The Effect of Religion and its Instructions in "The Day the Leader was Killed" by Naguib Mahfouz

Religion and its precious instructions are of special situation in researches. Some authors are affected by religious concepts in their writings; because on one hand they make the story more attractive and on the other hand they are known as the best ways to teach the religion. "The day the leader was killed" by Naguib Mahfouz is one of the stories which has been affected by religious instructions, notions and concepts. He applies these instructions through direct and indirect intertextuality in order to teach them to Muslims and non – Muslims in the best way. The present research attempts to express the effect of religion – especially Holy Quran – on this story and unwrap numerous secrets and meanings of these religious instructions and intertextualities.