# Mustafa Mahmoud

Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud Hussein (Arabic: مصطفى كمال محمود حسين; December 27, 1921 – 31 October 2009), commonly known as Mustafa Mahmoud (Arabic: مصطفى محمود), was an Egyptian doctor, philosopher, and author. Mustafa was born in Shibin el-Kom, Monufia province, Egypt. He was trained as a doctor, but later chose a career as a journalist and author, traveling and writing on many subjects. He wrote 89 books on science, philosophy, religion, politics, and society as well as plays, tales, and travelogues.
He was known for his popular program Science and Faith [ar]. Mustafa founded a mosque, a medical clinic, and a charitable organization which were all named after him.

## Publications
### Books

* (2004): Understanding The Qur'an : A Contemporary Approach ISBN 1-59008-022-X
* (1999): What's Behind The Gate of Death
* (1998): The Password ISBN 977-08-0694-3
* (1998): New Quranic Psychology ISBN 978-977-11-1718-6
* (1997): Israel: The Beginning and The End
* (1995): The Burning Tomorrow
* (1994): Islam in the Dike
* (1992): I Saw God
* (1992): Political Islam and the Upcoming Battle ISBN 977-08-0403-7
* (1991): Political Circus Games
* (1990): Reading for the future ISBN 977-08-0037-6
* (1989): The Perplexed Question ISBN 977-02-2611-4
* (1985): Bahai Facts ISBN 977-02-1502-3
* (1984): Marxism and Islam ISBN 977-02-0969-4
* (1984): Gentlemen, Unveil These Masks! ISBN 977-02-0901-5
* (1984): What is Islam? ISBN 977-02-1110-9
* (1982): From America to the other Shore ISBN 977-02-0255-X
* (1981): Dialog Antara Muslim Dan Atheis ISBN 9971-77-021-0
* (1978): The Quran: A Living Creature
* (1978): Age of Monkeys
* (1978): The Lie About the Left Islamist Groups ISBN 977-247-404-2
* (1976): Existence and Nonentity
* (1975): Muhammad
* (1975): The Greatest Secret
* (1974): Dialogue with an Atheist
* (1972): Allah
* (1972): The Torah
* (1970): My journey from Doubt to Belief
* (1969): The Quran - An Attempt to a Modern Understanding
* (1961): Einstein and Relativity
* (1959): Death mystery ISBN 978-977-11-1724-7

### Articles

* (1992): The World of Secrets
* (1985): The Devil Rules
* (1982): Is It The Age of Insanity? ISBN 977-02-0499-4
* (1979): Fire under the ashes
* (1973): The Spirit & The Body
* (1966): In Love and Life

### Short stories

* (1979): The Antichrist
* (1966): The Smell of Blood
* (1964): The Social Gang
* (1954): Eating Bread

### Novels

* (1966): A Man Less Than Zero
* (1965): Getting out of the Coffin
* (1965): The Spider
* (1964): Opium
* In (1963), he wrote The Earthquake, a play criticizing the Gamal Abdel Nasser regime. Years later, it was released in theaters and starred actor Salah Zulfikar in 1990.
* (1960): The Impossible

### Plays

* (1996): A Visit to Heaven and Hell
* (1982): The Smallest Hell-fire
* (1973): The Leader
* (1973): The Devil Lives in our House
* (1964): The Human and the Shadow
* (1963): The Earthquake
* (1963): Alexander The Great
| N° | Book Title | Publication |
| 1 | Alexander The Great | 1963 |
| 2 | The Earthquake | 1963 |
| 3 | The Human and the Shadow | 1964 |
| 4 | The Devil Lives in our House | 1973 |
| 5 | The Leader | 1973 |
| 6 | The Smallest Hell-fire | 1982 |
| 7 | A Visit to Hell and Heaven | 1996 |

### Travel literature

* (1971): The Road to the Kaaba
* (1971): Traveler Stories
* (1969): Adventure in the Desert
* (1963): The Forest

## Memorials, honors, and awards

* 1995 Literature State Appreciation Award (Egypt) [ar]
* Mustafa Mahmud Square, Cairo, Egypt
* Asteroid 296753 Mustafamahmoud, discovered by Russian amateur astronomer Timur Kryachko at the Zelenchukskaya Station in 2009, was named in his memory. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 12 July 2014 (M.P.C. 89086).