Biography:Mustafa Mahmoud

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Mustafa Mahmoud
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Mustafa Mahmoud
Born
Shibin El-Kom, Monufia, Egypt
Died31 October 2009(2009-10-31) (aged 87)
Giza, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationPhysician, author, Muslim scholar and reformer
Known forEgyptian intellectual

Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Hussein (Arabic: مصطفى كمال محمود حسين; December 27, 1921 – 31 October 2009[1]), commonly known as Mustafa Mahmoud (Arabic: مصطفى محمود), was an Egyptian doctor, philosopher, and author.[2] Mustafa was born in Shibin el-Kom, Monufia province, Egypt. He was trained as a doctor, but later chose a career as a journalist and author, traveling and writing on many subjects.[3] He wrote 89 books on science, philosophy, religion, politics, and society as well as plays, tales, and travelogues.

He was known for his popular program Science and Faith (TV series) (ar). Mustafa founded a mosque, a medical clinic, and a charitable organization which were all named after him.

Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque

Biography

The material in this section is derived from self-published information by the subject.[3]

Publications

Books

  1. (2004): Understanding The Qur'an : A Contemporary Approach ISBN:1-59008-022-X
  2. (1999): What's Behind The Gate of Death
  3. (1998): The Password ISBN:977-08-0694-3
  4. (1998): New Quranic Psychology ISBN:978-977-11-1718-6
  5. (1997): Israel: The Beginning and The End
  6. (1995): The Burning Tomorrow
  7. (1994): Islam in the Dike
  8. (1992): I Saw God
  9. (1992): Political Islam and the Upcoming Battle ISBN:977-08-0403-7
  10. (1991): Political Circus Games
  11. (1990): Reading for the future ISBN:977-08-0037-6
  12. (1989): The Perplexed Question ISBN:977-02-2611-4
  13. (1985): Bahai Facts ISBN:977-02-1502-3
  14. (1984): Marxism and Islam ISBN:977-02-0969-4
  15. (1984): Gentlemen, Unveil These Masks! ISBN:977-02-0901-5
  16. (1984): What is Islam? ISBN:977-02-1110-9
  17. (1982): From America to the other Shore ISBN:977-02-0255-X
  18. (1981): Dialog Antara Muslim Dan Atheis ISBN:9971-77-021-0
  19. (1978): The Quran: A Living Creature
  20. (1978): Age of Monkeys
  21. (1978): The Lie About the Left Islamist Groups ISBN:977-247-404-2
  22. (1976): Existence and Nonentity
  23. (1975): Muhammad
  24. (1975): The Greatest Secret
  25. (1974): Dialogue with an Atheist
  26. (1972): Allah
  27. (1972): The Torah
  28. (1970): My journey from Doubt to Belief
  29. (1969): The Quran - An Attempt to a Modern Understanding
  30. (1961): Einstein and Relativity
  31. (1959): Death mystery ISBN:978-977-11-1724-7


Articles

  1. (1992): The World of Secrets
  2. (1985): The Devil Rules
  3. (1982): Is It The Age of Insanity? ISBN:977-02-0499-4
  4. (1979): Fire under the ashes
  5. (1973): The Spirit & The Body
  6. (1966): In Love and Life


Short stories

  1. (1979): The Antichrist
  2. (1966): The Smell of Blood
  3. (1964): The Social Gang
  4. (1954): Eating Bread


Novels

  1. (1966): A Man Less Than Zero
  2. (1965): Getting out of the Coffin
  3. (1965): The Spider
  4. (1964): Opium
  5. In (1963), he wrote The Earthquake, a play criticizing the Gamal Abdel Nasser regime. Years later, it was released in theaters and starred actor Salah Zulfikar in 1990.[4][5][6]
  6. (1960): The Impossible


Plays

  1. (1996): A Visit to Heaven and Hell
  2. (1982): The Smallest Hell-fire
  3. (1973): The Leader
  4. (1973): The Devil Lives in our House
  5. (1964): The Human and the Shadow
  6. (1963): The Earthquake
  7. (1963): Alexander The Great


N° Book Title Publication
1 Alexander The Great 1963
2 The Earthquake 1963
3 The Human and the Shadow 1964
4 The Devil Lives in our House 1973
5 The Leader 1973
6 The Smallest Hell-fire 1982
7 A Visit to Hell and Heaven 1996

Travel literature

  1. (1971): The Road to the Kaaba
  2. (1971): Traveler Stories
  3. (1969): Adventure in the Desert
  4. (1963): The Forest


Memorials, honors, and awards

  • 1995 Literature State Appreciation Award (Egypt) (ar)
  • Mustafa Mahmud Square, Cairo, Egypt
  • Asteroid 296753 Mustafamahmoud, discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Timur Kryachko at the Zelenchukskaya Station in 2009, was named in his memory.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 12 July 2014 (M.P.C. 89086).[7]

References

  1. ↑ "وفاة المفكر المصري مصطفى محمود" (in ar). http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2009/10/31/%D9%88%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B7%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "296753 Mustafamahmoud (2009 UP14)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=296753. Retrieved 13 September 2019. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Founder...A Biography" (in Arabic). Mustafa Mahmud. http://www.mostafamahmoud.net/Jobs.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-05. 
  4. ↑ "The Mukhabarat and Mahmoud: who mattered more to Egypt in the long run?". https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/11/02/the-mukhabarat-and-mahmoud-who-mattered-more-to-egypt-in-the-long-run/. 
  5. ↑ Salvatore, Armando (2001) (in en). Muslim Traditions and Modern Techniques of Power. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783825848019. https://books.google.com/books?id=YdUHO2pcRNUC&pg=PA211. 
  6. ↑ الثقافة, الهيئة العامة لقصور. "صلاح ذو الفقار.. خفيف الظل" (in Arabic). https://www.gocp.gov.eg/Masr7na/articles.aspx?ArticleID=22780. 
  7. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 13 September 2019. 

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