A Historical Analysis Of The Novel “Al-Aʻmamah Wa-Al-Qubbaʻh” By SunʻAllah Ibrahim

Abstract

As a significant historical novel “al-Aʻmamah wa-al-Qubbaʻh,” published by SunʻAllah Ibrahim in 2008, won popularity in the Arab world. SunʻAllah Ibrahim employs a young Egyptian scholar's perspective to recount, in diary style, the three years of the French Expedition to Egypt between 1798 and 1801, in this book. Like many historical novels, Ibrahim's work also invites readers to reflect on the significance of historical events and their impact on individuals and communities in the Arab world, especially in Egypt. Being an outstanding historical novelist, SunʻAllah Ibrahim occupied a unique position through this novel in developing contemporary Arabic literature. In this article, an attempt has been made to a historical analysis of Ibrahim’s novel “al-Aʻmamah wa-al-Qubbaʻh,” which played a unique role in the present-day outline.