Smart Single Muslimah
Single Muslim women don’t live: they wait. Do you feel that way?
And what are Muslim women waiting for?
Are you waiting for marriage so your life can begin?
Waiting for your “Ertugrul” (or Turgut) to sweep you off your feet? Because without a husband, you are incomplete?
-Farhat Amin
If these are the dilemmas of your life or if you are going through the painful phase of multiple rejection or looking for ‘that‘ Islamic way of choosing a groom which the society quotes but doesn’t teach you how; then you must invest and read this book ‘Smart Single Muslimah’.
The book talks briefly about the factual reason why the up holders of feminism look down on marriage and raising kids. I liked the way the author has stated clearly the wrongs in this society whether it’s related to dating culture (beautified by the west) or Halal dating (decked by Muslim twitter).
Alongwith siting the problems faced by Muslimah the author has also given real-time solutions when choosing a partner and templates of expectations, questions and red-flags to keep in mind when searching and talking to a potential proposal within the boundaries of Islam.
The book also talks about accepting rejections and how to prepare yourself to live a life even if marriage is not written in your Qadr. The author appeals to young Muslimah to take advantage of the time in their hand and use it to learn finances, work, study, improve their household skills, stay healthy, bond with family and do all this Only to please ALLAH.
If your heart feels deserted with this entire marriage game and you are questioning your purpose in life this book is for you. It’s not some kind of magical book that will get you a proposal but it’s not like one of those Islamic books where they tell you ‘Sabr‘ is the answer for everything. The book is filled with tips and proper instruction on how to go about this problem.
Jazaak Allahu khayran Farhat for sending me this book. I found it practical and it gave me a sense of tranquility.
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Although the book is written in a manner to suit the Muslimah living in west, I found the book relevant to all the ordeals I’m going through as a person living in India and I’m sure muslimahs living in other countries who’ve never been married before face similar issues in current times. For divorcees and widows I believe a little more and different approach is required which they can find on Farhat Amin page, website or her podcasts.
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