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I Almost Left Islam: How I Reclaimed My Faith
Contributor(s): Zakiyyah, Umm (Author)
ISBN: 1942985126     ISBN-13: 9781942985129
Publisher: Al-Walaa Publications
OUR PRICE:   $10.44  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Spirituality
- Body, Mind & Spirit | Celtic Spirituality
- Self-help | Abuse
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.32 lbs) 92 pages
Themes:
- Topical - New Age
 
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Your mind, life, and soul are not your own, she was told. Obey scholars because they know Islam better than you. And stay away from "doubtful matters." This is what it means to be a good Muslim. If she disagreed with anything she was being taught, she was confronted with "Who do you think you are?"

So year after year, she sacrificed "for the sake of Allah" giving up one thing after the other until she felt exhausted, confused, and unable to be Muslim.

In this powerful book, Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, His Other Wife, and Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You discusses how she fought to hold on to her faith when she felt like letting go. In sharing her spiritual struggles during this difficult period, she presents ten problems followed by the solutions she implemented to reclaim her faith.

Contributor Bio(s): Zakiyyah, Umm: - Umm Zakiyyah is the bestselling author of the novels If I Should Speak trilogy, Muslim Girl, and His Other Wife; and the self-help book for religious survivors of abuse Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You. She writes about the interfaith struggles of Muslims and Christians and the intercultural, spiritual, and moral struggles of Muslims in America. Her work has earned praise from writers, professors, and filmmakers and has been translated into multiple languages. Umm Zakiyyah holds a BA in elementary education and an MA in English language learning. She studied Arabic, Qur'an, Islamic sciences, 'aqeedah, and tafseer in America, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia for more than fifteen years. She currently teaches tajweed (rules of reciting Qur'an) and tafseer in Baltimore, Maryland.