Smart Single Muslimah: Transform how you approach love and marriage: A Muslim Marriage guide for single Muslim women

This pre-marriage book has been well thought out and put together beautifully from a single Muslimah's perspective. It is well worth reading and shatters the myths around hook-up culture being better than getting married. Bought 2 copies and will be buying more to gift to singles muslimahs looking for spouses. An eye opener to the challenges they face in finding a righteous spouse

This book isn't only for Muslimahs that are actively looking to get married, it is for Muslimahs who are smart and reminds us of the important questions to ask in life before making big decisions. This book is self reflective, and often times self confronting. Farhat very well presents the challenges Muslims face in Western society where singledom and 'freedom' from God and the worship of oneself is glorified, and obedience to God, marriage, and chastity is shunned.It is important when looking for a spouse, to recognise the misconceptions we have with marriage, with what Islam expects of us, what Islam does not, and what mindset we should have BEFORE looking to get married. I cannot recommend this book enough for young girls to understand their place in society and their relationship with Allah too. I have bought two copies and will be purchasing more!

Wow. This book is something different. I've been avoiding this one because I felt it wouldn't relevant since I'm already married, but I'm so glad I couldn't resist the urge of reading it in the end!Most marriage books are very practical - they talk about the whole process step by step and offer very useful advice, but this is the only book I've come across that actually addresses how mentally draining the process can be for muslim women.It is written by a female who has experienced all the difficulty we have been through trying to find a good rishta in this modern day, western society, and reading that this is a reality for many women has helped heal some of the wounds I gained throughout my own process.There are some questions to ask potential rishtas at the end of the book, and I found a lot of them to be amazing even as conversation starters for newly weds. I feel like I've learnt a lot, and have been able to appreciate things more both as a single and married person.I think this would be the first marriage book I gift to someone before the more traditional ones, or at least side by side, because we are in great need of contemporary books on subjects like these. What I love most is how this book is suitable for a muslimah regardless of where she is at with her deen, so even our youth of today could relate to this.

It was a good read and absolutely recommend all Muslim women to read it to know more about marriage, ourselves and life in general. I found myself highlighting some lines, taking some notes and intensively reading some sections again and again. The author has had the ability to articulate a lot of my thoughts into words. I am so grateful to Farhat for taking the time to write this. It has become a resource book and I believe each Muslimah's should have this book in her library irrespective whether they are married or single.All I can say is Jazaki Allah Khayran for writing this book and keep up the good work. Aman x

I agree with much of what the author writes but overall I don't think it's aimed at the 'older' singles amongst us. It's quite simplistic in lots of ways, probably better for those who are just starting to look to get married or at least haven't been looking for a long time. I say that because the more theoretical passages go on and on (a lot of it obvious to someone with some Islamic knowledge). Of course reminders are good and it's always useful to have evidence from the Quran and hadith, but when you are filling up chapters with that it seems a bit like filler to detract from the lack of practical advice. There are some interesting accounts from sisters who have faced hardships themselves e.g. from comments in the community or on marriage apps etc, but the author herself doesn't seem to have much practical experience or even to have researched this side of things in depth. I don't want to criticise unnecessarily but all the other reviews are saying it's amazing and honestly some people might find it so but I do want to add my voice to that to balance it a bit.Some passages are a little odd like they've been thrown in from a casual talk, something about 'my parents were cool with that' which is a bit jarring when other parts are more formally written. But perhaps it's more to appeal to the younger crowd that this book is targeting. Maybe I'm just too cynical, I don't know. I am speaking only based on how I perceive the book itself, the author seems to be sincere and may Allah swt reward her intentions.

This is a must read for every single Muslim women. The author covers relevant and pressing topics in the light of Quraan and Sunnah. Totally changed my outlook on marriage and how to approach the process of looking for a spouse. The author gives sincere and honest advice, pushes the reader to reflect and do the self work that is fundamental for any strong relationship, especially when it comes to marriage.

After being recommended this book countless times on the Clubhouse app, I read it this summer and it was a breath of fresh air. It clearly explains how certain ideologies have affected Muslim women in finding suitable spouses, but really does well to explain other issues such as the impact of racism and how we can make changes within ourselves and in society to make things easier for us. I know I’ll be reaching for this time and time again to remind myself, so grateful to Farhat Amin for releasing such an incredible book!

Really is the book that everyone needs to read! Eye opening to how society manipulates women for money rather than allowing her to choose what she wants. There’s no doubt a hate on women who want to look after her family and the book explains why and explains the importance on family.

I read this to see what kind of advice it would offer, and there's a lot of good advice on being patient, not being discouraged, not yielding to pressure if you're uncertain, determining your own goals/desires first, not being too selective (i.e., expecting your partner to be godlike), and so on. The list of questions to ask a potential future husband at the end are also useful as a start--and then modify them for your own needs. The examples and anecdotes were not very inspiring or helpful to me, but the reason I did not find them insightful is because they represent very general trends/issues in our society, of which I was already well aware. That said, the advice is this book is not necessarily useful only to young, unmarried women (or even exclusively to Muslim women) but could definitely be useful for older women who have never married or have been divorced or to non-Muslim women. As with the questionnaires, just take the content as advice and adapt it to your own needs.

I purchased this book for my adult daughter but ended-up reading it myself first. I found it filled with lots of Hadith and Quranic references which I love, and many facts and quotations to elaborate her opinions. This and the way it's written, tells me that the author is knowledgeable in her work and did a lot of research beforehand. I always appreciate books that are written with great thought, hard truths, and no fluff. You can tell that the author wants to help Muslim women find happiness in marriage and relationships, and that's why I highly recommend this read if you have an older daughter or want to get married yourself and need some great advice. I have not read another book like it. May Allah swt reward the author for her efforts, ameen.

The books is a must for single muslim girls.

Living in the West has changed my views on relationships and normalized things that were straight up non Islamic! This book was such an eye opener to that and introduced the benefits of following the Islamic principles as well as the cons to the western ideologies of love so clearly.The combination of culture has unfortunately also played a huge role on the outlook of marriage for me, and this book addressed that too!There’s so much in here that we can all learn and I encourage all my sisters to read it!MUST READ for my single sister who grew up in the West. I’m so happy I stumbled by it when it did!!

I really liked this book it was honest and raw about being single which is what I needed. I don’t think that this book will be pleasing for liberal Muslims but she breaks down realistic aspects of being married and what to expect