Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf

Author's name: Jurji Zaydan Publisher's name: Tanmeya Library for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2025 Literary classification: Biographies and Memoirs Book summary: Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf, that personality whose fame reached the horizons, to the point of being a proverb in brutality, as Al-Hajjaj had positions and actions that history still remembers. Jurji Zaydan attempts through this story to chronicle the most important events that accompanied Al-Hajjaj's life journey, including the siege of Mecca during Abdullah bin Zubayr's reign, its conquest, and his killing, which led to the caliphate of Abdul Malik bin Marwan, describing through narratives scenes of Mecca and Medina.