Bahloul, the Wisest of the Madmen بهلول أعقل المجانين


Set in Karkh, Baghdad; Aba Wahab, a wise and righteous man, solves problems in the city. The Caliph was going to appoint him to the position of chief judge. He feared for his religion, so he ordered him to pretend to be crazy. As people begin to see him going out with a cane and riding it, they give...Read more him the name Bahlool.


A Syrian historical series that takes place in the Karkh neighborhood in the city of Baghdad, where the wise and righteous man Aba Wahab, or Bahlool, lives and seeks to solve the problems in the city.


It centers around the jurist and scholar Wahab ibn Amr Al-Sayrafi, nicknamed Bahlool, who refused to be arrogant and became an ascetic in his humble home. With his foolishness, he confronted the Caliph and began to correct him in his paths. The Caliph loved Bahlool and he would seek him out in his...Read more most difficult times, using him as a relief for his worries, and benefiting from him wisdom.