Part one of term paper
The story of "Zaabalawi" written by Naguib Mahfous, takes us on a journey with the narrator in search of the healing powers possessed by the saint Zaabalawi. Throughout this pilgrimage the narrator, who has an illness of no known cure, seeks this Zaabalawi in hopes that he can relieve his pain and suffering. The author uses the image of a ...

Part two of term paper
... his father stating, "May his blessing descend upon you, he's a true saint of God, a remover of worries and troubles." (779). This statement was the seed of the narrator's faith which had remained dormant by the means of modern medicine, until these means had exhausted themselves when he, "became afflicted with that illness for which no one possesses a remedy." (799). Only then, in a "death bed repentance" was the question asked if this man really did exist, and was he really a saint that could wo ...