There are some things you just don't get over. No matter how hard you try, some memories just don't fade away. Even if the edges are hazy, the feelings resurface inside you every time a particular person crosses your mind. Laeeq Abdullah had one such feeling wrapped in barbed wire and pushed inside his heart. For him, every big disaster he's had was a result of love. Then again, like the poets say - "how is the heart not brave, when after shattering a million times, it mends itself and walks ahead?" Leila Muhammad had everything a content muslimah could wish for - except perhaps love. Being the bookworm that she is, she's had enough exposure to know the difference between halaal and haraam. But would her heart be willing to sacrifice itself for someone like Laeeq? Someone who - despite having the best of manners - has been battered in the battlefield of love? After all, it takes a long voyage within qalbs to understand the depths of a situation - which is exactly what this story will do.

No matter how close you are to them, there are certain things you just don't say. No matter how lonely you feel, there are certain people you just don't befriend. No matter how much you've fallen, there's always a guy you shouldn't give your heart to... Sadly for me, I learnt the last one only after I had gotten my heart broken. They say that you shouldn't look down upon anyone, or you will be put in their situation and made to experience the crisis. When I was fourteen, I had rolled my eyes at a girl who was sobbing histerically over a guy who liked her best friend. And I was probably paying the price for that now. However, I was trying my best to fit my feet in the shoes I had been given. I was trying and I was managing just fine. What I didn't need was a trouble maker who entered my life without permission. The guy who claimed to be bowled over by me, the one with a broken heart. Little did he know, I had entrusted myself to Al Malik, The Owner of me and my heart. And if he had to reach me, he had to do so by pleasing Allah. Which wasn't possible for a guy like him. Or so I thought.

She knew that her work wouldn't let her rest, Was aware that every day would be a test. It was her passion though, to see the last smiles, Although they haunted her for the longest of times. He was a wonder in this world, Possessed a heart of gold. His heart bled for every atrocity the ummah faced, His Soul shook every time an innocent was shot dead. She couldn't believe that he was hers, And he was on a mission to never see her in tears. She remembered this when a cry escaped its cage, And knew that he would love her even after his last breath.

Houssam Shaykh is living the dream. He is a big sought after basketball star who has his pick of teams, is recognized wherever he goes, makes millions per game, and gets to play his favorite sport for a living. He is even being called the 'Muslim Michael Jordan'. But he has a void that he can't seem to fill, no matter how many screaming fans chant his name. When he goes back home after a long season and decides to throw himself into volunteer work, will he find a shot at finding what he's seeking? Hana Ismail sees life through the lens of her camera. She loves to create memories for others to hold dear, but often wishes that she gets to experience them for herself. When she gets chosen to start a Masjid newspaper, and ends up doing a profile on none other than their very own celebrity, will she have a shot at her own happiness?

Junaina Ali. Muslim by name, anything but by actions. Living a life with everything she could possibly want in Dubai. Absent parents, not the nicest group of friends and being old enough to wander around without being questioned. What more could a girl like her need? Just, a slap back to reality. And a revelation of Light upon Light.

#1 in TwistedLife. #1 in ForgottenPast #2 in Muslims. #2 in duaa #2 in Qadr #4 in haraam #5 in Hopes. I believed, This world is merely a test of strives. I trusted, Finding and falling in love... ... with anything attached to this universe ...would give me a string of heartache. For I felt, Nothing is meant to be forever in this mere world. Nothing. Then you came along. You came like a prince on your horse To sweep your long lost princess away. You brought back all my forgotten fantasies to reality To show me, It was just as fine as to have faith in those dreams. You came to shelter me in your arms, Shadowing me away from this world. You made me believe, This world is not always just about the pain of struggles. You reminded me, To not fall in love with anything that is not permanent. This world is not permanent, You are in this world. You are not permanent too. Again, you made me known, In your own way, You are not meant to be merely existed in this world. You are always supposed to be my forever, Forever in my breath, Forever in my heart, Forever in Jannah. Assallaamu alaikum everyone :) This book is my first attempt at writing. I hope you guys will support me throughout this journey. I will really appreciate it. And this book is open to all. Anyone can read this book and give your views. Non Muslims are always welcome to read. {Detailed blurb and description inside}