In the Zaabalawi, by Naguib Mahfouz , an individual is afflicted with a disease that no medicine proves to cure. In desperation, he goes and looks for a man whose name he remembers from a song “Zaabalawi.” This man is known for having special healing powers and as the father of the protagonists said, a “saint of god.” As the story unravels, Zaabalawi is nowhere to be found. But the severity of his disease functions as encouragement to find the Zaabalawi, as he is the only means of heal.
In search for the Zabalawi, the individual visits several people who he thinks may guide him to the Zabalawi. Some of them are wealthy and influential people who steer themselves away from religious and spiritual awareness and instead focus on the materials
In search for the Zabalawi, the individual visits several people who he thinks may guide him to the Zabalawi. Some of them are wealthy and influential people who steer themselves away from religious and spiritual awareness and instead focus on the materials