Muhammad Hasan Awwad

Muhammed Hasan Awwad (1902–1980)(محمد حسن عواد) was an author and thinker from Hejaz who was considered to be one of the leaders of the Saudi Arabian literature and philosophy.

He was born in Jeddah, completed his studies in Al-Falah school, and later on became a teacher in the same school. He died in 1980, aged eighty years old.

Awwad was known for his first book, Authorised Thoughts (1926), revolving around the history of the Arabian peninsuala eventually considered to have caused a revolt.

Furthermore, Awwad was viewed as one of the most significant advocators of modernisation and renovating.

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أيها المشرف من رأس الهرم!

أيها الناظر من خلف السدم

أيها المحجوب في الغيب الأصم!

هذه الدنيا هبوط وصعود

درج السلم ترتج ارتجاجا،

والمساعي تملأ الأرض عجاجا

ليتها تسلك للخير فجاجا!