Al-Walaa Publications

And Then I Gave Up is a collection of some of the most widely read essays on faith and spiritual crisis by Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak. Of the most famous is...

In Broken yet Faithful, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak and Pain. From the Journal of Umm Zakiyyah partners with debut artist Cynthia Lyles to create the author's first adult...

Umm Zakiyyah-internationally acclaimed author, soul-care mentor, and RTT therapy practitioner-says: Today we hear so much about self-love in discussions of emotional healing and mental wellness. At...

Excerpts from the journal of Umm Zakiyyah, internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak and Muslim Girl. She says, "When it comes to faith, I'm still learning. So I claim no authority except...

Your mind, life, and soul are not your own, she was told. Obey scholars because they know Islam better than you. So she sacrificed "for the sake of Allah" until she felt she could no longer be Muslim...

In this 4th Anniversary Edition of I'm Divorced Now, Umm Zakiyyah offers what she calls "a positive reframe of life and soul" as she looks at the dissolution of her marriage four years ago through...

Sex, intimacy, and love remain taboo topics in many Muslim circles today. Some believe such intimate subjects should not be discussed at all, and others see no need for restrictions being placed on...

Umm Zakiyyah says: On the afternoon of Sunday, January 26th, 2020, I was sitting in the prayer area of my Maryland home after having prayed Dhuhr. I was still doing my daily Qur'an reading after the...

They said they could backbite her in public because she was "misbehaving in public." They said her mental illness was a "Western invention." They said all her problems were because she's an American...

In early 2021, internationally acclaimed author and soul-care mentor, Umm Zakiyyah, launched her groundbreaking Qur'an program entitled "Our Beautiful Qur'an Journey," which offers Tajweed, Hifdh,...

Her mother was raped. This is how Melanie was born. Then Melanie's mother abused her through childhood. In this groundbreaking self-help book for religious survivors of abuse, internationally...

Spiritual dehydration. This is what Umm Zakiyyah says is at the root of the soul feeling overburdened by the obligation of Salaah, the five foundational prayers of the Muslim. "When I was struggling...

In this eye-opening book, Umm Zakiyyah shares what she learned about the difference between true forgiveness and forced forgiveness during her own healing journey. She also shares how pushing...

Maryam is the daughter of strict Pakistani-American parents who do not want her around American Muslims. However, they decide to bend their rules to help a divorced American convert to Islam, whose...

UZ Short Story Collection is comprised of ten short stories by internationally acclaimed author Umm Zakiyyah, including the newly released The Arranged Marriage: Mohsina, daughter of Muslim...

Our hearts are filled with so much hope as we walk our personal paths in this world. At times we are enjoying tremendous blessings that fill us with happiness and contentment. Other times we are...