Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The Hijaz is a dry, mountainous landscape in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. It was here that a new movement emerged in the early 600s, one that would change the course of history in the Arabian Peninsula and beyond. #2 The Arabian Peninsula is a landmass in southwestern Asia that has been largely ignored by outsiders. Its dry climate is barely hospitable, even for the nomads who live there. Parched riverbeds run throughout the land, but they are hardly recognizable as rivers. #3 The Arab’s life was based around the harsh environment in which they lived. Due to the desert’s inability to support settled civilization, the Arabs were constantly on the move in search of fertile land for their flocks. #4 The pre-Islamic Arabs were almost exclusively polytheistic. The Arabs believed in the God of Ibrahim and Isma‘il, but they believed he was one among many different gods. They carved idols to represent his attributes.

本作は、過酷な砂漠からいかにして世界を揺るがす文明が芽吹いたのかを鮮烈に描き出します。著者は不毛な大地に生きる遊牧民の魂を、文学的な叙情性をもって紡ぎ出しました。乾いた河床や厳しい気候が人々の信仰をどう形作ったのか。歴史の深層に触れるとき、読者は現代社会の根底にある精神性の源流を目撃することになるでしょう。 多神教から唯一神への転換点に漂う緊張感は、まさに歴史叙事詩の真骨頂です。失われた断片を繋ぎ、忘れ去られた過去に光を当てる本作の試みは、知的好奇心を激しく揺さぶります。知られざるイスラームの真実を紐解く、極上の知的冒険がここにあります。