*Could you ever love a broken person?* "I understand that you're broken," he said as he lifted her chin so she stared directly into his eyes. "But I want you to understand that it is my job to restore the happiness you lost. I am your husband now, Afrah. And it is my responsibility to make you happy. So that is my mission from now until the end of time." Afrah stared down at her hands, feeling as though her soul was being wrenched from her body. She couldn't look him in the eye. Not after what she had gone through. Not when she still saw the devil in his eyes. * It is said that the most painful wounds leave the deepest scars. No one could attest to that more than Afrah Aminu. For eleven years she's kept a secret to herself, knowing that she might never be able to tell anyone. Not that she wanted to. But now, with the sudden arrival of a strange man in her life, she finds herself thrown into the terrifying situation of having to relive it all. As he tears down each and every wall she has set up around her heart, the memories of that haunting night come crashing in waves. Will she be able to survive it? Or will she be crushed underneath its weight?

🌟 First place in the 2020 Coastal Awards for Short stories. Based on a true story of a 7 yrs old boy burnt to death for stealing a handful of garri (cassava flakes)

Notes of Tafseer Sûrah Al-Kahf, taught by Dr. 'Isam Al'Uwayd from Ibn Saud University.

"Deah=light, Yusor=easiness, Razan=straight (مستقيم). It is no coincidence that Allah SWT (God) chose the three that literally describe the path to Jennah (paradise)" - Layla Barakat (Mother of Deah Barakat) The three left the world, were shot dead by an atheist, but they left behind a legacy. They are our inspiration.They are our heroes.They are the three winners❤

In a community where the Muslims have diverted far from the path of Islam there lived a minority who feared Allah with all their heart. When disaster strikes and a little boy is left orphaned no one wants to take him in being the son of a criminal. The people treat him unfairly and thus he begins to cause trouble developing a behavioral problem. Is there anyone left in the community to love the lonely orphan child? ♡..........♡ A little girl from behind the curtain watches with curiosity as she watches a little boy cry in the dark and instantly she walks up to him.