Fury is Born (Book 1 of Hanthalah)

Terms/Characters

*the first two parts are just a reference you can use if something confuses you mid-story. The info can seem overwhelming but you don't need to memorize everything since it's all in the book.*

(Special thanks to TheKaiSong for designing the cover)

ibn: The word is Arabic for 'son'. It can also be used interchangeably with 'bin', but I will only be using the former for simplicity. For example, Hanthalah ibn Ka'ab means Hanthalah son of Ka'b.

bint: The word means 'daughter'. Fatimah bint Muhammad means 'Fatimah daughter of Muhammad'.

Abu/Abi/Aba: The word itself means 'father', and the three variations are used according to the Arabic grammar. I will only be using Abu for simplicity. For example, Abu Bakr means 'The Father of Bakr'.

Umm: The word means 'mother'. Umm Ezra means 'The mother of Ezra'.

Banu/Bani: It is a term used to refer to a certain tribe or clan. The word itself means the sons/descendants of. For example, the Arabic word for mankind is 'bani Adam', which means the descendants of Adam, who is a prophet and the first human in Islamic theology. I will only be using 'banu' for simplicity.

Hijra: The word means migration in Arabic. It is a significant event in Islamic history and is when the Islamic calendar commences. The Hijra is when the Muslims flee their home city of Makkah after years of persecution at the hands of the local pagan tribe, the Quraysh. The Prophet Muhammad is invited to Yathrib by the native tribes, both pagan and Jewish, to settle their age-old disputes that have recently culminated in large scale battles. This is because of Muhammad's reputation for honesty and trustworthiness, traits that were held in high regard in pre-Islamic Arabia. The Muslims who partook in this mass migration were thereon referred to as 'al-muhajireen' (singular 'muhajir'), which means migrant. The natives of Yathrib who converted to Islam are referred to as 'Ansar' (singular 'Ansari'), which means supporter. The event takes place in 622 AD, and is where the story begins.

Banu Quraysh: The Quraysh were the hegemonic tribe of pre-Islamic Arabia. They resided in Makkah.

Banu Aws: They were an Arab pagan tribe that occupied the city of Yathrib. They were typically allied with two Yathribi Jewish tribes - the Banu Nadir and the Banu Qurayza.

Banu Khazraj: They were the other pagan Arab tribe of Yathrib, constantly at the Aws' throats. They were allied with one Yathribi Jewish tribe - the Banu Qaynuqa'.

Banu Nadir: A Jewish tribe native to Yathrib.

Banu Qaynuqa': A Jewish tribe native to Yathrib.

Banu Qurayza: A Jewish tribe native to Yathrib.

Hanthalah ibn Ka'b: Hanthalah is a tribesman of the Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe. They are natives of the city of Yathrib, modern-day Medina. He is the protagonist of this story and it is narrated through his voice as an old man recording a chronicle of his life.