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Show me I look at you

The novel Show Me I Look At You A novel by Khawla Hamdi, in the novel “Show Me I Look at You,” your breath is troubled, and your eyes turn to the high mountains in front of you. Your saliva dries up and your tongue becomes knotted. How many eons have you had since you last spoke to him? Your final decision to worship your Creator in your own way is still pending. How many lean nights did you not succeed in conversing with him despite your efforts? Have you forgotten how to be alone with the slave of his Lord? Or do you not know a way other than the old ways that you resented?

You were once Hayy bin Yaqzan on a deserted island, so tonight can you be Musa? He whispers in a low voice that no one else can hear, despite the silence around you, but you know for sure that he counts your movements and your stillness, and he does not miss any of your feelings. Your letters come out faintly confused, like a long, tired sigh: O Lord, my God.. my Creator.. Whatever your name is.. show me to look at you.

The novel accompanies you on a journey with the Tunisian youth (Malik), who was raised in Islamic thought and imbibed in the da’wah since his childhood.