This book contain collection of 22 Short stories 1. 1. The Raid of the Saracens 2. 2. The Mighty Caliphate 3. 3. The Youth of Harun 4. 4. Agrippina on the Tigris 5. 5. An Arabian Night of Kings 6. 6. Harun Ascends to the Throne 7. 7. When a Barmecide Feast Spelled Plenty 8. 8. A Bizzare Triangle 9. 9. The Harem and the Hunt 10. 10. Love Feasts 11. 11. The Triumph of the Black Flags 12. 12. Harun and Charlemagne 13. 13. The Days of Hymen 14. 14. The Scorpions of Calumny 15. 15. The Momentous Pilgrimage to Mecca 16. 16. A Night of Muharram 17. 17. "Only God Knows the Truth" 18. 18. Supreme—and Lonely 19. 19. Islam Against Byzantium 20. 20. "The Rumble of the Distant Drum" 21. 21. The Last Call to the Saddle 22. 22. The Trumpet of Israfil