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You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by Orikinla(m): 1:38pm On Oct 09, 2006
I have to modify the title of this post, because I have decided to copyright Unveil Me My Love and publish it as a novelette on Lulu.com. Because, I want people to preview it and download it for only $1 in electronic version or buy the hardcover version on
http://www.lulu.com/content/470501

I did this to generate the momentum for the heat to make it hot when it comes up on Amazon and other publishers online and offline.

You can still ask to read it for only 49 cents on Amazon.

"Unveil Me, My Love"
   The Love Story of Rekiyyah Bint Abu Bakr



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Here are extracts from the historical fiction.

[b]
Later Sunniyah told me that Aishah(ra) disclosed to her what he whispered into her ear.
“No Prophet is taken by death until he has been shown his place in Paradise and then offered the choice to live or to die.”

The prophet (pbuh) never recovered. Anas later disclosed his last words to me.
“With the supreme communion in Paradise, with those upon whom God has showered his favor, the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous, most excellent for communion are they.”
Anas said he raised his head and said, “O Allah, with the supreme communion.” The prophet (pbuh) gave up at the dusk of the twelfth of Rabi’ al-Awwal, which the followers of the sacred cross recorded as June 8, 632 A.D. Sunniyah told me that he died with his head resting on the laps of his beloved Aishah (ra).
He was only sixty-three years old.


The Unveiling of Rekiyyah bint Abu bakr (ra)

One cold night, I was sitting alone in front of my tent under the half moon when I saw a hooded figure on the white mule of the prophet (pbuh) that was a precious gift from Muqawqis. I was wondering who could be this strange visitor.
Then as the figure came closer, I recognized that it was a female figure.
Then the unmistakable velvet voice of Rekiyyah bint Abu Bakr (ra) greeted me.
“Salam Alaikum.”
“Wa alaikum salam, sister.”
I was gaping and gasping in awe. Why would I to be honoured by such a highly revered visitor?
“Alhamdulillaah!” I exclaimed inwardly.
I hurriedly took her by her slim hands into my tent. I did not want anyone to see her.[/b]


Preview http://www.lulu.com/content/470501

Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by uzomaeze(m): 2:55pm On Oct 09, 2006
orikinla its a good start there but would like to know u wrote that ?
cool but you see there is this cynosure about islam and u had something scary on your blog
i mean the kisses and rosses thing
but for me a non muslim would have serious problems with the verses not critising please but i believe your book has a direction for my fellow muslim brothers and sisters
cheers hop it'll sell

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Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by Orikinla(m): 4:03pm On Oct 09, 2006
uzomaeze:

orikinla its a good start there but would like to know u wrote that ?
cool but you see there is this cynosure about islam and u had something scary on your blog
i mean the kisses and rosses thing
but for me a non muslim would have serious problems with the verses not critising please but i believe your book has a direction for my fellow muslim brothers and sisters
cheers hop it'll sell


Uzomaeze,
Yes, I am the author.

I have been researching these facts and for security reasons, I have left out the most glaring and provocative aspects of the love life of the Prophet (pbuh).
The leading character Hasan Abdullah is one of the Abbyssians recruited for warfare.

Here is an example of explicit things I may edit out of the story:

"If we companions of the Messenger of God had any difficulty on a matter, we asked Aisha about it."

"Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari came to Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said to her, "The disagreement of the companions in a matter which I hate to bring before you has distressed me." She said, "What is that? You did not ask your mother about it, so ask me." He said, "A man penetrates his wife, but becomes listless and does not ejaculate. "She said, "When the circumcised part passes the circumcised part ghusl is obligatory." Abu Musa added, "I shall never ask anyone about this after you."

Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik, Hadith 2.75.
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by dennylove(m): 8:36pm On Oct 09, 2006
orikinla,sooory,are you really the AUTHOR,well, if you are?that means, we are having another SHAKESPEARS IN NIGERIA,kudos to you.
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by Orikinla(m): 1:46pm On Oct 10, 2006
dennylove:

orikinla,sooory,are you really the AUTHOR,well, if you are?that means, we are having another SHAKESPEARS IN NIGERIA,kudos to you.

Dennylove,
Thank you very much.
God will perfect the genius in everyone of us.

I prefer that comments be e-mailed to amazon-shorts@amazon.com

I want to unveil the real truth on Islam to the millions who are still ignorant of it.


Here is more from Unveil Me, My Love:

Since the prophet ((pbuh ) was dead, I felt an emptiness in my heart and soul and I made up my mind to return home to Abyssinia. And I wanted to persih the thought of any future with Aishah. The father now seemed to have more need of her divine gifts in the absence of the prophet ((pbuh). I also feared that the caliph would never allow an Abyssinian to marry his beloved Aishah.

The Three Maidens In White

I was feverish for some days and I was seeing and hearing things as my body shook and it was as if I was no longer on earth. I was used to these fevers. I always fell ill once in a year and I would be rejuvenated afterwards. I took my usual medicine made from bitter herbs prepared by Sunniyah.
“May be you are homesick,” she said.
I did not reply. I only nodded.
I have spent over ten years in the service of the prophet (pbuh) and survived many battles. And I have been even more comfortable here than my years at home. But I was missing my mother. Again, I was discovering certain things and the parchment I received in my last pilgrimage to Jerusalem was now like my talisman. And even the prophet (pbuh) did not deny the truth. That it was the Jews who told him about Allaha whom they called Allah. We all agreed that he is the one and only supreme God and the maker of all things visible and invisible in heaven and on earth. But, I wanted to return to Jerusalem and ask more questions on how the sacred word of God could become flesh and was the Jew whom the bearers of the sacred cross called the only begotten Son of God. Because, the Qur'an said this was not so. Why?

It was about the eleventh hour of the Jummah when I was half asleep. Sunniyah was not with me. Then I saw smoke rising from the floor and soon the smoke enveloped the room. I was wondering what could be the meaning of this. Then I saw them. They were all in white. Like the minstrels of Wahy (Divine Revelations). Three of them coming from a mosque and I saw other buildings behind them.
Then suddenly I did not see them again. I closed my eyes and when I opened them Sunniyah had come with some fruits for me.
“You were hallucinating again,” she said.
“I had a vision,” I said.
She was washing the fruits and only glanced at me.
“Yes. These fevers come with such hallucinations and visions. Don’t worry Hassan, you will soon be on your feet and dancing with me.”
“You are not the only one who can see things,” I said and closed my eyes again.
“All right. We all have dreams and visions. My dear brother, what did you see?”
“I saw three maidens in white in a mist of smoke.”
“Where? I hope Satan has not urinated in your ears while you were sleeping?”
“Allah forbids it!” I prayed.
She stopped what she was doing and came closer to where I lay on my mat.
“Right here while you were not here. When I was half awake.”
“The three daughters of Nasibin”
“You know them?”
“Yes. They only appear to you when you are ready to…”
“I am not ready to die now.”
She laughed and her voice rang in my ears.
“Oh, no Hassan! You are not about to die. They are not the jinns of Shayatin. But when they appear to young men, they mean well.”
“And what does it mean?”
“That your bride is coming soon!”
Sunniyah smiled and brought me three fruits in a bowl. She offered me one and I accepted it. “Eat my brother. The apple will revive you,” she said.
“But, I don’t want to marry here,” I said.
“Why?” She asked.
“I prefer one of our own maidens in Abyssinia,” I replied.
“Arabian women are the loveliest of all women in the world,” she sang.
She rose to her feet and danced for a moment.
Yes. She was lovely. Yes, very lovely. But she said she would never marry and loved her calling as a stargazer. But I knew she was the comforter of some men in Arabia.
“Your mother would be happy to be the mother in-law of a beautiful Arabian princess,” she said.
I sighed and we were silent for a while.
“The sun is going home and I must return before darkness covers my path,” she said.
“I wish I could escort you,” I said.
“Trouble not yourself. You need to rest until you are fully revived. “
She held my hands for a while and murmured her usual inaudible prayer.
“You will sleep well tonight my brother.”
As she left, I felt like the loneliest man on earth.
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by sunbare: 6:15pm On Oct 12, 2006
what does this signify?
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by CrazyMan(m): 6:19pm On Oct 12, 2006
@ Orikinla
I never knew Nigeria had a Intelligent, promising, brilliant and promising as you.
Any way keep it up.
and i pray God guides you and give you more knowledge and insight which will help you in writing more novels.
Keep it up.  smiley
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by Orikinla(m): 7:46pm On Oct 12, 2006
crazykid:

@ Orikinla
I never knew Nigeria had a Intelligent, promising, brilliant and promising as you.
Any way keep it up.
and i pray God guides you and give you more knowledge and insight which will help you in writing more novels.
Keep it up. smiley

Thank you.
We pray God to lift us higher.

The following extract will be the last from the story.
I would be more encouraged if readers pay for the whole historical romance at only 49 cents per copy for the short version.
[b]
Epilogue

I sighed after the last word and rolled the scroll. I put it in the chest and pushed the chest back under my bed.

I heard the din of the rush hours as the early morning commuters hurried to their respective destinations.
I decided to call Anita.
It was her answering machine that replied me.
She gave me an appointment for 8 am this morning and I wanted to confirm it before leaving home.
She was not the best editor in the world, but she was good enough for me.
I needed her intelligent advice before making the discovery of the scroll public. The Muslims were now more belligerent than ever before. So, caution would be necessary in disclosing the confessions of this unknown Hassan who was very close to the founder of Islam. Did he exist? Or he was a fictional character? I suspected that he could as well be the same Hassan Ibn Thabit the poet and only tried to hide his identity in order not to offend the caliph who would be disappointed to discover the truth.
The buzz of my cell phone interrupted my contemplation.
“Hello!”
It was Anita. She said she would be waiting for me. And the editor of Al-Sharq Al-Awsat was already with her.

I had my bath and dressed up in my denim jacket and pants with leather shoes. I brought out the scroll from the chest and pushed the chest back under the bed. I put the scroll in my briefcase and left the house for King's Cross Station.
Re: You Can Now Preview "Unveil Me My Love" by IbileIfe: 5:30pm On Oct 23, 2023
Read The Prophet Lied on Amazon Books.

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