the priests are swindlers” and the “temples are brothels, and there is nothing they hold sacred but their carnal desires. - Naguib Mahfouz

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the priests are swindlers” and the “temples are brothels, and there is nothing they hold sacred but their carnal desires.

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About Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic: نجيب محفوظ‎ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ, IPA: [næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ]; December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian writer, who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: نجيب محفوظ
Alternative Names: Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha Najīb Maḥfūẓ naguib mahvuz mahfoud najib naguib mahfoud Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha
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مرة سأل الشيخ سائل من المريدين: نراك وجيها فى منظرك ، بادى الصحة و العافية، تحب الأكل و الشرب، و لست كالشيوخ الزاهدين؟ فقال الشيخ بصوت سمعه الجميع: نحن قوم نعمل لنرتزق و لا نتسول، نقبل على دنيا الله و لا نعرض عنها، قرة أعيننا فى العشق و السكر، و سياحتنا الليلية من التأمل و الذكر.

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