Tuesday, June 17, 2008

A Muslim Writer's Gifts

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; blessings and peace be upon Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.




Life brings us stories of a lifetime. Each story is a gift wrapped in the colors of emotions and actions we display in our lives. Not all gifts delight the heart but each one of them tells about us and/or the people we meet and share experience with in this life.

As a Muslim writer , I hope to share with you the gifts that I have received from
Him in the colors of emotions and actions of the people I have met in my life. Each gift is precious to me because He gave it to me. A story I write belongs not to me but to Him. Without ideas inspired by Him through all the experiences in my life, there would never be even one story for me to narrate.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Islamic Romance?

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful; blessings and peace be upon Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

Is there such a genre? Yes! Even if there isn't one, someone has to start it. Why? Simple! Readers for such genre do exist!


Love and romance. For as long as romance has been in existence in all sorts of medium, certain romantic or love scenes and plots are unavoidable. In fact, sometimes they are a must for they attract and captivate readers of romance literature. Some Muslim readers crave for romance stories as well. However, in keeping with their faith, they want to skip those scenes and plots since they are not permissible in Islam. Henceforth, the birth of Islamic romance writers...