Umm Kulthoum (1904-1975) was the most gifted and popular Arab singer of the 20th century.
Her father was an imam and she began her singing career as a child, chanting the Qur'an (disguised as a boy). Later, after moving to Cairo, she met the famous poet Ahmed Rami who wrote a total of 137 songs for her.
Her songs are mostly about love, longing, and loss, delivered in an almost operatic style. In her concerts, a single song might continue for several hours, depending on how the audience responded. Sometimes she would repeat the same line over and over again, with subtle variations.
An indication of her huge popularity is that an estimated crowd of more than four million(!) attended her funeral - one of the largest public gatherings in history. She is still revered in Egypt today and her songs remain as popular as ever.
Om (or Oum, Omm, Omme, Oom, Um, Umm) Kalsoum (or Kalsum, Kaltsoum, Kalthoum, Kalthum, Kalthoom, Khalsoum, Khalsum, Khalthoum, Khalthum, Kaltoum, Kolsoum, Kolsum, Kolthoum, Kolthum, Kolthom, Koolsum, Koulsoum, Koulsoun, Koulthoum, Kultum, Kulthum, Kulthume, Kelthoom, etc.) - "Wa daret alayyam" (And the days have gone by)
Then Jesus will turn to those on His left hand and say, "Depart from me because I was hungry and you did not
feed me, I was thirsty and you did not give me to drink, I was sick and you did not visit me." These will ask
Him, "When did we see You hungry, or thirsty or sick and did not come to Your help?" And Jesus will answer
them, "Whatever you neglected to do unto one of these least of these, you neglected to do unto Me!"
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