In the beginning of the twentieth century, an ancient island on the
western seaboard of the Arabian Gulf became very prosperous because
of its mineral resources. As it witnessed a vast development it was
invaded by an army of architects from all over the world who
brought with them many architectural styles. The land though was
not a barren desert as far as architecture was concerned. A group
of local graduates thought that metaphoric architecture had started
there centuries earlier by the great Badia al Zaman after whom the
island was named. On the arrival of his son Saad, now in his old
age, to his birthplace, Jazeerat al Zaman, after his many travels
in Africa, India and China, experiencing many adventures on land,
under water and on the air, and with three marriages behind him,
one from the nation of earth, the other from the nation of water
and the last one from the nation air, he was met by Shiymaa, a
young female architect who was also a TV presenter. Together with
his grandson Saim, also an architect, they listened to and recorded
the old mans stories. These, whether they were real or at times
exaggerated, will make the reader meet, under the water, with
cities, monsters, and houries; on land, with kings and queens,
bandits, underground castles and the world of the enchantress; and
in the air the reader will live in the world of jinn and flying
damsels, and will witness the fight between good and evil and the
marriage between jinn and humans. The two young architects drew
analogies from these stories and created a new architecture, later
to be known as the Jazeerat al Zaman style. In the process of
creating this work they were confronted with the economic and
social changes of their country and the world. This story is about
the birth of a new world where materialistic and religious values
clashed, different cultures intermingled, past and present blended,
myth and reality became indistinguishable, and where in its most
sublime and cheapest expressions love was practiced. When you read
this story you will find yourself in a different world and you wont
know whether you are dreaming or you are awake, but in the end, I
hope, you will become wiser and more knowledgeable and you will
become humble enough to learn even from the birds and animals that
play a great part in this story. Now, finally, from me and Mirsal
the hudhud, we wish you a pleasant time reading this story.
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