‘I was hurt.They hurt me. They took something inside me; something I can never get back.’

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The heaviest, invisible weight we carry is often the pain of being hurt or betrayed by the person we trust.

This pain follows us as we move on with our livessometimes it stays quiet, hidden deep within the layers of our heart. Other times, it resurfaces unwillingly to remind us that no matter how far we run or how strong we become, were still anchored to a past we cant let go.

Forgive and forget?
Not that easy. Im the one whos hurting says the heart.

Let it go?
Why does it feel so unfair? Why do forgiving and letting go feel like erasing everything we went through? argues the heart.

Oh Allah Al-Ghaffur,why me?Is there a way for me to forgive so that my heart will be set free?

In this book, author Iffah Nizar illustrates the healing journey of understanding forgiveness and reclaiming the strength to move forward after being chained to the past for so longfor the heart that’s still hurting.

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And more than anything, I often forgetthat the heart is not mine to control. It belongs to Allah SWT who created it, Allah SWT who gives it a soul. I was trying to fix my heart without asking for Allah SWT who holds it to heal it.