و ما بكم من نعمة فمن الله , هذه القراءة النقدية للدكتور الفاضل محمود عبدالناصر نصر  صاحب  الكرم علي بعد توفيق الله , و إذ ذاك أشكر الدكتور على هذه الرعاية العلمية و العناية التي حباها لــ ( قصة رائحة ) .



Fragrance
                                                         (A Short Story)        
By
Ms. Fatimah Hasan Al-Bar
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
25/3/2013
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Abdullah's overall affairs have undergone dramatic changes. He is there a bridegroom dressed in bright white apparels.
Musk all encompasses him, spreading its fragrance everywhere.
In so doing, it does pen down the story of a rebellion confronting tyranny.
In the interval between his going out in order to open the shop and the shooting of a heedless bullet there occurred a small talk.
Everyone aspired the moment to be his.
The immortal entity was doomed to be transformed into a future for the harmless soul.
He ascended unto Heaven.
Nothing remained but his fragrance.


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1-Sacrifice
Once more, Ms. Fatimah Al-Bar ventures into such a thorny arena of sacrificing the soul for the sake of a noble purpose. Once again we come to live these moments of a soul being elevated unto its eternal habitat. We come this time to find moments of ecstasy being mixed with those of sorrow, apparent sorrow that lets victory creep through its transparent icons.
2-Sanctity
The writer comes to choose such a title which encroaches the nose, the smelling organ in the human body. Fragrance, musk, and nice smell are words that pervade the texture of the story giving an ambiance of a pure atmosphere, a sanctified one, one that gives shelter, when one seeks one.
3-Time
Time is determined to be in between two prayer calls. Which one? It is not stated. However, one can assume that time limit has extinguished. Time is running without the least limit. The bullet was shot after Abdullah had gone out to open the shop. After that the miserable entity was transformed into an immortal future for such a pacific soul.
4-Dramatic Irony
Abdulla got dressed into a bright white apparel. He got ready to be a bridegroom. His sweet fragrance spread everywhere. Dramatic irony insists on playing a role. The white dress came to render the function of the coffin flavored with red spots and musk. Everything goes unto earth.
5-Symbolism
Listening to the prayer call, looking at the bright white apparel everywhere, smelling sweet fragrance of distilled musk anywhere, listening to the crazy sound of heedless bullets, one has to remember the rebellious men here, there, and everywhere, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Abdullah is not the first. He is not the last.