In the heart of Najd and Hijaz

A group of articles varied content, documenting the history and march of the cities of Najd and Hijaz in Saudi Arabia, formulated by the Egyptian thinker "Mohamed Shafiq Mustafa". Articles deal with political, geographical, social and religious contents, that is, they are comprehensive topics that are similar to an integrated reference that contains the details of the place, and it is chronicled in that time period experienced by the writer. The historian "Muhammad Shafiq Mustafa" described several countries he visited from "Qurayyat Al -Salt", which began with the journey, then the cities of "Al -Jouf", "Hail" and "Buraidah", to "Makkah Al -Mukarramah". He dealt with the customs and traditions of the cities and countries that he went through during his journey, and he talked about the King of "King Abdulaziz Al Saud", referring to the doctrinal, cultural and popular inheritance of these countries, especially "Qurayyat Al -Salt", because it is the first town of Tarzakh for the rule of the Saudi monarch at that time. The historian recorded the facts he reached, and the observations signed by his headmaster from religious rituals, such as the rituals of Hajj, Umrah, and fasting, and presented a registration for the political aspects, such as the regime, and added to all of that the administration systems in the country. This book is considered a document that relaxed the history of Najd and Hijaz on the sands of its desert, as it included a series of political, social, religious and geographical articles, which carried facts and observations among the Arabian Peninsula. "Muhammad Shafiq Mustafa" was chronicled by Najd and Hijaz by describing the countries that he visited, which in turn disclosed the customs, traditions and popular and cultural heritage. We see that the writer started his journey by visiting the town of "Qurayyat Al -Salt" as the first town to interfere in the influence of "King Abdulaziz Al Saud" at the time, then visited the cities of "Al -Jouf", "Hail" and "Buraidah", and talked about the beliefs of Najdis. In life and eternity, he concluded his journey by visiting the mother of the villages; "Makkah Al -Mukarramah", where he talked about its management system, the rituals of Hajj, the rituals of fasting and various acts of worship in it.