They deceived you, telling you that a powerful king decided to assemble a massive army and personally lead it on a long and arduous journey, threatening global trade routes, all to destroy the Holy Kaaba, claiming he was "jealous" of the people's pilgrimage and their devotion to it. In reality, Abraha the Abyssinian was merely one link in a chain of power struggles between various forces, and his campaign against Mecca was simply the climax of a dramatic story whose roots extend centuries before Abraha. Each chapter in this book can be read as a self-contained narrative, but you will find that these stories and their scenes quickly converge in your mind, harmoniously intertwining to paint a grand picture of this compelling historical event, encapsulated in the tale of Abraha the Abyssinian.
