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.
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