These heroes of Islam

These heroes of Islam: 30 stories from the Muslim tradition, by Siham Andalouci, Tawhid editions

Who hasn't felt their heart beating faster, who hasn't seen their skin tingle when hearing certain stories from the Quran and the Sunnah of our noble Prophet ( sws ) ? Yet there are other, less well-known accounts of the early centuries of Islam; stories where women and men have distinguished themselves by their deep faith, by the trials they have gone through, by the exceptional life they have lived.

These heroes of Islam come to tell, strictly speaking, some of these stories. This book tells wonderful stories by insisting on the deeply human character of the heroes and heroines, highlighting the heartbreak, the suffering, the sadness, but also the hope, the conviction and the strength that animated them.

Throughout the pages, the reader will find himself in these stories. He will see how much man goes through periods of certainty, others of doubt. But above all he will understand that the important thing is to continue to work, to see that we are never alone, that others have lived, are living and will live what we are living. Yes, man is like that: he oscillates between doubt and certainty, between strength and weakness, between hope and fear. But reaching the light is at the price of this effort, tirelessly… These heroes of Islam are there to remind us.