this is a book that /needs/ to be read, it's a book with so much love, and understanding, and forgiveness, and what it means to be a muslim in essence. It's been about 15 years since I went, and reading about it rekindled the longing for praying in the two most sacred masaajid in the world.

Admittedly, it was well-written and easy to read and I appreciated the bits of seerah/islamic stories included even when they're quite random. She preferred this trouble—this “Auntie” Hanna—over the turmoil that was waiting on the other side of the door to the bathroom she was in right at the moment.In the end, this was a powerful and groundbreaking book–one with heart and humor and passion and spirituality–that showed me the possibilities for a romantic story between two observant Muslims. The immense stress Zayneb is in which she doesn’t even know how to articulate for fear of breaking down. Something I didn’t realise until a couple of days after finishing this book was how clearly I had been visualising and experiencing being present in Makkah and Madinah and performing Umrah as I read it.

When it gets to the point that her father in law is concerned why they are weird with each other… you know it’s an issue. Yes, you'd at some point in the book just want to make Zayneb and Adam to SIT DOWN AND TALK but its also a real representation of what young couples goes through, the anxiety and most of all, how Faith and God brought them together again, as a whole, as they try to find themselves in the midst of their problems and anxieties.

softest, prettiest couple<3 there are so many specific (and big) parts of both of them that i related to so much, that i've needed to read about very badly, all so i could reflect, which is a recurring factor i have always appreciated in sk ali books. She pulled the laptop from the coffee table onto the couch she was lying on, stomach down, and began two-finger-typing the introduction for her social studies project.

I don't blame the author for this, nor would I discourage anyone from reading it, but I have issues with an industry that allows for the marginalization of a community within their own representation. Even the author's note freaked me out😂 Anyways, even this aspect was understandable because they were newly married and one expects pretty unrealistic things from their partners. It comes with Understanding your partner, Being Honest and mostly, Working as a We rather than as an I The problems that Zayneb and Adam had seemed menial and can be solved, but I liked that they somehow worked through their problems with the reliance of faith and mostly of their families and the people that cares about them.In my life, right now especially, there's so much that I'm learning to accept as the decree of Allah. Adam is in Doha, Qatar, making a map of the Hijra, a historic migration from Mecca to Medina, and worried about where his next paycheck will come from. On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted, wildly charming” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author) Love from A to Z that’s a “contemplative exploration of faith, love, and the human condition” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review). it had amazing things, but i felt like a lot of Usri when i mostly wanted Yusra, which we got with a lot of patience (give me fluff! I was quite surprised by my greater empathy with Zayneb since I definitely felt more in tune with Adam than Zayneb in Love from A to Z.

Thank you to the publisher and mlc_tours for including me in the booktour and providing me an early ARC for this book! On the other hand, Zaynab had so much going on in her life and that it got stressful for her in a completely different way.Love and “spice” doesn’t exist throughout the world EXCEPT in Mecca and Medina because once again, there are people who LIVE there. Even if their relationship became tumultuous at times, the two were so adorable and I could honestly read about them forever.