This is a historical narrative of great charm and beauty, on the rise of Islam as a humanistic creed, liberating women and men from bondage, and promising the pure of heart that they shall inherit the earth. The author, Taha Hussein, is the so-called 'Doyen of Arabic Letters'. and a master of the grand style. Translated for the first time by the eminent writer-translator M. Enan, The Fulfilled Promise gives a taste of both the way of life in Arabia in the seventh century C.E. and the idiosyncratic, highly nuanced Arabic style of the author.