Her heart was beating so fast and her stomach ached so bad. She knew this was it, this was her fate being sealed. " Zhulfah Bint Ilyas? " It would be weird to ask the Imam a question like " Hey look. There was a really nice old friend of my dad's pestering me to be his third wife and I didn't want to go to Ogbomosho and his proposal came along and everything kinda rushed from there, so does that mean I was in my sane mind when I said...yes?" Surely some level of insanity meant she wasn't sure, right? Must the question be a yes or no answer? Can't it just be a maybe? Something along the lines of ' maybe I'll marry him 'cuz my heart is kinda telling me to but my brain's answer isn't forthcoming?' Wait...does that even make any sense? " Zhulfah Bint Ilyas? " She hadn't had breakfast but she felt like she downed a whole packet of laxatives with the way her stomach danced weirdly. " Zhulfah... " " Yes! Yes! Yes! I do! I do!" She said a bit too loudly into the mic, and was instantly filled with regret. She heard her best friend chuckle lightly behind her and she wanted nothing more than to give her a good beating. She glanced over at her husband to be in a few minutes, and her face heated up when she caught him smiling amusingly. " I mean", She cleared her throat. " I do...accept him as...as..my husband." " Well, I think I'll have to speed up the event and legalize these two", The Imam joked and the whole congregation burst into laughter. Zhulfah's face warmed up several degrees, and she was so sure her face would be burnt before the end of that day with the way she was blushing to a severe degree. The Imam was still laughing, and she knew it won't look like a joke much longer if she had a scissors to his beard.

"And reminder, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believer" [ Qur'an 51:56 ]

Hayaa: Cling to it. Bathe in it. For it is not the definition of oppression. #2 IN SPIRITUAL IN THE SPICE AWARDS #581 in Spiritual 31/05/17 #559 in Spiritual 01/06/17 #464 in Spiritual 10/06/17 #448 in Spiritual 11/06/17 #429 in spiritual 25/06/17 #272 in Spiritual 27/06/17

If you want to change, if you want to repent, if you want Allah to forgive your sins, if you want paradise. Hasten. Hasten to fasting, Hasten to night prayer, Hasten to Allah's mercy, Hasten to Allah's generosity. We say 'tomorrow I will repent.' 'I will.' "But tomorrow." Allah said in the glorious Qur'an: And do not follow the footsteps of shaitan [2:169] When Satan enters the hellfire he will speak to the people there. He will speak to the guys, girls, women, men that fell into his trap. He will speak to them. He will say: And Satan will say when the matter is concluded, 'Indeed Allah has promised you the promise of Truth. And I promised you, but I Betrayed you. But I had no authority over you except! Except that I invited you, And you RESPONDED to me. So do not blame me, But blame yourselves. I cannot be called to your aid, nor can you be called to my aid. Indeed I deny your association of me (with Allah) before.

B O O K II Continue to raise your status in Jannah and further yourself away from Jahannam. Jahannam is what we do not want to attain so now try your hardest to avoid it by gaining knowledge, learning Hadiths, reading Qur'an and remember "And remind, for the reminder benefits the believer." Learn new things and understand more about Islam. This book isn't only for Muslims, NON-MUSLIMS ARE WELCOME :) ~This book is written ONLY feesabillilah (For the sake of Allah swt)~ I begin reminding myself before I remind you. Forgive me if I appear more religious then I actually am. I'm nothing except Allah (swt)'s servant only seeking his love and his reward. O Allah, don't punish me for what they say, forgive me for what they don't know, (and make me better than what they think of me) Ameen thuma Ameen [Second book of A step closer to Jannah]

I looked at my sins and saw they were great. Then I looked at the mercy of Allah and saw that it was much, much greater. *** ATTRIBUTES OF A MUSLIMAH #2 Can Be Read As A Standalone Reading Of Hayaa (AOAM #1) Would Be Preferred #730 in Spiritual 16.08.17 #624 in Spiritual 18.08.17

REACHED #26 IN SPIRITUAL ON August 1/2018 ---- Laila gets a wedding proposal from someone who wants to stay anonymous till the day of their wedding. With multiple people falling for Laila, it's hard for her to figure out who this "mystery man" is. -- Obnoxious. Evil. Caring. Those three words best describe Hamza. He's the person Laila's stuck living with due to certain circumstances. Although Laila tries her best to not fall for him, the inevitable does happen. What will Laila do now that she loves someone who not only isn't "mystery man" but also is in love with another girl? With mystery man also in this difficult equation, Laila is put on a rollercoaster full of love and sorrow. Join Layla on her journey to finding out what true love really means. From the start to the end, this novel will show you the rollercoaster of a ride that Laila has to go through to find love. -- REACHED #36 IN SPIRITUAL ON 29/07/16 Join Laila on her journey to finding out who her "mystery man" really is. Laila: A Halal Love Story will have you laughing, crying, and full of emotions throughout the book.