An-Najm Publishers has produced a must read inspirational Anthology as its first publishing effort. The quality of the book production and design to produce this book is outstanding. The quality of the short stories and poetry… by such talented writers as Umm Junayd, Amatullah Abdullah, Balqees Mohammed, Fawzia Gilani, J. Samia Mair, and many more writers makes this a must have book for your library, school or home library.

Linda D. Delgado
Publisher and Author
Muslim Writers Publishing
(http://www.muslimwriterspublishing.com) (Posted on 15/09/2009)

I love how the stories and poems are divided up into those categories… makes the reading experience a lovely one.

My favorite is the folktale.

Jazakum allah khair to those who worked hard for this! (Posted on 15/09/2009)

Being a natural lover of poetry, I didn’t half expect to read any other section, let alone thoroughly enjoy it. The poems were profoundly moving, with the short stories bringing tears to my eyes and inspiration to my soul.

A highly recommended anthology, masha’Allah!

May Allah (Swt) reward you all for your efforts and grant you all the tawfiq to accomplish many more tasks for His Sake, ameen. (Posted on 13/09/2009)

I really enjoyed reading this book. It touches on Islamic ideals without being instructional. I would definitely recommend it to others and plan to pass on my copy for friends to read. (Posted on 22/08/2009)

I’m not too keen on poems but I found the work to be inspirational. I was in tears whilst reading the book. Definitely one that softens the heart, masha’Allaah!

I bought a copy for my sister as a gift! One that I would recommend to others insha’Allaah. (Posted on 18/08/2009)

A corner of the book was visible from my mother’s bag. It was a gentle fading shade of green and shone in the blinding sun. I was attracted to it like an ant to left over crumbs. Sluggishly, I pulled it out and examined the cover. It depicted a green expanse with a white bird gliding through with balance: love, hope and fear inter-wind. Perfectly balanced , I thought. I then dove in, head-first.

I loved this book and finished it quickly. I was waiting for more when the pages ran out. It was mosaic of literary works from poetry, short fiction to essays. What’s more, Between… Love, Hope and Fear completely changed my perception of the world of ‘Muslim Fiction’ forcing me to explore the once untouched genre which I previously though non-existent. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for literature that relates directly to you (as a muslimah/muslim), feeds the mind and leaves you thinking for weeks after you’re done reading. Simply inspirational! (Posted on 12/08/2009)