Salaam, with Love (Underlined)

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Dua is a graduate high school student, that she will have to apply on her major pluse can't decide about making her parents dream of her holding a Muslim Student Association. She's struggling with her beliefs too, and entwined with music, will she channel all those thoughts in the right direction?? All people have the custom of greeting one another, and every group has its own distinctive greeting that distinguishes them from other people. Right, I reached out to congratulate her, and then we only talked for a few minutes because she was studying for the LSATs.” I wasn’t exaggerating either. We’d talked for two minutes, and in that time all I’d gotten in was Hi, I’m so happy for you, and bye. Not that we would have had a lot to say to each other anyway. I would’ve jumped out of my seat if I hadn’t already been in danger of falling off of it. “Exactly! I haven’t seen or even talked to Uncle Yusuf or my cousins in five years; that’s a long time. How am I supposed to connect with them? What are we going to talk about?” Dua's relieved to find her uncle, aunt, and cousins warm and welcoming, although she struggles to connect with her aloof older cousin Mahnoor. Dua sees her cousins setting goals for the blessed month, and sets some goals for herself as she is determined to do better in all aspects of her life.

The author makes sure to give context to all the words and phrases, and food, and clothing mentioned in the book, by naming it, and then describing it. I never had to look up much of anything. A] love letter to Islam, capturing all the wonderful nuances of faith and culture."--Adiba Jaigirdar, author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating The name al-Salam is a Name of Allah, may He be exalted, so the meaning of the greeting of salam which is required among Muslims is, May the blessing of His Name descend upon you. The usage of the preposition ‘ala in ‘alaykum (upon you) indicates that the greeting is inclusive. The trend of normalizing encouraging music in Muslamic books really irritates me, & to see it in this book was very disappointing.About the Book This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and first love. After just a month, Dua is surprised to find that she’s learning a lot more than she bargained for about her faith, relationships, her place in the world—and cute drummers. . . . Salaam, with Love is a beautiful and heartwarming story about family, faith, and love. It is a love letter to Islam, capturing all the wonderful nuances of faith and culture."--AdibaJaigirdar, author of Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating THE ROMANCE IN HERE WAS HALAL. IT WAS ANGSTY AND SUBTLE AND VERY BOLLYWOOD-VIBES, WHERE THE MAIN LEAD STEALS A LOOK AT THE FEMALE LEAD AND THEY BOTH BLUSH. Yup thats how the entire romance played out in this book and I FREAKING LOVED IT . It was not only cute but MY GOSH IT LEFT ME SMILING AND SCREAMING, cause they DID NOT EVEN TOUCH EACH OTHER BUT IT WAS SO FREAKING CUTE LIKE WHAT EVEN IS THIS. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made spreading salam a part of faith. Al-Bukhari (12, 28 and 6236), Muslim (39), Ahmad (2/169), Abu Dawud (5494), al-Nasai, (8/107) and Ibn Hibban (505) narrated from ‘Abd-Allah ibn ‘Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): What is the best thing in Islam?, He said: Feeding others and giving the greeting of salam to those whom you know and those whom you do not know.

In Salaam, with Love, Dua is told by her parents that they are going to spend the full month of Ramadan with her cousins in Queens, NY. Dua is not happy about this plan, she doesn’t feel a close connection to her cousins and she’s bummed to leave her best friend who she made a bunch of fun summer plans with. Dad shook his head. “No, alhamdulillah—all praise is due to God. You remember Uncle Yusuf and his family?” Beg beautifully crafts a comforting tale filled with fun characters and excellent Muslim representation .”--Aamna Qureshi, author of The Lady or the Lion Sure, my uncle meant well and was kind, generous, and soft-­spoken, but I could only take so much preaching before it got on my nerves. I knew enough; I didn’t need every moment to become another teaching opportunity. How would I live for a month with him and his family?So this book passed that test because this book really explored GROWTH in faith. This is one of the rare non hijabi books that shows that the hijab isn't what makes a woman more Muslim than another. I loved seeing Dua strive to grow in her faith and get closer to her family and her passions. I absolutely adored seeing bits and pieces of the Quran or hadith in the book. It was so seamless and natural and unapologetic!

After just a month, Dua is surprised to find that she’s learning a lot more than she bargained for about her faith, relationships, her place in the world—and cute drummers. . . .The story got me hooked since the very beginning, I enjoyed and loved every part! Except for few conflicting islamic things.