Bastards and bullies in Islam

It is a careful research in which Amin traces the threads of tyranny and bully in the history of Islamic society, presenting them as forgotten pages full of the spirit of rebellion and courage. Amin starts from the pre-Islamic era, where the vulgar appeared in the form of rebellious poets who broke with the customs of the tribe. They were the mouthpiece of the poor and the voice of those outside the norm. It then goes on to trace the development of fatwa in Islamic times, to reveal how this concept advanced in an Islamic society in which civilizations succeeded each other until it reached the Mamluk era. They analyzed the social and economic motives that created these classes, showing how they contributed to formulating a new literature that expresses the cultural identity of society. In this book, Ahmed Amin weaves together a comprehensive study that touches on the concept of rebellion, to paint a picture of the impact of these phenomena on Islamic literature and thought.