# Muhammad Obaid

Ahmed Muhammad Ali Obaid Al-Handasi(Arabic: أحمد محمد عبيد) is an Emirati writer, poet, historian and literary academic. He was born in Dibba, Sharjah in 1967. He studied Arabic literature at the United Arab Emirates University and graduated with a degree in Arabic in 1988. Then he joined Ain Shams University in Cairo, where he obtained a master's degree. He worked as a secondary school teacher, then as an assistant teacher at the UAE University. He has many poetry collections and literary works. He was distinguished for his research on pre-Islamic and pre-Islamic Arabic poetry.

## Biography

Ahmed Muhammad Ali Obaid Al-Hindasi was born in 1387 AH / 1967 AD in Dibba, in the Arab Emirate of Sharjah. He obtained a BA in Arabic Language and Literature from the UAE University in 1988, and after his master's thesis at Ain Shams University in Cairo. He worked as a teacher for two years from 1988 to 1990, then was appointed as an assistant teacher at the UAE University in 1990. He is a member of the Emirates Writers Union, the Culture and Science Symposium, and the World Islamic Literature Association. As a cultural planner, he worked on several cultural projects such as the National Project for Documenting the Emirates Dialects, the National Project for Documenting the Heritage of the Emirates, the National Project for Documenting Geographical Names, the Ahmed Obaid Cultural Initiative, and the Encyclopedia of Emirati Authors, Investigators and Translators.

## Awards

* October 26, 2010: Sharjah International Book Fair Award for the best Emirati book by an Emirati author for his book titled “Ka’ab Bin Ma’dan Al Ashqari.”
* 2016: Sharjah Prize for Arabic Poetry, sixth session.

## Writings
### Poetry collections

| Title | Language | Publisher | Year | Pages | ISBN | OCLC Number |
| With The Night. | Arabic | | 1993 | 129 | | 4770029840 |
| Candles and Lanterns. | Arabic | | 1990 | 71 | | 4771332397 |
| From the songs of the old lover. | Arabic | Emirates Writers Union. | 1998 | 87 | | 4770935467 |
| Lover in the time of exile. | Arabic | | 1995 | 128 | | 4770916868 |
| What the wind did not carry. | Arabic | Department of Culture and Information, Government of Sharjah. | 2016 | 103 | ISBN 9789948135722, 9948135725 | 968690176 |
| Nawwar. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, Cultural Foundation | 2010 | 58 | ISBN 9789948016311, 9948016319 | 743298902 |
| Boyhood and Youth. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Department of Culture and Information. | 2012 | 64 | ISBN 9789948048688, 9948048687 | 843954840 |
| Whispers on the doorstep of the soul. | Arabic | Al-Bayan Foundation for Printing Publishing | 2007 | 60 | | 144341503 |
| words To her: artistic prose. | Arabic | | 2012 | 112 | | 939397940 |
| Vibrant Visions. | Arabic | | 2005 | 60 | ISBN 9789948856108, 9948856104 | 67226464 |
| Passing butterflies. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Department of Culture and Information. | 2015 | 136 | ISBN 9789948021155, 9948021150 | 936203638 |
| Leftover Words. | Arabic | | 2002 | 68 | | 60412005 |
| Remaining Moments. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development :Abu Dhabi | 2013 | 46 | ISBN 9789948071266, 9948071263 | 1176281626 |
| Behind The Shadows. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development :Abu Dhabi | 2014 | 47 | ISBN 9789948229292, 9948229290 | 1123193201 |
| The last of the caravans. | Arabic | | 2004 | 69 | ISBN 9789948856108, 9948856104 | 70689305 |

### Stories

| Title | Language | Publisher | Year | Pages | OCLC Number |
| Prisoner of mirrors. | Arabic | Dar Laila for publishing and distribution | 2007 | 110 | 227280972 |
| Five more minutesز | Arabic | | 2011 | | |

### Books

| Title | Language | Publisher | Year | Pages | ISBN | OCLC Number |
| The problems of the UAE society in the stories of Muhammad Al-Murr. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Gulf House for Press, Printing and Publishing | 1998 | 67 | | 4770933434 |
| Dictionary of Arab idols. | Arabic | | 2000 | 96 | | 4770933319 |
| Scouts of Contemporary Emirati Literature 1954–1999. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2000 | | | 4770053804 |
| Scouts of Contemporary Emirati Literature 1954–2001. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2002 | | | 4770053819 |
| In Arabic sources: Studies and investigations. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2000 | 185 | | 4770047129 |
| Contemporary Emirati poetry: introductions and studies. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Dar Al-Fajr. | 2001 | 177 | | 4770566741 |
| Studies in the Emirates’ literature, culture and dialects. | Arabic | | 2003 | | | 4770566746 |
| The dialects of the Emirates: introductions and studies. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Department of Culture and Information. | 2006 | | | 4771364696 |
| The Arabian Gulf in the pre-Islamic era. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2002 | 110 | | 4770993159 |
| Studies in ancient Arabic poetry. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2001 | | | 4771251180 |
| Who was called a poetry verse in pre-Islamic and Islam era. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation | 2001 | 79 | | 4770267952 |
| Places from the Emirates in Arabic sources. | Arabic | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: Zayed Center for Heritage and History | 2001 | 53 | | 4770047357 |
| Studies in ancient Arabic poetry. | Arabic | Beirut: Al-intishar Alarabi. | 2001 | 163 | | 4770958701 |
| Islamic and pre-Islamic poets. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Department of Culture and Information. | 2005 | 237 | ISBN 9789948042334, 9948042336 | 4771337038 |
| Two Choices or Choices of Al-Mofaddal and Al-Asma'i for the Al-Khafsh Al-Sagheer. | Arabic | | 2019 | | | 9494671054 |
| Writing in the flaws of the Arabs until the end of the third century AH. | Arabic | The Journal of the College of Islamic & Arabic Studies. | 2000 | | | 9494605242 |
| Palm trees in the Hijaz in the Islamic and pre-Islamic era. | Arabic | Sharjah Heritage Institute. | 2016 | 177 | ISBN 9789948096207, 9948096207 | 1038380556 |
| The historical origins of place names in the UAE. | Arabic | Sharjah Heritage Institute. | 2016 | 87 | ISBN 9789948096214, 9948096215 | 1019845918 |
| The strangeness of Arab news in pre-Islamic times and Islam. | Arabic | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: Department of Culture and Information. | 2009 | 108 | ISBN 9789948045908, 9948045904 | 914361906 |
| Pre-Islamic poets. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 2001 | 193 | | 48556036 |
| The poetry of Azd in the pre-Islamic era: the poetry of those who did not collect their poetry from among the poets of Azd. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. | 2016 | 324 | ISBN 9789948022374, 9948022378 | 1023434924 |
| Studies in the Emirates’ literature, culture and dialects. | Arabic | | 2004 | 205 | | 1148850267 |
| Our cultural life and other articles. | Arabic | | | | | 1103821361 |
| Al Shanfari Al-Azdi's Poetry. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 2000 | 200 | ISBN 9789948232469, 9948232461 | 1148833689 |
| The first stroke: thoughts and feelings. | Arabic | | 2004 | 70 | | 67226532 |
| Studies in the dialects of the Emirates. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development :Abu Dhabi | 2015 | 134 | ISBN 9789948021926, 9948021924 | 965754370 |
| The palm tree in the Emirates: a historical, linguistic, and historical introduction. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development :Abu Dhabi | 2015 | 90 | ISBN 9789948021940, 9948021940 | 956530538 |
| Scouts of Contemporary Emirati Literature, 1954–2004. | Arabic | | 2005 | 139 | ISBN 9789948856139, 9948856139 | 67226389 |
| Oman's poets in the pre-Islamic era and early Islam. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 2000 | 104 | | 45041993 |
| The Pre-Islamic Era and its Literature in the Lost, Manuscript and Printed Sources of the Arab Heritage. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 2000 | 138 | | 756158179 |
| The phenomenon of substitution in the dialects of the United Arab Emirates. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority. | 2013 | 258 | ISBN 9789948171928, 9948171926 | 897646730 |
| Cultural concerns and other articles. | Arabic | | 2004 | 201 | | 67226373 |
| The poetry of the Kalb tribe until the end of the Umayyad period. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 1999 | 550 | | 45053576 |
| Emirates Literary Dictionary. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development: UAE | 2016 | 199 | ISBN 9789948027010, 9948027019 | 973653185 |
| Scouts of Contemporary Emirati Literature, 1954–2012. | Arabic | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Community Development :Abu Dhabi | 2013 | 136 | ISBN 9789948071273, 9948071271 | 869744081 |
| Lost poems by Ahmed Amin Al-Madani. | Arabic | Abu Dhabi: Cultural Foundation. | 2001 | 154 | | 50394565 |
| Dibba: In the pre-Islamic era and the beginning of Islam. | Arabic | Dibba Al-Hisn Association for Culture, Arts and Theater | 1998 | 87 | | 57743613 |