Roots After Shahada: A Gentle Guide for Reverts to Islam — Belonging, Healing, and Growing in Faith
About this ebook
You embraced Islam… but what comes after the shahada?
You're not alone.
So many reverts begin their journey with excitement, only to be met with confusion, loneliness, or a quiet ache for belonging. Roots After Shahada is your heartfelt companion through that next chapter. Written by a fellow revert, this book gently guides you with reflections, prayers, and soul-soothing journal prompts designed to help you deepen your faith from the inside out.
Inside, you'll discover:
Personal reflections on identity, prayers, hijab, and finding peace
Du'a for spiritual growth, grief, doubt, and gratitude
Gentle guidance for navigating tests, loneliness, and cultural tension
Heart journal prompts to help you connect deeply with Allah, right where you are
Whether you took your shahada two weeks ago or twenty years ago, this book is for you — the one still finding her rhythm in faith, healing, and still blooming.
You're not behind. You're not broken. You're building roots.
Buy Roots After Shahada today and reconnect with the faith that called your heart home.
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About the author
About the Author
Joyful Hijabi embraced Islam in Chicago in 2000. Since then, her journey has included everything from spiritual highs to moments of profound isolation.
She writes for the hearts of reverts — not as a scholar, but as a sister who knows how it feels to search, stumble, and surrender. Her After Shahada series is a love letter to the reverts who are learning how to belong, heal, and bloom in Islam.
Why I Wrote This Series
I wrote this series because I remember how it felt to stand at the edge of a new life after saying the shahada—hopeful, overwhelmed, and full of questions. As a revert myself, I longed for a companion who spoke from the heart of someone who understood. Like reassurance. Like someone whispering, “You’re not alone.”
This isn’t just a series. It’s a journey of belonging. And I pray that somewhere in these pages, you find pieces of your own story, too.
Your sister in faith,
Joyful Hijabi
