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

by A. Helwa (Goodreads Author)

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Feb 01, 2026 11:58AM

“Some of the fighters wear the best uniforms, do the best drills, but hardly anyone has seen them fighting. Some you won't even think that they are fighters, but they are the best knights on the battlefield.”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

tags: fighters, islam, knights, spirituality, sufi

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“Not feeling like I belong anywhere has made me crave constant motion; standing still feels risky, like asking to be a target.”
― Julie Buxbaum, Tell Me Three Things

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“And when your soul, the flame, the spark, meets with the divine fuel that is so pure and so strong, it results in immense enlightenment: the enlightenment of God. Light upon light, Noorun Alaa Noor.”
― Zain Hashmi, A Blessed Olive Tree: A Spiritual Journey in Twenty Short Stories

tags: divine, enlightenment, god, islam, muslim, soul, spiritual, spirituality, sufi

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