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    The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story
    The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story
    The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story
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    The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story

    By Umm Zakiyyah

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    In this short story, Jessica, an American convert to Islam, attends a dinner party, and the hostess’s underhanded scheme and troublesome comments spur Jessica’s decision to give up being Muslim.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUmm Zakiyyah
    Release dateFeb 2, 2015
    ISBN9781310394881
    The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story
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    Umm Zakiyyah

    Umm Zakiyyah is the bestselling author of the novels If I Should Speak trilogy, Muslim Girl, and His Other Wife; and the self-help book for religious survivors of abuse Reverencing the Wombs That Broke You. She writes about the interfaith struggles of Muslims and Christians and the intercultural, spiritual, and moral struggles of Muslims in America. Her work has earned praise from writers, professors, and filmmakers and has been translated into multiple languages.

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      The Day Jessica Left Islam, a Short Story - Umm Zakiyyah

      The Day Jessica Left Islam

      a short story

      Jessica, an American convert to Islam, attends a dinner party, and the hostess’s underhanded scheme and troublesome comments spur Jessica’s decision to give up being Muslim.

      By

      Umm Zakiyyah

      Smashwords Edition

      Originally published via MuslimMatters.org

      Copyright © 2012, 2014 by Al-Walaa Publications. All Rights Reserved.

      Cover illustration from pixabay.com

      All characters and events are fictional, and any resemblance to real persons or incidents is coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Glossary of Arabic Terms

      The Day Jessica Left Islam

      A Friendship Promise

      Books by Umm Zakiyyah

      About the Author

      Glossary of Arabic Terms

      'abeed: slang for slave, derogatory way to refer to black people

      Allah: the Arabic term for God

      As-salaamu’alaikum: the Muslim greeting of peace, literally peace be upon you, often said in place of hello and goodbye.

      māshā'Allāh: literally it was God’s will, often said in admiration of something or in acceptance of a situation

      shahaadah: formal testimony said upon becoming Muslim

      Wallah: literally by God, often said for emphasis

      "You can’t rush healing, and you can’t rush triumph. Inherent in both is

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