrote. Taha Hussein about this book, which contains a distinguished work of short stories.The author wanted to present a part of the history of Egypt, from its difficult and painful history in which many incidents occurred, and this part represents the end of the Mamluk Sultan in Egypt, and the demise of Egyptian independence at the hands of the conquerors of the Ottoman Turks, and the author did not want to put a book in the history of this era of Egypt. In it, he presents the events in an accurate presentation that fulfills the conditions that historians are keen to fulfill. He did not want to speak to historians alone, but rather he wanted to speak to all intellectuals. So he preferred the doctrine of the storyteller to the doctrine of the historian, and used his imagination at the same time as he used his mind. Thus, he added effort to Effort and trouble after trouble, and he achieved great success in both matters.?