Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti

Who was Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti?

Mustafa Lutfi el-Manfaluti was an Egyptian writer and poet who was born in the Upper Egyptian city of Manfalut to an Egyptian father and a Turkish mother.

He memorized the Quran before the age of twelve. He studied at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. He translated and novelised plays from French, and wrote several short stories. His most famous work is a collection of his articles under the title: el-Nazarat.

One of his most notable traits is that he couldn't read or speak French. He asked some of his friends to translate the play or the book to Arabic, then he rewrote them.

Some of his books are:

Majdolin

Al-Abarat,

Ash-Sha'er,

Fee Sabeel Et-taj,

Al-Fadeela.