ONE BREATH AT A TIME: FINDING SOLACE IN FAITH

When a loved one dies, our world shifts. The pain rises up front and centre of our minds, blocking out a lot of what we know and understand. Realising and coping with the shock and trauma is never an easy task.

When Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم passed away and people were talking about it, Umar threatened to kill anyone who said that the Prophet was dead. He was deeply affected by grief, as were other companions. It took Abu Bakr’s recitation of the words of Allah (‘Muhammad is no more than a messenger, and indeed messengers have passed away before him’ Al–Imran 3:144) to calm Umar and other companions.

Faith, and knowing that we are never alone, shines a light in the dark spaces that grief creates within the heart. This book offers faith–inspired insights about grief and how to build resilience, one breath at a time.