A Temporary Gift
A Temporary Gift
A Temporary Gift

A Temporary Gift

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An inspirational Islamic book that will leave you feeling revived and hopeful that truly, with difficulty always comes ease.

On Friday, August 16, 2013, twenty-six-year-old Amr Kassem attended a peaceful protest in Alexandria, Egypt along with thousands of others, rallying against the mass injustices taking place in the aftermath of the coup d’etat by the Egyptian military under the command of Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. As Kassem returned home to his family, an Egyptian army sniper shot and killed him, leaving a woman widowed and a child fatherless.

A Temporary Gift is a record of journal entries written by Kassem’s widow, Asmaa Hussein, during the two years following his departure from this world.

This book is about re-learning how to live in the face of immense trauma. It is a reminder that beyond the pain and darkness of loss there is still the potential of light in patience and constancy.

300 Pages, softcover. 

Written by Asmaa Hussein 

Purchase the e-book instead.

 


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Hiba
A thought provoking book

An insightful book with an in-depth understanding of the journey of losing a loved one and coping up with the tragedy. Reading this book made me have a broader perspective of reality of life that we may at times wish to hide away from or neglect in most cases.

Understanding and accepting the divine decree of Allaah when calamities are befallen is something that people usually find very difficult to cope up with and move on.

This book contains loads of wisdom and lessons to learn from the life of Asmaa Hussain, and how she faced the tragedy and her healing and seeing the sun rise again. It was beautiful that her daughter, Ruqayah, was a main part of her life that made her want to move on and grow for her, and it was a big motivation for her to be a strong women for her daughter.

What amazed me was that she took the demise of her beloved husband as a mercy in disguise from Allaah, and that she hopes for the reward of the hardship she faced in this world and constantly makes dua for him and ease for him during the day of recompense.

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SaneeyaM
A temporary gift!

Such a beautiful and soulful read ! It kept me inspired throughout with the beauty of Allah’s mercy and magic ! I already have 4 friends in line waiting for this one ! I read and re-read passages, it makes you think and feel thoroughly connected on variously levels with Allah! Bless you both and Amr. May you all be reunited in Jannah one day !

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Akiiki
True Healing

I read this book last month, a page a day. I'm still going back to it, a page or two a day. I have been through some traumatic moments recently but in these pages, I found healing, I found mercy, I found understanding, I found God's love and embrace. I'll always treasure the words because they spoke to my pain and my wounds and atleast now I can breathe. Thank you for this masterpiece 💜💖

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mohamud
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Can I find your book in Nairobi, Kenya?

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Aysha R.
Awesome!

Very well written and once I started to read it, it was hard to put it down. I think after reading this book my faith in Allah has increased even more.

I definitely would recommend this book to others!

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