Finally Published: Bringing the Hijrah Books Into the World

The Hijrah route in comparison to the regular caravan route at the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

For a long time, these books existed only on my computer. They were drafts, notes, rewritten chapters, half-finished ideas, images waiting to be adjusted, sources waiting to be checked, and pages that I kept telling myself were almost finished. And then, somehow, they became books. This week, alhamdulillah, I finally published my Hijrah series on … Read more

Behind the Scenes of a Book Launch

An early version of the book cover for The Hijrah: The Journey That Changed History

People usually see a book when it is finished. They see the cover, read the description, and perhaps watch a short announcement video. What they do not see is everything that has happened before that moment. As I prepare to publish The Hijrah: The Journey That Changed History on 14 August, I have been thinking … Read more

How Might a Young Muslim Reader Experience The Hijrah Reflection Journal?

Front cover of The Hijrah Reflection Journal for those who want to write about the lessons of the Hijrah in their own lives

When I was developing The Hijrah Reflection Journal, I tried to write with a younger Muslim woman in mind, perhaps in her twenties, who knows the foundations of Islam but is searching for greater direction, steadiness, and meaning in her life. Would the journal speak to her actual concerns? Would it feel relevant to the … Read more