The mysterious Gabalawi, the tribal father of the neighborhood, has not been seen by anyone since time immemorial. But his prophets Adam, Moses, Jesus and Mohammed appear one after the other and try to put an end to the violence in the alleys. In the songs and the stories told to the opium pipe in the coffee houses, their deeds survive. Until today, this novel could not be published in Egypt. Because of him, a death sentence was pronounced against Nagib Machfus by fundamentalists and a life-threatening assassination attempt was carried out.