Synopsis
Amira, 29, an artificial intelligence engineer in Lyon, leads a busy but meaningless life. She prays—sometimes. She fasts—often. But something eludes her. One Ramadan morning, while sorting through her deceased grandmother's belongings, she discovers a worn Quran, covered with annotations in Arabic and French, signed with a name she doesn't recognize.
Who was Khadija? Why is this Quran among her family's belongings? And why can't Amira stop herself from reading it, page after page, annotation after annotation, as if these words were meant for her?
Between a family investigation, unexpected encounters, and rediscovered faith, Bismillah, my love is a novel about what remains when all the superfluous is removed.
Excerpt — Chapter 1
“The Quran smelled of vanilla and time. Amira held it in her hands with the same caution reserved for fragile things—for the elderly, for promises, for the first mornings of Ramadan. The burgundy cover was worn at the corners. Yellow sticky notes peeked out everywhere, like so many small flags planted in unknown territory.
She opened it at random. Surah Al-Inshirah. And someone had underlined in pencil, with a trembling hand: After difficulty comes ease. Always.”
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Status: Currently being written — publication expected late 2026.
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