Episodes: Series - Umm Kulthum - 1999

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Ibrahim complains to his wife Fatmah about people not connecting with his chanting like before. He gets angry at his son Khalid for not memorizing the song, and after he listens to his daughter Umm Kulthum while she sings, he rejoices, then she goes to the preschool to memorize the Quran.

In 1914, Umm Kulthum becomes a young woman and goes with her father, Khalid, and Saber to Talkha, where a quarrel occurs at the event, but her father was aware of it beforehand. Umm Kulthum listens to Sheikh Zakariyya in Ali Bey's house, then he goes to her house and asks to hear her voice.

Sheikh Zakariyya admires the voice of Umm Kulthum, who falls ill due to Zainab's words about her singing, so Ismail takes her to the clinic and tells her that her cure is to sing in front of people. As she hosts Abu al-Ila in their house and sings with him, he advises her to come to him in Cairo.

As Umm Kulthum gets a chance to sing in Ezz El Din's villa, everyone admires her voice. Sheikh Abu al-Ila goes to Umm Kulthum's father to convince him to go to Cairo and sing there, so they go to Cairo again in 1923. During the first concert, as Umm Kulthum sings, someone points a weapon at them.

Umm Kulthum learns that Sayed Darwish’s death is the reason for Abu al-Ila's absence. Saber asks to marry Umm Kulthum. Ibrahim makes an agreement to have Umm Kulthum sing in the Azbakeya Garden, and Sheikh Mustafa 'Abd al-Raziq asks them to sing at his place. Ibrahim and his family move into a new home.

Rami admires Umm Kulthum’s voice, and he seems to take a liking to her as well, then he tells the Soltana that the new girl’s name is Umm Kulthum, describes her clothes as not good, and says that people say that her voice is not bad. Umm Kulthum, her father, and Khalid only go to Ras El Bar.

Rami writes a poem and asks Abu al-Ila to compose the music for Umm Kulthum to sing, but he tells him he will make El Qasabgi compose it. Ali El Baroudi suggests forming a band for Umm Kulthum. El Qasabgi and Albert Lévy go to Umm Kulthum’s house, then her father arrives with Rami. Saber beats El Baroudi.

Ibrahim berates Saber and Muhammadin for what they did to El Baroudi. Rami gives Umm Kulthum Al-Mutanabbi's poetry, explains the difficult words to her, and begins to teach her French. El Baroudi goes to Sabri El Nagridi to compose songs for Umm Kulthum, who asks Rami to write songs for her to sing.

Rami writes the lyrics to a song for which Sabri composes the music, and El Baroudi agrees with Albert to record it. Rami finds his two sisters talking about his admiration for Umm Kulthum. Shawqi visits Mounira and suggests that Abdel Wahab compose the music for his play. El Baroudi gets angry at Sabri.

El Qasabgi composes a song for Umm Kulthum and admires her voice and how fast she can memorize a tune. Ibrahim rejects Saber's request to marry his daughter. Mustafa Bey asks Ibrahim that Umm Kulthum sings with a band. El Qasabgi rejects Mounira's request to stop composing songs for Umm Kulthum.

As Umm Kulthum succeeds in singing on stage, Abu al-Ila advises Rami to tell her he loves her. She grieves for Abu al-Ila's death. As journalist Abdel Hamid writes about her, the Soltana tells him that she will retire from singing. Sabri talks to Umm Kulthum about why she sings El Qasabgi's tunes.

Ibrahim and Umm Kulthum go to Zakariyya seeking new tunes. Mounira tells Abdel Majeed lies about Umm Kulthum, so he writes a negative article. El Nagridi offers Ibrahim that he marry Umm Kulthum, but he refuses. Abdel Sattar scolds Abdel Majeed. Umm Kulthum rebukes her father for believing the article.

Zakariyya talks to Umm Kulthum and her father about what happened, and everyone asks Ibrahim not to let this affect Umm Kulthum's career, and they agree to make a new song as a response, but after the first verse, the audience leaves because Saad Zaghloul died. Mounira refuses to see Abdel Hamid.

In 1931 Umm Kulthum sings in a big concert and tells the theater manager that she will only sing once a week. Mounira talks with Bahgat about Umm Kulthum's success. Talaat Harb gives Umm Kulthum a loan to end her contract with the record company then talks to her about acting and singing in a film.

As Ibrahim dies after returning to Tamay, Umm Kulthum grieves then goes on a singing tour to Jerusalem, Damascus, and Beirut, and the papers write that she was well-received. Umm Kulthum learns from Mustafa that she will sing at the First Congress of Arab Music. Hassan advises Mounira to face reality.

Umm Kulthum is honored at the First Congress of Arab Music, where Rami delivers a poem. A newspaper writes about Rami’s poetry for Umm Kulthum, who rebukes him, so he cut ties with her. Fatmah advises Umm Kulthum to consider marriage. Safia and Souad try to persuade Rami to marry Attiyat.

Umm Kulthum is admitted to the hospital, as she has appendicitis. She asks to see Rami, who visits her, and she rebukes him for an 8-month estrangement. Talab Harb agrees with Umm Kulthum, Badrakhan, and Rami that the film "Wedad" would be Studio Misr's inaugural release.

Umm Kulthum signs a contract with the Egyptian radio to be the first singer to sing on it after its opening. She and Abdel Wahab get the highest salaries. As Rami confronts Umm Kulthum with his request to marry her, she tells him to postpone that until after her return from abroad. Rami betroths Attiyat.

Umm Kulthum, Fatmah, and Khalid move into a villa. After the success of the film "Wedad", Badrakhan offers her the film "The Chant of Hope". Mounira gets angry and decides to retire. Rami sires a child. Abdel Sattar claims that Umm Kulthum is his wife. Umm Kulthum collaborates with Al Sunbati.

Umm Kulthum wins the marital obedience case after Fekry Abaza’s pleading. Umm Kulthum concludes an agreement with the radio to sing 3 songs in a monthly concert, which the radio is to air live and record. Talaat Harb agrees with Umm Kulthum and Abdel Wahab on a film about Abdu al-Hamuli and Almaz.

Zakariyya takes lyrics from Bayram. El Nagridi tells Riad of his love for Umm Kulthum and asks him to ask for her hand in marriage for him. Mustafa Amin learns that Sherif Sabri wants to marry her. Al Sunbati tells Umm Kulthum of El Nagridi's request. Umm Kulthum learns that Talaat Harb will resign.

Umm Kulthum talks with Al Sunbati about her wish to sing verses from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Sherif Sabri asks King Farouk for his opinion on marrying Umm Kulthum. Wagdy advises Umm Kulthum not to marry Sherif. Mahmoud El Sherif asks El Qasabgi to work with Umm Kulthum.

King Farouk rejects Sherif's marriage to Umm Kulthum. El Qasabgi composes the song "Raq El Habeeb" in just 4 hours. Umm Kulthum asks Bayram to write her some songs. Moustapha Akkad agrees with Umm Kulthum to sing at his daughter's wedding. Umm Kulthum refuses Sherif's request that they have a customary marriage.

Ahmed Hassanein tells Umm Kulthum that the king didn't reject her marriage to Sherif, but the royal family did, and he may lose a lot if he faces them. Mamoun asks Zakariyya that he work with Umm Kulthum, so she takes a song to read, but they fail to agree because she wanted to change some words.

Umm Kulthum goes to El Qasabgi and meets with Zakariyya and others to talk about the Musicians' Syndicate, and they decided to go to Fekry Abaza to help them. Zakariyya tells Umm Kulthum to sing a tune by Farid al-Atrash. El Qasabgi and Umm Kulthum talk about the need to make an Egyptian opera.

Umm Kulthum decides to run for the syndicate elections, and Abdel Wahab decides not to. The film project about Abdu al-Hamuli is renewed. Farid Ghosn composes a song for her. The film "Love Is Forbidden" succeeds. El Qasabgi and Umm Kulthum confront each other after the failure of the film "Aida".

Umm Kulthum accedes to Rami's efforts to reconcile her and El Qasabgi and learns from the doctor that her not being married may have an effect on the glands. El Sherif composes a song for Umm Kulthum, who becomes head of the Musicians' Syndicate and tells Khalid about her engagement to El Sherif.

As news of El Sherif and Umm Kulthum’s engagement spreads, it is met with the objection of Sherif and the king, who sends advice that El Sherif is not suitable, whereupon a problem arises between El Sherif and Umm Kulthum, who stars in the film "Salama" and celebrates Rami and Attiyat's anniversary.

Umm Kulthum sings in Al Ahly Club, and the King awards her the medal of beauty, but she is saddened by the decision of some princesses to return their medals in protest of the king's decision. Mustafa Amin writes the film "Fatma", and Badrakhan likes it and chooses Anwar Wagdi to be her co-star.

Al Sunbati is happy to have 3 songs to compose in the film "Fatma". Anwar continues to praise Umm Kulthum in his own way, and she begins shooting the film, stops to grieve her mother's death, then returns to work. She asks Khalid to live with her. The film "Fatma" succeeds. The Soltana returns to singing.

Umm Kulthum congratulates the Soltana on her new concert, then she and Rami choose 30 lines from al-Burda to be composed by Al Sunbati. Umm Kulthum makes sure that the thyroid gland needs surgery, fulfills the request of the besieged battalion in Fallujah, and receives them in her villa when they return.

As she travels to London for treatment, the British government prevents the surgeon from performing the surgery for fear of failure. After the 1952 Revolution, Umm Kulthum’s songs get banned from the radio, so Mustafa Amin goes to Gamal Abdel Nasser and tells him about it, which makes him angry.

Bayram is granted Egyptian citizenship. A problem occurs between Umm Kulthum and Zakariyya over the record company. Kilani gives the songs he wrote to Abel Wahab and asks him to run for head of the syndicate. Wagdy tells Umm Kulthum that some don't want her in the syndicate, so she returns to Tamay.

Umm Kulthum stops rehearsals and returns home due to illness. As Mustafa Amin tells Umm Kulthum that the US government sent to treat her, she travels, and the treatment succeeds, but she learns of Khalid's death upon her return. She marries Hassan El Hefnawi. The judge reconciles her and Zakariyya Ahmad.

Bayram dies. Umm Kulthum agrees to a song by Mamoun, and as Zakaria dies 40 days after Bayram’s death, she makes Baligh Hamdi compose it. Nasser asks Umm Kulthum and Abdel Wahab to collaborate, so they release the song "Enta Omri" on February 4, 1964, which becomes a hit.

The Soltana falls ill and asks Umm Kulthum to forgive her. Rami wins the State Appreciation Award. El Qasabgi falls ill after Umm Kulthum asks him to rest. Umm Kulthum is saddened by Abdel Nasser's decision to resign after the Setback and decides to donate the profits from her work to the war effort.

Umm Kulthum wins the State Appreciation Award in 1968. Nasser orders the issuance of a diplomatic passport for her as Egypt's ambassador to the world. As Nasser dies, Umm Kulthum grieves. Umm Kulthum's kidney problem worsens during the January 1973 concert, and she passes away on February 4, 1975.