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Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam

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  • Author：A. Helwa
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Summary

Are you longing to experience a more intimate and loving relationship with the Divine？

Secrets of Divine Love draws upon spiritual secrets of the Qur'an， ancient mystical poetry， and stories from the world's greatest prophets and spiritual masters to help you reignite your faith， overcome your doubts， and deepen your connection with God。

Through the use of scientific evidence， practical exercises， and guided meditations， you will develop the tools and awareness needed to discern and overcome your negative inner critic that prevents you from experiencing God's all-encompassing love。

The passages in this book serve as a compass and guiding light that returns you to the source of divine peace and surrender。 Through the principles and practices of Islam， you will learn how to unlock your spiritual potential and unveil your divine purpose。 Secrets of Divine Love uses a rational， yet heart-based approach towards the Qur'an that not only enlightens the mind， but inspires the soul towards deeper intimacy with God。

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Reviews

Ahely ，

Finished this just in time for Ramadan。 The book discusses the 5 pillars of Islam with evidence from the Quran， spiritual poetry and folktales。 It was quite insightful。

Baiduri Mrosli ，

Here， one of the hardest book to review。 I already tried several times to draft my review/ sit in front of the camera/ record my reactions while reading this masterpiece。 Full with unspoken words。 Still don't know how to share you about this book。 But this book will be read during i have a bad time， or bad day。 The author is like talking and advising me through the tears and cloudy nights。 So far， i only read the introduction （maybe 5 times？）， chapter 1， and some random pages。 Love to keep repea Here， one of the hardest book to review。 I already tried several times to draft my review/ sit in front of the camera/ record my reactions while reading this masterpiece。 Full with unspoken words。 Still don't know how to share you about this book。 But this book will be read during i have a bad time， or bad day。 The author is like talking and advising me through the tears and cloudy nights。 So far， i only read the introduction （maybe 5 times？）， chapter 1， and some random pages。 Love to keep repeating the introduction part。 Again， and again。 More， and more。 Oh， the second reason why i need to hold reading this book is because of - some of the contents are quite different with my practices。 So i need to slow down， and attend usuluddin and tafseer classes。 But overall， i love the words。 I love how the author bring me to the the Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam。 بسم الله。-------------#baiduribaca#klbaca#howreadingchangedme#bookstagrammer #booktubermalaysia 。。。more

Sarah Saad ，

nice book about islam！

Aimy ，

I can not rave about this book enough！！ It is phenomenal in every sense。 The way it explains our existence and relationship with Allah is just astounding。 I love that everything， every concept， every idea is explained and supported by the Quran itself。 If you are lost and need to reconnect with Allah this is the book you need to read！

Aasheea ，

Incredible

Yazaid Ahmed ，

An excellent reminder and an excellent introductionThis book is an excellent reminder for the one who has already surrendered to God （Muslim） and an excellent introduction to the religion of Islam （i。e。 the religion of surrendering to God） for the person who has not yet surrendered （non-Muslim）

Nur Athirah ，

Every each of the chapter in this books， makes me fall in love with the Creator more and more。 Ya Allah， brings me the best version of me， the one that mirroring you。 Amin 🥰

N。 Fatin Afrina ，

Review coming soon。

farwa⋆ ，

someone hold me-literally i never closed a book this fast and ran to bring a salah mat and pray， bawling my freaking eyes out there for sure。 rtc later after i reread this more a hundred times。

Lisa Aziz ，

A book with full of wisdom。 Hard to explain how the writer can think a very nice words。 Every chapter close to my heart and close to Allah。 Glad I found this book。

Tinija ，

This book is overwhelmingly beautiful。 I am so drawn to the words， it's depth， and meaning。 This book brings me such calm and clarity。 I am so grateful I found it at this point of my life; I am able to reflect and look deeper into my spiritual journey。 This book is overwhelmingly beautiful。 I am so drawn to the words， it's depth， and meaning。 This book brings me such calm and clarity。 I am so grateful I found it at this point of my life; I am able to reflect and look deeper into my spiritual journey。 。。。more

Seema Ahmed ，

I feel the author kept on going round and round explaining same issue。

Turfa Shamma ，

I loved every word of this book It covers the main message of Islam yet it is open to other religions and draws evidence from other religions and ancient thinkers and wisdoms。

Ismi Marlina ，

Tulisannya tertata rapih， materinya berobobot tapi penulisanya mengalir jadi tidak memberatkan pembaca。

Avianita Dewi Kusumawardhani ，

I once had a conversation with a friend， desperately asking for answers that no one can provide。 We end the discussion with the reassurance that I'm not crazy， and he told me to do a prayer; "Maybe， then you'll understand that you're not so alone after all。" A month later， I decided to give this book a shot， belittling myself with the thought that I won't be able to finish the book simply because I'm nowhere near-religious。 But an hour in， and it's probably the best decision I made this year。I t I once had a conversation with a friend， desperately asking for answers that no one can provide。 We end the discussion with the reassurance that I'm not crazy， and he told me to do a prayer; "Maybe， then you'll understand that you're not so alone after all。" A month later， I decided to give this book a shot， belittling myself with the thought that I won't be able to finish the book simply because I'm nowhere near-religious。 But an hour in， and it's probably the best decision I made this year。I took my time to read this book as it is indeed a gem in the midst chaotic cave of life。 A。 Halwi confirms so many doubts instilled in the back of our minds and soothed them down by putting together words from various studies and literature that help us understand the Qur'an and His words better。 One valuable thing this book has taught me is we do not practise good deeds merely to seek His mercy and blessings， but rather to unveil our eyes from His love all along。 A dear person of mine once reminded me that our main roles here on earth are to worship Him。 This book reminds me of the statement by pointing out that we're here for His sake， and so the only thing we're obliged to do is to be His faces on earth。A comforting realization， or reassurance， that we're never alone， that a Greater Love has always been with us。 Personally， a journey home to the One who transcends and dwells within that is。 。。。more

Sakinah Stuttgart ，

I love how eloquently written this book is， how every sentences soothe the hearts’ of the readers， how this book slowly elevate my way of thinking。 The author did a great job in explaining to the readers， the beauty of Islam， the generousity of Our Lord， without making us feel we are being judged， or belittle us for behaving in ways that are different from others。 I truly enjoyed reading this book。 Can say this book brings another level of satisfaction towards my own self， and also towards my mi I love how eloquently written this book is， how every sentences soothe the hearts’ of the readers， how this book slowly elevate my way of thinking。 The author did a great job in explaining to the readers， the beauty of Islam， the generousity of Our Lord， without making us feel we are being judged， or belittle us for behaving in ways that are different from others。 I truly enjoyed reading this book。 Can say this book brings another level of satisfaction towards my own self， and also towards my mind。 Indisputably a good book！ 👍🏻 。。。more

Fatima ，

I REALLY wanted to love this。 I was so excited when I bought a copy。 I saw many rave reviews and didn't want to believe the ones slamming the book。 I am muslim and love texts that touch on spirituality in islam/tasawuf。 I'm no scholar， but I know b。s。 when I see it。 This book shouldn't have been published， and it's a travesty that it's in circulation。 There are a few gems here and there， but unfortunately the bad sorely outweighs the good。-The introduction leads one to believe the author is mere I REALLY wanted to love this。 I was so excited when I bought a copy。 I saw many rave reviews and didn't want to believe the ones slamming the book。 I am muslim and love texts that touch on spirituality in islam/tasawuf。 I'm no scholar， but I know b。s。 when I see it。 This book shouldn't have been published， and it's a travesty that it's in circulation。 There are a few gems here and there， but unfortunately the bad sorely outweighs the good。-The introduction leads one to believe the author is merely （and humbly） compiling many different verses， hadith， and quotes from mystics。 The reality is the book is chalk-full of the author's own， unsubstantiated， overreaching， and bold inaccuracies。 All of this with no apparent qualifications or sanad for the author's knowledge。-The author has the gull to take it upon herself to translate verses from the quran， as well as break down root words in arabic （both done incorrectly）。 As if that isn't bad enough， she chooses to omit portions of quranic verses。 Not ok， who are you and what are your credentials？ It is obvious that the author's arabic is shaky at best， and there are plenty of qualified scholars whose texts she could have cited instead of making things up。-Concerning and overreaching statements about the apparent godliness and embodiment of divine qualities。 Again， unsubstantiated， but these statements feel/sound good to the author。 There are serious issues with the picture she paints of humans becoming/taking on divine qualities。 This is an islamic text， not an essay on how "A。 Helwa" feels about Allah。-Stylistic， but the first 2 chapters are so flowery， cheap， and watered down。。。saying nothing really， as she attempts to tell the story of a romanticized love affair of sorts， a cheap attempt at transposing 。。。nauseatingly painful to read。 Many times i cringed because there were quranic verses or hadith that would actually fit much better with the points she was attempting to make， but instead she continued to infuse her own opinions。-Why does an islamic book contain verses from the bible， torah， buddhism， and other religions？ It's presented as an islamic text， so it would only be natural to think that it wouldn't be a compilation of content on love from other religious beliefs。 They are also so poorly integrated， the writing is weak。 Not to mention， translations of the word "mantra" in sanskrit， transposing of "loving-kindness，" and Eve in hebrew are completely irrelevant to the topics at hand。This book is a sunk cost for me， i will never get those hours of my life back， but it's so bad that I feel compelled to spend more time writing this review。 My personal recommendation is to not even pick this book up。 In case you don't want to believe me， and are upset i ruined the prospects for you， here are some good （legit） reads on understanding spirituality in Islam: 1。。 Sea Without Shore: A Manual of the Sufi Path by Nuh Ha Mim Keller2。 Reclaim your Heart: Personal Insights on breaking free from life's shackles by Yasmin MogahedAlso， legitimate translations of the Quran: The Clear Quran by Mustafa Khattab or The Qur'an （Oxford World's Classics） by MAS Abdel Haleem。 Finally， a free， wonderful resource: Yaqeeninstitute。org or the Yaqeen app， with a number of Islamic articles， research， and content。 。。。more

Najia Al Umri ，

Love the books， my number one human made book， love the author love the way she explain everything in the book， I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE been reading this again and again， a beautiful way to cope from calamity into the LOVE of Allah。 💙💗💙💗💙💗💙💗💙💗💙💗

Hosna ，

“Death forces us to reflect on whether we are living a meaningful life or just trying to kill time as time kills us。”A。 Helwa’s eloquent and insightful words clearly puts into perspective the beauty of spirituality。

Ali El-Sheikh ，

I like this book a lot but some points I feel are a little stretched out。 Something I like a lot about the book is that the author always tries to back it their claims with either hadith， Qur'an or poetry from someone respectable， but I often feel doubtful that the point hasn't been drawn out a bit。 Idk， still a good book and would recommend。 I like this book a lot but some points I feel are a little stretched out。 Something I like a lot about the book is that the author always tries to back it their claims with either hadith， Qur'an or poetry from someone respectable， but I often feel doubtful that the point hasn't been drawn out a bit。 Idk， still a good book and would recommend。 。。。more

Kirana Trihardhani ，

Can't describe this book in another ways， for the first time i've read it， this book will take you to spiritual journey and perfectly for those who are seeking for Eternal Love 🥺❤️ Can't describe this book in another ways， for the first time i've read it， this book will take you to spiritual journey and perfectly for those who are seeking for Eternal Love 🥺❤️ 。。。more

Liyana Yamin ，

An amazing read to delve yourself into understanding the heart of Islam。 It took me two months to finish this book as I really wanted to enjoy every word and simply read it slowly。 It has been an eye-opener and comforting at the same time。 I would suggest the whole universe to read this wonderful book。

Mila Hayazee ，

This is a comfort read， not so much as a scholar read。 If a scholarly book gives you more knowledge on the subject， comfort read made you want to study more of the subject， if that makes sense。Very simple and inviting， I think it's a really good way to start on Islamic reads and to build interest。 A。 Helwa used language very beautifully and gave enough information to love and to question。 This is a comfort read， not so much as a scholar read。 If a scholarly book gives you more knowledge on the subject， comfort read made you want to study more of the subject， if that makes sense。Very simple and inviting， I think it's a really good way to start on Islamic reads and to build interest。 A。 Helwa used language very beautifully and gave enough information to love and to question。 。。。more

Delianur ，

It's really touched me。 I really high recommend this to you！ It's really touched me。 I really high recommend this to you！ 。。。more

Siti Sarah ，

This is a really good book to connect yourself to the divine。 I enjoy reading the poetic words and metaphore describe by helwa。 I get to know this book through the sister online community i join : AA plus。 This is a really good book to back to， whenever i need a deep comprehension about my deen。 each chapter describe vividly and eloquent about the principle of syahadat，sahalat， fasting， zakat， pilgrimage， etc。 very well written

Refiye ，

Unglaublich inspirierend！

Anam Azam ，

This is a perfect read for anyone， in need of accountability of own character and to put light on the wrongdoings of character and then understand what it takes for a person to linked with his/her creator。 Will post detailed review someday。

W ，

I LOVED every chapter of this book。 I highly recommend！！！ 5/5

Mahfuza Anne ，

I was in a state of mercy， peace， and love while reading this book。 It transformed my perceptions about Islam。 I can't thank the author enough for writing this book。 I was in a state of mercy， peace， and love while reading this book。 It transformed my perceptions about Islam。 I can't thank the author enough for writing this book。 。。。more

Narmeen ，

2。5 StarsThe star rating reflects my expectations from this book rather than the book’s intention。 This book is written with the purpose of bringing those of us that are broken hearted， lost in the chaos of dunya back to Allah。 It does a good job of replacing “fear” of God to “love” of God， where you want to worship a Creator based on love versus fear。 I can see myself at some point in the past being in that place where such a book would have pushed me into the discipline of spirituality that wa 2。5 StarsThe star rating reflects my expectations from this book rather than the book’s intention。 This book is written with the purpose of bringing those of us that are broken hearted， lost in the chaos of dunya back to Allah。 It does a good job of replacing “fear” of God to “love” of God， where you want to worship a Creator based on love versus fear。 I can see myself at some point in the past being in that place where such a book would have pushed me into the discipline of spirituality that was once lacking in my life。 However as of now， a student of knowledge I approached this book with a critical lens where I found some of the language and translations used to be a bit problematic from an Aqeeda point of view。 I would caution the reader to not take every explaination at face value and do their own research from a credible scholar they respect over topics like “being mirrors of God”， “blew His spirit into us”， etc。 Also， love is to be balanced with fear。 At times this book felt like it completely took fear out of the equation where even Hell was spoken of， in a gentle flowery way that didn’t vibe with me at all。I find Hadiths with examples of the sahabah a more credible resource over stories of mystics， and other scholars。 There was a heavy emphasis on Mulana Nasareddin versus rasool saw himself。 This isn’t to invalidate Mulana’s wisdom but a reminder that there is more authenticity in the Sunnah that can help mend our relationship with Allah。 I acknowledge that this was an attempt to reach a wider audience of readers that perhaps are not just Muslims so they can connect everything back to God and the approach clearly worked， as this is a beloved book。 I do appreciate the author for all the work that was put into the book。 I love it when people credit all thats good in their work to Allah and all thats faulty to their own human weaknesses and she does just that。 It’s well informed on the basic principles of Islam。 This book serves as a good introduction to Islam to those that are new to the faith。 There are some beautiful quotes and stories in here。 This was a great “Muslim Book Club” pick for me。 It provided the book club members with concepts that we could collectively reflect over and find inspiration in each others’ journeys。 If you’re in need of an Imaan boost I would recommend this book。 If you’re looking for a scholarly book with an indepth analysis on a particular topic then this isn’t the book for you。 。。。more

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