Life and Works of Tawfiq Al- Hakim: A Study

Abstract Egyptian-born Tawfiq al-Hakim was a distinguished scholar who made significant contributions to modern Arabic literature. He held a position in Arabic play that was superior to that of any other author of Arabic literature during the contemporary age. He has won awards for his plays around the Arab world. He produced more than fifty plays, which furthered his standing as the creator of contemporary Arab theater. One of the key authors of Arabic literature in the contemporary age is Tawfiq al-Hakim. His work is regarded as a significant contribution to Arabic literature from the perspective of the literary genre, which evolved in his expressive methods and linguistic style as well. He plays a significant role as the solitary inventor of a whole literary tradition in the specific field of theatre. His overall contributions are seen to be concerned with issues pertaining to Egyptian political and social life today. According to mythology, Tawfiq al-Hakim, a well-known Egyptian dramatist, founded and invented Arabic theatrical worldwide. On October 9, 1898, he was born in Alexandria, Egypt, into a landowning family. The drama Al Aydi Al Na'imah was Al-reaction Hakim's to the societal changes carried about by the 1952 upheaval, which he later denounced (Soft Hands, 1954). A young scholar who has just started writing a PhD thesis on the usage of the Arabic preposition hatta joins the prince of the erstwhile royal family, who is without a significant function in the new society, in this situation. The title refers to the prince's "soft hands." Al Sultan Al-Ha'ir, a drama by al-Hakim set in previous Egyptian history, would serve as a further example of this advancement in technique in 1960. The drama examines the problem of the legitimacy of authority in a very effective way. A Mamluk sultan at the pinnacle of his authority is abruptly informed that he has never been manumitted and is, thus, unfit to govern. Some of the original excitement and hope generated by the Nasserist dictatorship itself, expressed in Al Aydi Al Na'imah, had started to dissipate by 1960 when this drama was produced.