The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and FamilyWith her new backpack and light up shoes, Faizah knows the first day of school is going to be special. It's the start of a brand new year and, best of all, it's her older sister Asiya's first day of hijab a hijab of beautiful blue fabric, like the ocean waving to the sky. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful, and in the face of hurtful, confusing words, Faizah will find new ways to be strong. Paired with Hatem Aly's beautiful, whimsical art,

The Sufi path is marked by a number of different stages or stations (maqam/maqamat) which the Sufi traveller (salik) passes through as he advances on the path

a 730-year-old Sufi order which originated with Rumi himself

Focusing on twelfth-century Arab aristocrat Usama ibn Munqidh's Book of Contemplation but also including extracts from The Book of the Staff and Kernels of Refinement

Attar is best known for this epic poem

This book—the first to closely examine honor and interpersonal violence in the era—overturns this idea

history lovers

this book will help us become better people

and their choice of the Simurgh as a king

taqlid (adherence to the classical schools and rulings of Islamic law) continues to inform contemporary discussions of how Muslims as individuals and in their institutions and practice

by the remembrance of Allah's hearts are assured

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