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Ahl al-kahf

drama by al-Ḥakīm
Also known as: “Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm’s The People of the Cave”
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Ahl al-kahf is a significant Arabic drama written by Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm in 1933. It is based on the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, who awaken after centuries to find themselves in a new era. The play explores themes of the human struggle against time and was an early example of al-Ḥakīm's "dramas of ideas." It highlighted the tension between using standard literary Arabic and colloquial dialects in drama, a challenge that continued to shape Arabic theatre. Al-Ḥakīm is considered the founder of contemporary Egyptian drama and a key figure in modern Arabic literature.12

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