Description
Book description:
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Author's name: Dr. Rashad Dargoth
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The subject of the book: Abdullah ibn Umar
About the author:
He is Rashad bin Kamal Darghout al-Maghraby, born in Beirut, where he died.
He belongs to an ancient Tripolitanian family from which many prominent jurists, judges, and scholars have emerged, including Sheikh Kamal Dargoth al-Maghraby, Mufti of Sidon (Rashad's father), Sheikh Abdulmajid al-Maghraby, Secretary of the Tripoli Fatwa, and Sheikh Abdul Qader al-Maghraby, Vice President of the Linguistic Society in Damascus.
He completed his high school studies at the Oriental College in Zahle, then moved to the Higher Teachers' House, where he earned his diploma and a degree in education in 1928, and then moved to the Law School (1932), and then Literature in 1933.
He was fluent in Arabic and French, and knew several other languages.
He worked as a teacher at the Lebanese Teachers' House until 1941. He served as assistant head of the Ministry of National Education and Arts (1939), and then as chief of staff at the General Control of the newly created administrative departments.
He was appointed by Bechara al-Khoury, then president of the Republic, as his chief of staff, then attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates as assistant secretary general for political affairs (1945), then director of administrative, financial and foreigners' control departments, and in 1952 he was reinstated to his position at the Presidency of the Republic.
He was a member of a number of literary societies including: Ahl al-Qalam Society, Brotherhood of Culture, and Friends of Writers, in addition to his membership in the Foundation for Studies and Research.
Poetic production:
He has a diwan entitled “My Poetry” - Dar Al-Kutub - Beirut 1963, and the Lebanese magazine Al-Adeeb published many poems for him, including: “Love” - Volume 15 - (C3) - 1956, “The Void” - Volume 15 - (C12) - 1956, ”Thirst” - Volume 16 - (C6) - 1957, ”I am alone” - Volume 17 - (C5) - 1958, ”I lost my way” - (C2) - 1960, and ”Haneen” - (C5) - 1962.
Other business:
He is the author of a number of works in the field of story, novel and theater, including: “The Sheikh's Sin” - novel - Dar al-Makshuf - Beirut 1936, ”Hajj Bahbah” - story - Dar al-Jadid - Beirut 1944, ”On the Paths of Life” - Dar al-Maarif - Egypt 1953, ”Not Gone from the Wind” - Dar al-Thultafa - Beirut 1953, ”The Four Musketeers” - Dar al-Maarif - Beirut 1955, and a play ”In Four Acts” - Dar al-Kutub - Beirut 1955, ”In Ashaaya” - Dar al-Kutub - Beirut 1963, ”Memoirs of a Teenager” - Dar al-Rihani - Beirut 1964, ”The Day My Father Returned” - Dar al-Hikma - Beirut 1969, and “In the belly of the nights” (a collection of stories), and Adib magazine published a number of stories including: ”A Realistic Poet” - Vol. 11 (S12) - 1952, and "Brothers of Daggers" - Vol. 12 (S2) - 1953.
His poetry revolves around his subjective and emotional experiences, a lover of his homeland, Lebanon, and its land, glorifying the footsteps of the revolutionaries of his Arab nation who defend its dignity and fight for its freedom and salvation, and has poetry describing the nature in Lebanon. He suffers from boredom and a sense of alienation that calls for a compulsive tendency in him, as this universe is a set of opposites of doubt and certainty that do not fulfill the requirements of his desired tranquility, he feels forgotten and abandoned.
He tends to complain and reflect on the course of this universe, and concludes that man, in his opinion, is the creator of evil in this universe, which God Almighty handed over to him intact
His language is characterized by flow and ease, and his imagination is characterized by novelty and wit.
He received a number of honors and awards including: The Friends of the Book Award - 1963, the Cedar Medal with the rank of officer, and the Lebanese Order of Merit.
Scientific books and works:
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Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (Feats of the Companions)
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Umar ibn al-Khattab (Feats of the Companions)
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Uthman ibn Affan (Feats of the Companions)
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Ali ibn Abi Talib (Feats of the Companions)
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Abu Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (Feats of the Companions)
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Hamza ibn Abdulmuttalib (Feats of the Companions)
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Abdullah ibn Umar
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The day my father returned
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A worker from my country & the turtle flies
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Papa Mabrouk
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Tahata
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In the belly of the night
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Alhaji Bahbah
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In Arabic Grammar
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There was a woman!
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It didn't go with the wind
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