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Hafeezah, a devout 23-year-old African American nursing student from Baltimore, moves to New York for NYU. She's soft-spoken, stylish in her abayas, and deeply rooted in Islam. But when she meets Malik, a 6'4 Palestinian engineer with light green eyes, streetwear drip, and a quiet demeanor-her world shifts.
Malik is not on his deen. He struggles with faith, choosing the dunya, culture, and rebellion over religion. But something about Hafeezah makes him pause. Her strength. Her peace. Her faith. Her fire.
Their connection grows-but so do the trials:
• Malik's Palestinian culture clashes with his feelings for a Black woman.
•His family's expectations vs Hafeezah's identity and values.
•Racism, subtle and not-so-subtle.
•Malik's inner battle with Islam, and slowly rediscovering Allah through love, not fear.
•Hafeezah holding on to her deen and refusing to fall for a man without the intention of nikah.
•This is not a love story of kisses and touches.
This is a love story of sacrifice, sincerity, and spiritual transformation.