6 stories
The Friday Sermon | خطبة الجمعة
The imam's wife hasn't been touched in years. The young scholar who comes to study notices her loneliness—and decides to fill it.
The Mosque Renovation | ترميم المسجد
A historical preservation expert restores a crumbling mosque in Bosnia. The imam who fights her at every turn becomes something else entirely.
The Ramadan Moon | هلال رمضان
Moon-sighting is contentious. She's the astronomer who settles the arguments. He's the imam who relies on her—and comes to rely on her for more.
The Halal Hookup
Mariam downloads a Muslim dating app as a joke, but when she matches with the handsome imam's son Hamza, their virtual flirtation turns into something dangerously real—and decidedly not halal.
Medina Moonlight
Salma teaches calligraphy in the holy city. When divorced imam Hamza seeks to commission Quranic art for his mosque, their sessions become sacred in unexpected ways. 'Al hubb ibada' (الحب عبادة) - Love is worship.
The Masjid Matchmaker
Everyone in the community asks Aunty Parveen to find them spouses—except she's secretly lonely herself. When the mosque's new imam Yusuf starts joining her matchmaking sessions, she finds an unexpected match of her own.