Love from Mecca to Medina

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In my life, right now especially, there's so much that I'm learning to accept as the decree of Allah. I was a little concerned about how the romance would work out in Mecca and Medina (and indeed, how the romance would work out considering they'd already be married in this book, so what would the conflict be? anyways head empty just “I just wanted to look at the same sky as zayneb for more than a vacation, a break, a pause in our lives. Zayneb is in Chicago, where school and extracurricular stresses are piling on top of a terrible frenemy situation and making her miserable.

For reasons I will explain, I am dividing my thoughts on this book into two parts: emotional and academic.that feeling is caused by so many factors tbh like i didn't feel ready to go so i kept having these am i good enough to visit the holy land? Zayneb, who’d been playing with the goose, her forehead furrowed as she explained the latest drama in her life to Adam, now dropped the pendant to wave at Hanna.

On the trip of a lifetime, Adam and Zayneb must find their way back to each other in this surprising and romantic sequel to the “bighearted, wildly charming” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author) Love from A to Z that’s a “contemplative exploration of faith, love, and the human condition” ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review). But this book not inclusive to Muslims only, anyone can read it to get to know more about Islamic culture and the pilgrimage to Mecca. With every new issue, I got more and more annoyed at how SIMPLY they could all be resolved--if they were just honest with each other! But in addition to the joy I felt following Adam and Zayneb, I also loved that this takes place in Mecca. And why did zayneb lied to her friend just to spend some time with Adam while being in Mecca is just 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ !

and i'm not saying this lightly) it took me back to all those rites and rituals i did, all those years ago, and put them in a new clarity, a newer understanding. I think the aspect of this book that I emotionally connected with most were the reflections on how chronic illness affects relationships, in this case Adam’s multiple sclerosis and how it influences his relationship with Zayneb. For me it was like there was this subconscious idea that a non-Muslim reader is reading over my shoulder so even though the descriptions and explanations are tedious I should suffer through for them. She knew he’d told her not to worry, that he was taking his medication, that his multiple sclerosis was under management, but Hanna was never satisfied until she saw for herself.

I expected their omra as a newly married couple would bring them closer and they would be more aligned in their hearts. And why was she so desperate to get intimate with Adam even on the journey to Umrah was beyond my understanding.

Centering whiteness in non-white stories by making everyone who isn't white need explanation is so hurtful. There was also a lot of pettiness and and insecurities that I feel were conflict-driven more than character-driven--issues that were put there for the sake of the conflict, not something that made complete sense to the characters. Most obviously, perhaps, this book portrays a loving, passionate, sometimes cheesy, sometimes happily-ever-aftery halal romantic relationship and, perhaps more than ever, this is very important for young Muslims dealing with the wilderness of modern Western romantic relationships that otherwise bombards them.