Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti

Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti (Arabic: مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي, ALA-LC: Muṣtafá Luṭfī al-Manfalūṭī; 1876–1924) was an Egyptian writer, and poet who wrote many famous Arabic books. He was born in the Upper Egyptian city of Manfalut to an Egyptian father and a Turkish mother.[1]

Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti
Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti
Native name
مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي
Born(1876-11-30)November 30, 1876
Manfalut, Egypt
DiedJuly 25, 1924(1924-07-25) (aged 47)
Cairo, Egypt
LanguageArabic
Alma materAl-Azhar University

Early life

He memorized the Quran before the age of twelve. He studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He translated, and novelized plays from French. Moreover, he wrote (and translated) several short stories. He started writing Al-Nazarat in 1907, which is his most famous work, it is a collection of his articles under the title: Al-Nazarat (Arabic: النظرات). [2]

One of his most notable traits is that he couldn't read or speak French. He asked some of his friends to translate the play or the book to Arabic, then he rewrote them.

Books

Some of his books are:

  • Majdolin (Arabic: ماجدولين)[3][4]
  • Al-Abarat (The Tears) (Arabic: العبرات), first published in 1915.[5][6]
  • Ash-Sha'er (The Poet) (Arabic: الشاعر)[7]
  • Fee Sabeel Et-taj (For the Sake of the Crown) (Arabic: في سبيل التّاج)[8][9]
  • Al-Fadeela (Virtue) (Arabic: الفضيلة)[10]
  • Al-Nazarat (Views) (Arabic: النظرات)[11]

See also

References

  1. Moosa, Matti (1997). The origins of modern Arabic fiction. Lynne Rienner Publishers. p. 109. ISBN 0-89410-684-8.
  2. المنفلوطي. "ديوان المنفلوطي". الديوان (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  3. "رواية ماجدولين - مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي". موسوعة أخضر للكتب (in Arabic). 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. بوك, FoulaBook-مكتبة فولة. تحميل كتاب ماجدولين تأليف مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي pdf (in Arabic).
  5. "أشهر كتب وروايات مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي". موسوعة أخضر للكتب (in Arabic). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  6. بوك, FoulaBook-مكتبة فولة. تحميل كتاب العبرات تأليف مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي pdf (in Arabic).
  7. "تحميل كتاب الشاعر pdf - مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي | كتوباتي". كتوباتي kotobati (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  8. "رواية في سبيل التاج - مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي". موسوعة أخضر للكتب (in Arabic). 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  9. بوك, FoulaBook-مكتبة فولة. تحميل كتاب في سبيل التاج تأليف مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي pdf (in Arabic).
  10. بوك, FoulaBook-مكتبة فولة. تحميل كتاب الفضيلة تأليف مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي pdf (in Arabic).
  11. "تحميل كتاب النظرات pdf - مصطفى لطفي المنفلوطي | كتوباتي". كتوباتي kotobati (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-02-13.


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