The Mahdawi Maqama

About this book

From the rubble of oblivion and the majesty of heritage, Mohamed Mahdawi appears in a literary adventure summoning the spirits of Al-Badi' and Al-Hariri, not to imitate them, but to dialogue with them in a time where everything changed except the essence of man. "The Mahdawi Maqama" is no mere book, but a bridge extending from "Volubilis" of Morocco to the halls of history, where trees and stones speak, and animals prattle wisdoms beyond human reach. In this work the rhymed prose flows like a sweet waterfall to tell of "the Volubilian charm" and its hidden secret, of "the Tuesday market" and the noise of inflation, and of the disappointments a pen refusing silence translates. At times you find yourself in the presence of "Issa ibn Hisham" in contemporary situations, and at times you dive into Sufi worlds searching for meaning behind the image. It is a literary work donning the robe of the ancients to discuss the issues of the "visa," women's treachery, the bitterness of poverty, and the domination of matter over values. With a biting satirical style, the writer dissects our Arab reality, calling us to contemplate "where is the conscience?" amid the noise of a world that lost its moral compass.