Book Identity
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Tittle :
If I Should Speak
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Writer : Umm
Zakiyyah
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Translated
From : If I Should Speak: A Novel
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ISBN
Number : ISBN
978-602-8236-47-8
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Publisher : Al-Walaa
Publications College Park, MD USA
Mizan Media Utama, Indonesia
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Edition : First Published, June 2009
Second Published, September 2009
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Translator : Ary Nilandari
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Editor : Adityas Prabantoro
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Proofreader : Eti Rohaeti
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Cover
Design : M.
Roniyadi
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Type
Of Book : Fiction
Novel
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Total
Page : 380
Page
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Total
Chapter : 15 Page
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Text : Indonesian
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Type
Of Cover : Soft Cover
1.
Summary
“If I Should Speak” is an
emotionally captivating story of 3 young college girls- Tamika, Dee and Aminah.
Tamika, the main character, is an African-American soul searching young woman,
soon to finish college with great ambitions. It all begins when Tamika has a
big fight with her roommate and is almost expelled from university, only
because of her ethnicity. Unable to fight racial discrimination, she has no
choice but to move in with Dee & Aminah. She is overjoyed to find out she
had be living with Durrah, or Dee as better known to people, a popular and
talented upcoming model & singer, entangled in the fitnah of her
environment. She is surprised to learn Dee is a Muslim. Do Islam & singing
go together?
Aminah is the polite and perfect
practicing Muslim who fulfills all her worldly and religious obligations and is
well read about her religion. How can Dee get along with her? Confused, but
still happy with her roommates, she watches them pray. Tamika’s curiosity is
aroused even more and so she decides to do her paper on Islam for her Religion
class. Her fitrah pricks at her subconsciousness as she has long discussions
with Aminah, who skillfully clears up common misconceptions of Islam relating
to Christianity, polygamy, hijab, etc and helps her with books and resources
for her paper. Aminah confidently does da’wah, careful not to offend her new
reflective roommate.
At the same time, Tamika finds that
among the many interests she shares with Dee is their passion for music. Drawn
to Dee’s carefree personality, confidence and talent, both sing together and
aspire to become singers someday. As Tamika learns more about Islam, she is
torn between her conflicting struggles: fulfilling a lifetime dream of becoming
a singer or accepting Islam.
2.
Target
This novel is recommended for any
ages.
3.
Spelling and Language Style
The text of the story use conversational
language and daily conversation. So it will be easy for us to understand the
story. But beside those things, the writer insert some figure of speech so, the
literary of the story is more clearly visible.
4.
Weakness Of The Book
It’s
hard to find the weakness from the book, because everything just so great. But
also it has some weakness like hard words or figure of speech that can make us
repeat at the same sentence to understand what they are trying to explain.
5.
Excess Of The Book
The book, full of life, has a perfect balance of literary techniques to
keep our interest - descriptive language, characters, emotions, settings,
imagery, and a thrilling plot. Once you pick it up, you will not be able to put
it down. An outstanding work of fiction, yet so realistic it pulls you along,
with smiles and tears, to the very end. Oh, and not only is it a bestseller in
Islamic fiction across the globe, but also used in colleges! You will love
every moment of it. If it does not change your life, it will give you a lot to
think about.
6.
Conclusion
And by
the explanation above, this novel is deserves to be a collection. This novel have touched the lives of readers
across the world, inspiring non-Muslims to accept Islam, Muslims to renew their
faith, and avid readers to enjoy compelling, heart-moving tales. So certainly we can take the messages
from the story so we can be a better person.

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