Muslim Love

American-born 17-year-old Maya Aziz is torn between worlds. There's the proper one her parents expect for their good Indian daughter: attending a college close to their suburban Chicago home and being paired off with an older Muslim boy who's "suitable" to her mother. And then there is the world of her dreams: going to film school and living in New York City - and maybe, just maybe, pursuing a boy she's known from afar her entire life who's suddenly falling into her orbit at school.

Many Christians have no idea that Muslims unquestionably love Jesus and his mother, Mary, and Islam holds them in the highest esteem. In fact, Jesus is mentioned in fifteen chapters of the Qur’ān, and more verses in the Qur’ān mention Mary than in the New Testament. While Christians may address Jesus simply as “Jesus,” Muslims almost always use an honorific phrase, ‘unto him be peace,’ after his name. So, what’s behind the Muslim love and reverence for Jesus (‘Ēsa in Arabic) and Mary (Maryam)? This book sets out to answer this vital question while comparing the Jesus of ...

In 2013, Ayaz Virji left a comfortable job at an East Coast hospital and moved to a town of 1,400 in Minnesota, feeling called to address the shortage of doctors in rural America. But in 2016, this decision was tested when the reliably blue, working-class county swung for Donald Trump. Virji watched in horror as his children faced anti-Muslim remarks at school and some of his most loyal patients began questioning whether he belonged in the community. Virji wanted out. But in 2017, a local pastor invited him to speak at her church....

When Huda meets Hadi, the boy she will ultimately marry, she is six years old. Both are the American-born children of Iraqi immigrants, who grew up on opposite ends of California. Hadi considers Huda his childhood sweetheart, the first and only girl he's ever loved, but Huda needs proof that she is more than just the girl Hadi's mother has chosen for her son. She wants what the American girls have - the entertainment culture's almost singular tale of chance meetings, defying the odds, and falling in love.

STEAMY SHEIKH ROMANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE. How does Wendy Williams get from her waitressing job in smalltown Wisconsin to here: Sheikh Zahain rose to full height as he spoke. “Yes, this will have to be settled out of court. Settled in my Sheikdom of Farrar. It is the only option for you.” “The only option . . .” Wendy said slowly, the words catching in her throat. “So what is this, blackmail? Coercion?” And then TO HERE(!): “You heard me, Wendy,” Sheikh Zahain growled in her ear as Wendy felt his hands slide along her hips and sides, caressing her...

Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents' expectations, but lately she's finding that impossible to do. She rolls her eyes when they blatantly favor her brother and saves her crop tops and makeup for parties her parents don't know about. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life in Seattle and her new life at Caltech. But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Ariana, all of Rukhsana's plans fall apart.

Miraculous Movement recounts an amazing change taking place within Muslim communities where the truth of Jesus Christ is turning around the lives of many thousands of Muslims from more than 20 people groups. Discover through the sometimes humorous, often sobering, but always enlightening and encouraging true stories how imams, sheikhs, and entire mosques are forsaking Islam and embracing Christ.

Christian: Christ Is Our Savior, Have You Been Saved By Jesus? Muslim: We Love Jesus Ten Times More than Christians, Islam Teaches Unconditional Love For Jesus Christ. Whereas Modern Christianity Obliviously, Selfishly, and Impulsively Teaches Hate Towards the Original Jesus Christ. The Ten Ways Muslims Love Jesus More Compared to Christians Forsaking Christ are: 1) Islam Teaches Jesus Was Not Murdered, Christians Need Jesus to have been Killed Like a Guilty Criminal Needing Someone Innocent to Take Their Crime. Muslims Love Jesus so we Accept Our Own Sins and Don’t Teach Murdering ...

It's the story of Dua Sikandar and Zaviyaar Abaan...two different people with the same problems who landed with each other in an arrangement, precisely, a contract marriage. It's the story of their journey from strangers to soulmates. Dive into this story and travel along...

Step by Step Methodology for Creating Alternative Teaching Material to counter hate and build Love between Muslims and non-Muslims. More than a Dozen Islamic Examples are detailed, describing the process of creativity for the projects and how to the message of loving Islam can be spread to Millions. The time proven process of communicating with Jews and Christians to teach Islam is listed with references from the Quran and Bible, providing quotes from Jesus, Muhammad, and Moses A wide Array of Topics that are obstacles to dialog between the three Abrahamic Faiths such as Terrorism, Trinity,...

This desert rose has thorns... Dr. Michelle Granger isn't known to suffer fools. She was first in her class in med school, and she'd barely finished her rotations before she was on a plane to a clinic in war-torn Sanaar. The people there need her. If she's forced to appeal to the rude and arrogant Sheikh Amir al Abbas for protection, she'll just have to swallow her pride and ask for his help. When the handsome Sheikh flies into a rage after a petty misunderstanding, Michelle is willing to do whatever it takes to prove her devotion to her cause, even if that means risking her own neck. ......

Romance, dating, sex and - Muslim women? In this groundbreaking collection, 25 American Muslim writers sweep aside stereotypes to share their search for love openly for the first time, showing just how varied the search for love can be - from singles' events and online dating, to college flirtations and arranged marriages, all with a uniquely Muslim twist. These compelling stories of love and romance create an irresistible balance of heart-warming and tantalizing, always revealing and deeply relatable.

"Victoria" grew up in Pakistan as a Christian. As a minority in a Muslim country, she was called "paleed", "despicable", by the other children. Twice she almost died for her faith. But this is not a story of anger and hate, but love and forgiveness. How could a person who experienced persecution come to forgive and love her persecutors? God is able to use the most unpretentious, unassuming human being to make his love known. "Victoria" is proof of that. There is a Study Guide for The Despicable Missionary, a six session guide focused on forgiving when forgiveness is hard.

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 ...

As a quirky writer who fell head over heels for her Middle Eastern prince, Farmer offers a personal narrative filled with anecdotes, lessons, and real-life experiences. From the delicate art of Middle Eastern compliments to navigating the nuances of tradition at a big fat wedding, this book isn't just about dating—it's about understanding, adapting, and above all, embracing love in all its complexity.

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 ...

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.

Muslim men are stereotyped as either oversexed Casanovas willing to die for 72 virgins in heaven or controlling, big-bearded husbands ready to rampage at the hint of dishonor. The truth is, there are millions of Muslim men trying to figure out the complicated terrain of love, sex, and relationships just like any other American man. In Salaam, Love, Ayesha Mattu and Nura Maznavi provide a space for American Muslim men to speak openly about their romantic lives, offering frank, funny, and insightful glimpses into their hearts—and bedrooms.

This is the extraordinary account of Amani's journey through adolescence as a Muslim girl, from the Islamophobia she's faced on a daily basis to the website she launched that became a cultural phenomenon to the nation's political climate in the 2016 election cycle with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee. While dispelling the myth that a headscarf makes you a walking target for terrorism, she shares both her own personal accounts and anecdotes from the sisterhood of writers that serve as her editorial team at MuslimGirl.com.

Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine and a charming, handsome fiancé, fellow doctor Joe Sangster. But now the moment she has been dreading has arrived: it is time for her family to meet Joe's firebrand feminist mother. As the two families are drawn closer together, long-held secrets, lies and betrayals unravel on both sides—and Yasmin is forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a 'love marriage' actually means ...