Cairo Station

باب الحديد

Cairo Station.

Depth

At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it

The poor and the workerCitiesHealth, body and death

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
1958 CE · 1377 AH†
Countries
EG
Languages
ar (original)
Approach
drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

Youssef Chahine's classic film about a newspaper seller obsessed with a drinks seller at Misr station; one of the greatest films of Arab cinema. 1 2

People and things also explored

The Gravedigger's Wife· The economic condition of the Arabs before Islam· The Companions' fortunes under Uthman· The death of Amir ibn al-Tufayl· The death of Arbad ibn Qays by lightning· The dosing of the Prophet during his illness· Kurz ibn Jabir's detachment against the men of Bajila who killed Yasar· Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Cairo Station”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/bab-al-hadid-1958/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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