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septemberheartflakes's review against another edition
4.0
I had never read a piece of writing that addresses honest as vulnerable and genuine as this one. Asma constantly reminds herself (and us) that despite acknowledging the weakness, the fact that nothing happens without purpose and that pain is not supposed to hollow us but to strengthen us is also important. I was on the verge of tears every time she wrote about her husband Amr. This was not a book to preach about patience, just to show an example of a woman who firmly believed that trauma and pain was to be used as a tool. There were analogies, metaphors, perspectives woven together.
It's just... beautiful. I don't think only people who had lost a loved one could relate to this book. It is for everyone, as long as you are human and you feel pain.
May Allah ease all our affairs.
It's just... beautiful. I don't think only people who had lost a loved one could relate to this book. It is for everyone, as long as you are human and you feel pain.
May Allah ease all our affairs.
bookishconnections's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I can’t say anything more than thank you to Asmaa for sharing her personal essays with us in this collection and helping the imperfect believer such as myself to connect with her journey and inspire my own.
A must read.
A must read.
totesintobooks's review
5.0
l was going through something and I was moved to pick this book up. Ever since then, I was engrossed and completed it within days! It’s a continuation of “A Temporary Gift”. After losing her husband, the author went for hajj and sought healing through her connection with Allah.
“Instead of trying to overcome pain, what if we accepted every emotion that came our way? What if we stopped asking, “How does one overcome grief?” and instead asked, “How does one grow and thrive in grief?””
There’s numerous reminders from the Qur’an, the sayings from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the stories of the Prophets AS and the people of the past to strengthen our faith and truly, grow through what we go through.
Needless to say, this book is a treasure and one I’d re-read again so I can internalise the wisdoms and use them as a means to go through my own set of difficulties in life.
“When my life isn’t going perfectly, I remind myself that it’s not supposed to. I’m supposed to have tests. I’m going to lose people I love and money I’ve earned. I’ll get sick or become heartbroken. All that shouldn’t take me away from Allah—it should bring me closer to understanding that having a perfect life isn’t my purpose on this earth. Perfection is my reward with Allah in the hereafter.”
I tagged so many pages! MashaAllah! 5/5⭐️
“Instead of trying to overcome pain, what if we accepted every emotion that came our way? What if we stopped asking, “How does one overcome grief?” and instead asked, “How does one grow and thrive in grief?””
There’s numerous reminders from the Qur’an, the sayings from Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, the stories of the Prophets AS and the people of the past to strengthen our faith and truly, grow through what we go through.
Needless to say, this book is a treasure and one I’d re-read again so I can internalise the wisdoms and use them as a means to go through my own set of difficulties in life.
“When my life isn’t going perfectly, I remind myself that it’s not supposed to. I’m supposed to have tests. I’m going to lose people I love and money I’ve earned. I’ll get sick or become heartbroken. All that shouldn’t take me away from Allah—it should bring me closer to understanding that having a perfect life isn’t my purpose on this earth. Perfection is my reward with Allah in the hereafter.”
I tagged so many pages! MashaAllah! 5/5⭐️
cityofstarlight's review
5.0
given to me as a gift by nafiza <3 full review/thoughts to come soon insha'Allah
septemberheartflakes's review
4.0
I had never read a piece of writing that addresses honest as vulnerable and genuine as this one. Asma constantly reminds herself (and us) that despite acknowledging the weakness, the fact that nothing happens without purpose and that pain is not supposed to hollow us but to strengthen us is also important. I was on the verge of tears every time she wrote about her husband Amr. This was not a book to preach about patience, just to show an example of a woman who firmly believed that trauma and pain was to be used as a tool. There were analogies, metaphors, perspectives woven together.
It's just... beautiful. I don't think only people who had lost a loved one could relate to this book. It is for everyone, as long as you are human and you feel pain.
May Allah ease all our affairs.
It's just... beautiful. I don't think only people who had lost a loved one could relate to this book. It is for everyone, as long as you are human and you feel pain.
May Allah ease all our affairs.
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