I Almost Left Islam brooch This volume presents a picture

This volume presents a picture of its spiritual dimensions by focusing on the ideas of its founder

These include Saf'iur Rahmad Al-Mubarakpuri

204 H/820 AD)

Once Upon a Time

As the daughter of the spiritual and political leader of the Sokoto community

I Almost Left Islam brooch This volume presents a pictureYour mind, life, and soul are not your own, she was told. Obey scholars because they know Islam better than you. And stay away from "doubtful matters." This is what it means to be a good Muslim. If she disagreed with anything she was being taught, she was confronted with "Who do you think you are?"So year after year, she sacrificed "for the sake of Allah" giving up one thing after the other until she felt exhausted, confused, and unable to be Muslim.