Muslims tend to think that Islamic fiction is of no benefit - they say it doesn’t increase a reader in anything good. We have found this to be the total opposite, so we’ve come up with a short list of 4 reasons why Islamic fiction is needed.

Here goes…

•   → Stories that are not preachy, do not have a predictable storyline, and do not condone acts that are contradictory to Islam are more beneficial for teens and the youth as leisurely reading compared to books that are the opposite. Don’t you agree?

•   → Islamic fiction is an illustrative form of art; it differs from simple fact, yet places fact into real-life scenarios - a mind-blowing imaginative way of showing how Islam is applicable to every area of our lives. It also has the potential of being an extremely powerful da’wah tool.

•   → Islamic fiction is a window to get a glimpse into the life of others - those who are Muslims in faith, yet different in character, and drives home how we can best avoid mistakes characters make. It’s not about telling you what to do with your life - no one wants to read fiction like that - but about giving you examples of mistakes so you don’t fall into them.

•   → Muslims are humans too, infallible yet striving, and Islamic fiction does not set out to make us more perfect than we are. Islamic fiction is about portraying real people, with all their goodness and infallibility too. Some people feel uncomfortable about Muslims’ bad side being shown, but it’s important to remember that Islam is the one that’s perfect, not necessarily its followers.

Now we’ve come up with our list of 4 reasons why Islamic fiction is important, can you think of any?