ALLAH KNEW WHAT I DIDN'T

ALLAH KNEW WHAT I DIDN'T

Some stories are written with ink.
Some are written with tears.

Maryam never expected a simple friendship to become something that would change her life.

Living in Kuje, Abuja, she was focused on her work, her friendships, and trying to become closer to Allah. Then there was Ayman-the boy who lived close by, the electrician she kept seeing around, the person who slowly became more than just a familiar face.

It started innocently.

A few conversations.
A little laughter.
A friendship that seemed harmless.

Until feelings became involved.

Maryam saw things in Ayman that made her believe he was someone she could trust. But with time came lies, disappointments, broken trust and painful truths she never expected to discover.

She kept asking herself:

"How could someone I trusted hurt me this much?"

Maybe she was looking at the wrong person.

Maybe she was holding onto something Allah was trying to remove from her life.

And maybe the heartbreak wasn't the end of her story...

Maybe it was the beginning of finding her way back to Allah.

A true-life-inspired story of friendship, love, lies, heartbreak, faith, and the painful lessons we sometimes don't understand until later.

Because sometimes, Allah knows what we don't.

- SUMMAIYYAH OYIZAH IBRAHIM