The book narrates political events, battles, and social and administrative details experienced by the author himself or conveyed through notable figures of that era. In some editions, it is also known as "Past and Present of Hejaz." It serves as a significant historical document chronicling the region of Hejaz during the late Ottoman era, the rule of Sharif Hussein bin Ali and his son King Ali (the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz), up to the brink of the Saudi era.