Thank You

All praise is due to Allah for sending us His beloved Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. 

I am eternally grateful to my late parents for instilling a deep love for the Prophet ﷺ and his message. 

A heartfelt thanks to my wonderful wife, Nurah and our three beautiful children, Yusuf, Maryam and Suhaib, for your unwavering support, sincere critique and encouragement to soar higher every day. I adore you all.

Were it not for the love, sacrifice and support of my siblings—this book would be but a dream. To Mughammad, Ebraheem, Umar, Minghah and your families, I thank you from the depth of my heart.

Shaykh Yusuf Agherdien, my spiritual brother, thank you for your guidance, friendship and love.

Saaid Rahbeeni, without whom this project would be incomplete. Your artistic brilliance allowed us to tell the story doubly creatively. By fusing art and poetry, we succeeded to provide the reader with a reflective and meditative space of unique experience.

Thanks to Munier Parker and X Con Films for filming and editing our crowdfunding video and supporting the project.

To the crowdfunding guru, Farzana Gardee, and her LaunchGood team, thank you for helping us crowdfund the book. And for the incredibly generous and patient backers for believing and funding the initial stage of the project. 

Jakes, my mistaken twin, thanks for all you do for me, brother.

Shaykh Sa’dullah Khan, your altruism, encouragement and belief in the book often inspired me during difficult times. Thank you. 

Shaykh Sharif H. Banna, that fortuitous meeting in Cape Town and your immediate willingness to commit to the project having spied only the cover was a beautiful act of faith. You remained true to your word, sold the project to your managing team at Claritas, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Wali-ur Rahman, for taking the reins from Shaykh Sharif and guiding the project to completion during trying and uncertain times. 

Zainab Rahim, your pen breathes guidance and words of the most beautiful character. Thank you for editing the book and making it so much more.

Mamoon Rasheed, a man of high industry and follow-through, you are such a great ally.

Tasneem, Aziz and family, thank you for your sincere benevolence and for always being in my corner.  

Shuaib Mohammed, a man with many hearts. Thank you for opening them to me.