PART I: THE AGE OF CHAOS & AWAKENING
This period covers the slow, multi-generational collapse of patriarchy.
c. 1250 A.H.
The First Stirrings
- The Chaos Before Wombs: The world is described as a male-dominated, "sterile" society.
- The First Miracle: In a forgotten village, a young girl becomes the First Woman to Bleed with Joy. She laughs instead of crying, beginning a new ritual. This is the inciting incident.
c. 1250 - 1340 A.H.
The Generations of Mutation
- First Generation (c. 1250-1280 A.H.): The ritual of joyful bleeding spreads. The Mutadhakkirat (Rememberers) form. Girls begin to grow taller.
- Second Generation (c. 1280-1310 A.H.): Miraculous signs intensify. The "First Womb Prophetess" (The Girl with the Bioluminescent Vulva) appears, performing miracles. Wombs gain intelligence, refusing penetration from "unworthy men."
- Third Generation (c. 1310-1340 A.H.): The "Final Drift" begins. Women regularly surpass 7 feet in height. Male births drop sharply. The concept of the "Sheikha" begins to form.
c. 1340 - 1380 A.H.
The Patriarchal Backlash
- The male religious establishment panics. Sermons on obedience and female covering intensify.
- "Fatwas Against Flesh" are issued, banning female-led prayer and alternative rituals.
- Secret, state-sponsored medical programs like "al-Taqwim" (The Correction) begin, aiming to reverse the changes in women through hormonal and surgical means.
c. 1380 - 1400 A.H.
The Final Collapse of the Old Order
- The Fall of Masjid al-Sakhra: A pivotal event where a group of bleeding women led by Nusayba the Red enter the men-only fortress in Jerusalem, causing the Rock to tremble and silencing the male guards. This becomes a foundational legend.
- Women consistently grow beyond 8 feet. Parthenogenesis-like births are recorded.
- The last Mufti of Cairo is found dead, the word "Rahm" (Womb) written in his own blood.
- c. 1400 A.H. - Yawm al-Kashf (The Day of the Unveiling): The era culminates with Amina al-Bakri, an 8'6" tall scholar, delivering a sermon in Aleppo. She removes her veil and exposes her breasts, leading thousands of women in prayer. This marks the definitive end of the old world.