سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُم

I’m Shana San, a bookworm-ish servant of Allahﷻ, passing through life mostly as a wife and stay-at-home mom of one in our all-neurodivergent household.

It’s been two years since I started my own hijrah journey of recommitting to Islam in 2024.

Before that, my life was typically secular (and rather feminist too), with many more years lost in the ‘spiritual but not religious’ fog.

But my growing faith in Allahﷻ has reordered my priorities and writing is how I process it.

Alhamdulillah.

Come to think of it, just having enough breathing room to create and write these days is a straight-up miracle from the One.

This tiny nook on the internet’s universe is where that blessing takes shape.

It’s the home of my heart project, Ink & Iman Reading Room, dedicated to fellow Muslimahs and faithful booktroverts on the path of hijrah toward our Rabb.

Whether you’re returning, reverting or simply rebuilding your deen, this space is for those who want words that call you back to our Creator but also meet you where you are.

In short?

Life’s a lot.

But Allah is still Al-Wadud, the Ever-Loving.

And I write about the messy, miraculous space in between.

So if you’re a fellow reader on the path, seeking a blend of relatable Quranic tadabbur reflections, bookish da’wah and the acknowledgment that holding onto faith can be both profound and profoundly solitary at times…

…then make yourself at home.

May Allahﷻ make your hijrah easier than you expect and sweeter than you imagined.

And my hope is that every page you turn, whether in books or in life, always lead you closer to Him.