A NOVEL BY MUNIR IDILBI

Doctor Faust in the Court
of Heaven

A soul on trial.
A faith in question.

A journey beyond certainty, where the courage to question may cost everything.

Read a preview · 3 chapters

SUSPENSE · FAITH · THE HUMAN SOUL · FICTION NOVELSCROLL TO DISCOVER

01 / THE STORY

BEYOND BELIEF

What if the beliefs you trusted
to save your soul became
the evidence against you?

He came to silence a priest.
Instead, he heard a story
that could change everything.

Tomas Turner enters the mountains of California with a rifle and a mission: kill Father John Horner. But when the priest saves his life, Tomas finds himself listening to the man he came to silence.

Father Horner has witnessed the trial of Doctor Faust. Before the court of heaven, Faust must defend his faith with his soul hanging in the balance. Religious authorities bring their accusations. Figures from biblical history are summoned to testify. And the Devil knows how to turn the words of scripture against him.

In the mountain cabin, the priest’s account unfolds as danger draws closer. Someone is determined that his testimony will never reach the world.

02 / ENTER THE WORLD

EARTH. HEAVEN. EVERYTHING BETWEEN.

One testimony.
Worlds apart.

From a remote mountain refuge to a court beyond the living. Follow the places where the story unfolds.

Tomas Turner walking through a snow-covered forest toward distant mountains

THE STRANGER IN THE FOREST

THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA

A mission.
An unexpected mercy.

A rifle, a remote cabin and a man sent to kill. When Father Horner saves Tomas Turner’s life, the encounter opens the door to a testimony that was meant to disappear.

Where danger meets doubt.

THE LIVES IN THE BALANCE

Witness.
Accused.
Adversary.

Every voice changes the meaning
of the testimony.

01Doctor FaustTHE ACCUSED

Called before the court of heaven, Faust must defend his faith. Every answer could become grounds for condemnation.

02Father John HornerTHE WITNESS

The priest has witnessed Faust’s trial. His account makes him a target, yet he saves the life of the man who has come to silence him.

03Tomas TurnerTHE STRANGER

He enters the California mountains with a rifle and a mission. An unexpected act of mercy makes him listen to the man he was sent to kill.

04MephistophelesTHE DEVIL · THE ADVERSARY

Before the heavenly court, Mephistopheles—the Devil—knows how to turn the words of scripture against Faust. The beliefs held as a defence become part of the accusation.

03 / THE ILLUSTRATED WORLD

SELECTED CHAPTER ART

Between darkness
and revelation.

A glimpse into the novel,
one painted moment at a time.

Select an artwork to see it in full.

The prologue open-book spread, with the original papal palace illustration on the left and the prologue text on the right

04 / ENTER THE NOVEL

A story to enter.
A question to carry.

Suspense and spiritual confrontation meet in a novel about the courage to question—and the consequences of believing.

Read a preview · 3 chapters

05 / THE AUTHOR

MUNIR IDILBI

A LIFETIME DEVOTED TO TRUTH AND UNDERSTANDING

Munir Idilbi

Munir Idilbi (1949–2025) was a Syrian author, educator and researcher whose work explored faith, truth and the courage to question. Born in Damascus, he wrote in Arabic and English, bringing together literary imagination and a lifelong commitment to intellectual inquiry. In Doctor Faust in the Court of Heaven, these interests unfold through a story of spiritual confrontation and suspense, inviting readers to reflect on belief, conscience and the search for truth.

THE QUESTION THAT REMAINS

When the verdict comes,
how certain will you be
of your own?

Return to the beginning

06 / PUBLISHING INQUIRIES

Contact Us

Doctor Faust in the Court of Heaven is an unpublished novel. We welcome inquiries from publishers interested in bringing this story to readers.

info@muniridilbi.com

Doctor Faust in the Courtof Heaven

What if the beliefs you trusted to save your soul became the evidence against you?

One testimony.Worlds apart.

A mission.An unexpected mercy.

Witness. Accused. Adversary.

Between darknessand revelation.

A story to enter.A question to carry.