Qasim
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Qasim is a central character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Children of Gebelawi," representing a modern, socially conscious figure modeled on the Prophet Muhammad within the book’s allegorical retelling of religious history.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | allegorical novel ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Children of Gebelawi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorNationality | Egyptian literature ⓘ |
| countryOfAuthor | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Naguib Mahfouz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAllegoricalRole | allegorical representation of Muhammad ⓘ |
| hasMoralDimension |
advocates for the oppressed
ⓘ
challenges social injustice ⓘ |
| hasRole | central character ⓘ |
| hasThematicAssociation |
modern reform
ⓘ
religious symbolism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic (original language of Children of Gebelawi) ⓘ |
| modeledOn | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents a modern socially conscious figure ⓘ |
| partOf | allegorical retelling of religious history ⓘ |
| positionInNarrative | later prophetic figure in the sequence of the novel’s messianic characters ⓘ |
| setIn | Gebelawi’s alley (the alley in Children of Gebelawi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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