Zaabalawi
Essay on Zaabalawi Is Not A Man, But A Way Of Life
In the short story “Zaabalawi,” Naguib Mahfouz tells the story of a man, the narrator, with a terminal illness. He is convinced that he needs to find Sheikh Zaabalawi after he is told that this man is a miracle man and has healing powers. Throughout the story, the narrator goes on a long journey to seek out Zaabalawi, he meets several unique people who have experienced the wonders of Zaabalawi and many people who don’t know or don’t care for Zaabalawi. Finally at the end of the story the narrator comes in contact with Zaabalawi, but is too drunk and passes out before he can remember him. Throughout the short story, Mahfouz uses characters, events, and dreams as symbols for Zaabalawi. As the …show more content…
This symbolizes how God gives us special abilities to do amazing things, and how he is always with us in everything we do. In the bible it says, “God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well” (Romans 12:6 NLT). Hassanein then leads him to Sheikh Gad, a famous musician. Gad and Hassenein are very similar in their relationship with Zaabalawi, and are amazing artists because of him. When the narrator and Gad are talking, the narrator wonders why Zaabalawi hasn’t seen him yet because of his suffering. Sheikh Gad then states “Such suffering is part of the cure!” (115). This statement represents how suffering may be needed to find God or to find inner peace, because one might not know that he has something missing in his life until he suffers. This is the whole reason why the narrator is trying to find Zaabalawi because he is suffering from an incurable disease. At the end of the story the narrator meets up with a drunkard man at a bar named Hagg Wanas. When the narrator asks about Zaabalawi, Mr. Wanas won’t give him any information until he gets drunk with him. As the narrator gets drunk, he passes out and has an amazing dream. During all this Zaabalawi is with him the whole
In the short story “Zaabalawi,” Naguib Mahfouz tells the story of a man, the narrator, with a terminal illness. He is convinced that he needs to find Sheikh Zaabalawi after he is told that this man is a miracle man and has healing powers. Throughout the story, the narrator goes on a long journey to seek out Zaabalawi, he meets several unique people who have experienced the wonders of Zaabalawi and many people who don’t know or don’t care for Zaabalawi. Finally at the end of the story the narrator comes in contact with Zaabalawi, but is too drunk and passes out before he can remember him. Throughout the short story, Mahfouz uses characters, events, and dreams as symbols for Zaabalawi. As the …show more content…
This symbolizes how God gives us special abilities to do amazing things, and how he is always with us in everything we do. In the bible it says, “God has given each of us the ability to do certain things well” (Romans 12:6 NLT). Hassanein then leads him to Sheikh Gad, a famous musician. Gad and Hassenein are very similar in their relationship with Zaabalawi, and are amazing artists because of him. When the narrator and Gad are talking, the narrator wonders why Zaabalawi hasn’t seen him yet because of his suffering. Sheikh Gad then states “Such suffering is part of the cure!” (115). This statement represents how suffering may be needed to find God or to find inner peace, because one might not know that he has something missing in his life until he suffers. This is the whole reason why the narrator is trying to find Zaabalawi because he is suffering from an incurable disease. At the end of the story the narrator meets up with a drunkard man at a bar named Hagg Wanas. When the narrator asks about Zaabalawi, Mr. Wanas won’t give him any information until he gets drunk with him. As the narrator gets drunk, he passes out and has an amazing dream. During all this Zaabalawi is with him the whole