Mehded maryam sinclair biography of william hurt

Sister Maryam is the author of a number of Islamic books, both in written and audio formats.

(Mehded Maryam Sinclair)She Wore Red Trainers (Na'ima B. Robert)Heaven Sent: A Novel (Norhafsah Hamid)Attar Stories for Young Adults (Farid al-din Attar).

Her latest book is called When Wings Expand and explores how a Muslim copes with hardship and loss. We caught up with Sister Maryam to find out more about her work, her latest book and, of course, practical tips for emotional productivity! Assalam alaikum Sister Maryam. Thank you for taking the time to be with us. To begin with, please tell us a little more about yourself and your work.

So verifying everything becomes crucial. What motivated you to write When Wings Expand and what is the story about? Initially what motivated me to write was a desire to revisit some things I myself had lived. Later, on suggestions from an editor, the story took on journal form and began to include some of the nitty-gritty of the grieving process, which I had not touched in the original story and without which the story was trivial and unsatisfying.

But before I could set about developing those parts I had to get to the bottom of some of my own grief work, so the process took a bit of time, new reading, and lots of soul-searching. The book is about how fully and conscientiously practicing Muslims see and deal with their losses. How does a productive Muslim cope with hardship and loss?

Hardship and loss are essential ingredients of life and longing for a life without them is folly. They are tremendous opportunities to hone our capacity to submit ourselves utterly to the One Who created us, for our very reality depends entirely on this supreme universal eternal reality. What practical tips can you share with our readers who are struggling to be productive due to the emotional obstacles they face?

The first thing I would say is that I am not a scholar or a spiritual guide, so all I can share with you is my personal experience and what I am learning from my teachers.