Mustafa Mahmoud

Mustafa Mahmoud
مصطفى محمود
Mustafa Mahmoud on Egyptian television
Born
Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Hussein

(1921-12-27)27 December 1921
Shibin El Kom, Monufia Governorate, Sultanate of Egypt
Died31 October 2009(2009-10-31) (aged 87)
Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Resting place
Mustafa Mahmoud Mosque, Giza
CitizenshipEgypt
EducationCairo University – College of Medicine
Alma materCairo University
Occupations
Years active1947–2009
OrganizationMustafa Mahmoud Society
Known for
Notable work
  • My Journey from Doubt to Belief
  • Dialogue with an Atheist
  • The Tormented in the Earth
  • The Great Evangelist
TelevisionScience and Faith
TitleDr.
MovementIslamic Modernism
Awards
  • State Appreciation Award (1995)
  • Order of Merit for Science and Arts (First Class)

Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Hussein (Arabic: مصطفى كمال محمود حسين; 27 December 1921 – 31 October 2009) was an Egyptian doctor, philosopher, and author. Mustafa was born in Shibin el-Kom, Monufia province. He was trained as a doctor, but later chose a career as a journalist and author, traveling and writing on many subjects. 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 [ar]. Mustafa founded a mosque, a medical clinic, and a charitable organization which were all named after him.

Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque

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.
  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

References

  1. ↑ "وفاة المفكر المصري مصطفى محمود" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  2. 1 2 "296753 Mustafamahmoud (2009 UP14)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "The Founder...A Biography" (in Arabic). Mustafa Mahmud. Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  4. ↑ "The Mukhabarat and Mahmoud: who mattered more to Egypt in the long run?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
  5. ↑ Salvatore, Armando (2001). Muslim Traditions and Modern Techniques of Power. LIT Verlag Münster. ISBN 9783825848019.
  6. ↑ الثقافة, الهيئة العامة لقصور. "صلاح ذو الفقار.. خفيف الظل". www.gocp.gov.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 September 2019.