This is Book 2 of the series. Book 1 is Fury is Born.
*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.
'Abd: It means slave or servant. It's usually used in names to glorify a deity. 'Abdullah ('Abd Allah) means the slave of Allah. 'Abd al-Rahman means the slave of the Most Merciful.
There were pagan names used to glorify other deities or objects but were banned by Islam ('Abd al-Ka'aba or 'Abd al-'Uzza among others).
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.
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Shadow of Death (Book 2 of Hanthalah)
Historical FictionHanthalah ibn Ka'b's fighting days are over. His is a future of bliss where he grows soft and fat among those he loves, away from the ghosts of Arabia. Or so he believes. After the death of the Prophet, the Arabs have found themselves in an era of...
