Prince of Knights (A Muslim's Love Story)

A cold, gentle wind swept through the graveyard, rustling dry bushes against old headstones. Overhead, gray clouds occasionally cast shadows as they drifted past the sun. The wind traveled over a large mountain, pausing to gaze at the tents of the Al Rashideen tribe spread across the desert plain.

Raghad, a young woman of the tribe, stepped out of her father’s tent, a red shawl covering her hair. She smiled, picking up a lamb that gamboled towards her before releasing it near the well. The morning felt unusually tranquil.

Suddenly, desperate screams pierced the air. Raghad dropped her clay pot, fear gripping her. Men on horseback, carrying red flags and long swords, were invading her peaceful tribe. Sand rose as more horses arrived. “Gather the women and children at once!” a familiar voice, her brother Badr’s, yelled from a distance.

Bewildered and afraid, Raghad darted towards her father’s tent, pushing through the panicked crowd. She had to find Sheikh Faisal and understand what was happening.