Muslim Love

Love’s Pen Answering Zionism: A Journey of Faith, Compassion, and Unity Discover the profound connection between faith, compassion, and humanity in "Love's Pen Answering Zionism", an eye-opening exploration into the power of love and dialogue to bridge divides. This book lovingly extends a hand to Zionists, inviting them to reconnect with the true spirit of the Abrahamic tradition and to embrace a path of inclusivity, humility, and spiritual connection. A Thoughtful Invitation "Love's Pen Answering Zionism" is a heartfelt appeal to understand the blessings of Greater Israel through a new ...

A love as fierce as the desert sun. A passion as untamed as the shifting sands. Omar Al-Sahiri has spent years building his life in Dubai, far removed from the traditions of his past. But when a high-profile architectural project forces him to return to his family’s ancestral land, he is confronted with more than just the unforgiving desert—he is confronted with himself. Jamil Al-Fahim was born of the dunes, a man as rugged and unyielding as the desert itself. As Omar’s appointed guide, Jamil is duty-bound to lead him safely through the vast, merciless landscape. But what neither of ...

He waited decades to find someone like her. Now, he must have her! Growing up, Brandon was an observant Muslim. In law school, he focused on his education and career. Having built a firm filled with wealthy clients, he is now looking for someone with whom he can share his success. It’s not easy. Hawwah Did everything right in her life, except marrying the wrong man. Now she is constantly on the run, afraid that her abusive ex will catch up to her. Brandon falls deeply for Hawwah, releasing years of pent-up desire. He must have her, but what price will he pay to be with her? Will he be ...

In this timely book, Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author, soul-care mentor, and RTT therapy practitioner, draws on her personal, spiritual, and professional experience to offer advice to Muslim women embarking on marriage or hoping for this soul companionship, whether for the first time or after divorce. She also shares details of her own marriage contract, which she has prepared for herself and her daughter. Topics include acknowledging your own emotional wounding before marriage, recognizing red flags in yourself, being honest about incompatibility, understanding the power of ...

From the author of the internationally acclaimed novel If I Should Speak comes the anxiously awaited sequel. In this deft second book, Umm Zakiyyah again takes us through the lives of Tamika and those who brush her life. Now Muslim, Tamika must face her Christian mother who instilled in her a love for Christ and made church the heartbeat of the family. Torn between her dedication to Islam, the longing of her soul, and her mother, the longing of her heart--her "lifeline," Tamika struggles to find peace somewhere in between. But she finds that something must give. A story of faith, ...

Because Allah Tests Those He Loves: Strengthening Faith, Patience, and Gratitude for Muslims 🌟 Discover the Wisdom and Mercy in Life’s Trials Are you seeking to deepen your faith and find strength in the face of life’s challenges? "Because Allah Tests Those He Loves" offers a profound journey through the teachings of Islam, illustrating how trials are not just obstacles but divine opportunities for growth, patience, and unwavering faith. 📚 Why Read This Book? In this inspirational guide, you will find: 🌱 Practical Steps to Strengthen Faith: Learn how to enhance your iman (faith...

This three-book edition of His Other Wife—Umm Zakiyyah’s popular online series turned novel—is a story about love and betrayal, faith and personal crisis, and withstanding deep emotional wounds. Jacob is a successful businessman and college professor, and his wife Deanna is a renowned marriage counselor and author. Together they are their Muslim community’s power couple. Aliyah is Deanna’s recently divorced best friend who has just accepted a position at the college where Jacob works—and who is the unwilling recipient of Deanna’s constant unsolicited relationship advice, ...

She was unlocking the door of her room when he stealthily approached her and tapped on her shoulder. “Hello.” "AHH!" She abruptly pivoted towards him, letting out a loud scream with her hand on her chest. “What the hell!” “Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” Breathlessly, she glared at him. “Your ability to emerge in places unexpectedly and quietly is remarkable. Are you human or apparition?” “Is your heart one of the places you were talking about?” He said wiggling his brows while his eyes sparkled with playfulness. The sparkle in his eyes was so alluring, she ...

In the fiction SHIKARAS IN THE RAIN, Cyril Mukalel uses characters’ similarities in spite of their cultural differences to explore what it is to be human. The images, fragrances, and sounds of Kashmir in the 1990s give texture and realism to the story of Saraswati, a Kashmiri Hindu girl. A burka abruptly replaces her innocence and childhood, when a group of Islamic terrorists infiltrate Kashmir from Pakistan and abduct her while she is on her way home from school. Her ill-fated circumstance couldn’t be predicted by the events incited when a daring and carefree young Indian soldier falls...

Janna Yusuf is so excited for the weekend: her brother Muhammad’s getting married, and she’s reuniting with her mom, whom she’s missed the whole summer. And Nuah’s arriving for the weekend too. Sweet, constant Nuah. The last time she saw him, Janna wasn’t ready to reciprocate his feelings for her. But things are different now. She’s finished high school, ready for college…and ready for Nuah. It’s time for Janna’s (carefully planned) summer of love to begin - starting right at the wedding.

Alicia Erian's characters are brave, disarming, affectionate, and deeply flawed. They inhabit the not-so-very-wide space between a good intention and a bad outcome. The Brutal Language of Love challenges traditional notions of right and wrong with what has become Erian's signature—an achingly stylish humor and a deep understanding of the brutal truth about human nature. These surprising, provocative, and deeply resonant stories marked the emergence of a major talent.

Every book in this series tells you a real story. In fact, these stories are more wondrous than any you'd ever find in fairy tales. Why? Simply because they are true historical events, and not mere imagination. The stories have been selected and written with great care into a delicious blend of literary fun and tarbiyah.

Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson set out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized Abu Dhabi, he sets out to lunch in Taliban territory in Afghanistan, travels under the watchful eye of Aleppo's secret police, risks shipwreck en route to Somalia, investigates Yazidi beliefs in a sacred cave, cliff-dives in Oman, celebrates New Year's Eve in Tahrir Square, and, at every turn, discovers a place that matches not at all with its reputation.

When recently divorced Muslim mother Zeenat books a five-day safari in South Africa's wilderness, she's seeking an escape from her carefully ordered life—not a whirlwind romance with her ruggedly handsome Afrikaner guide, Andries. But fate has other plans. Their cautious attraction explodes into desperate survival when a bull elephant in musth attacks their camp. As dawn breaks over the African bush, Zeenat must find courage she never knew she had: performing emergency medical procedures, handling a high-powered rifle, and facing down one of nature's most dangerous creatures. All while ...

In this 4th Anniversary Edition of I’m Divorced Now, Umm Zakiyyah offers what she calls “a positive reframe of life and soul” as she looks at the dissolution of her marriage four years ago through the lens of embracing soul-nourishing solitude instead of heartbreak and healing. With an added Prologue and Epilogue to capture this new positive outlook on her life today, we are blessed to see the beginning of her healing journey as laying the path to a life of gratitude and joy. On August 30, 2020, internationally acclaimed author and speaker, Umm Zakiyyah, parted from her second soul ...

In this novel, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, A Voice, and Footsteps introduces us to the heart, mind, and life of Renee Morris, the narrator of this reflective tale. Told in three parts, Renee's story tells of a stringent childhood in her father's church and her ultimate submission to the religion of her nature in young adulthood. As Renee embraces Islam wholeheartedly, the spiritual tranquility of her initial conversion begins to wane as she faces the often painful realities of navigating the terrains of the Muslim experience itself. At times humorous and at times ...

SHORTLISTED FOR 2021 READER'S FAVORITE AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION Set against the backdrop of the global turmoil of World War I, Chowdhury delivers a compelling narrative through the perspective of Firoze Hazari, a young Oxford-educated Indian. Despite familial expectations to engage in the family business in India, Hazari chooses to forge his own path by embracing new ideas and concepts in London, striving to leave a personal imprint. This endeavor to honor this decision unfolds amidst a society rife with discrimination, betrayal and hardships, as he navigates through tumultuous ...

The hilarious and pubescent debut book from your favourite British Muslim comedian (that's Tez Ilyas, by the way). You may know and love Tez from his stand-up comedy, his role as Eight in Man Like Mobeen, his Radio 4 series TEZ Talks, or panel shows such as Mock the Week and The Last Leg. Where you won't know him from is 1997, when he was 13¾. (But now you will—because that's what the book is about.) In this suitably dramatic rollercoaster of a teenage memoir, Tez takes us back to where it all began.

BOOK 1 A TOWN IN AFRICA A town in Africa. Forgotten by the world or a just old news! The United Nations unable or unwilling to interfere? Mohammed Khan had resigned himself to his fate. He had come to help his father’s people and fallen in love. He had married and had a child. Their death by government forces had questioned his faith; but not his resolve to continue the Tribe’s fight for Independence. The Town he was now in was surrounded and cut off from the rest of the world. It was only a matter of time before it was obliterated and wiped from the map. The Private Jet approaching the...

It’s 2003. It’s been several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq and the political world has evolved. Shadi, who wears a hijab, a visible allegiance to Islam, keeps her head down. Hate crimes are spiking. Undercover FBI agents are infiltrating mosques and interrogating members of the congregation, and the local Muslim community is beginning to fracture. Shadi hears the arguments between families about what it means to be Muslim, about what they should be doing and saying as a community, but she does not engage.