Pain. From the Journal of Umm Zakiyyah

Excerpts from the personal journal of Muslim author Umm Zakiyyah. She says, "Here, I am sharing with you pieces of my heart as I penned them in my personal journal over the years. Unfiltered in all their pain, conviction, and hope, these words represent a small part of me as I traversed some of the most difficult times in my life. You will see my hurt, anger, and confusion. And prayerfully, my faith. I speak of the deeply personal, the profoundly spiritual, and my sometimes frustrating attempts at making sense of the world around me. Read them as I wrote them. With the heart."