Comments on: Far Away [Part 4] – A Safe Place https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=far-away-4-a-safe-place Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:15:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 By: BintAri https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/#comment-462438 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:15:41 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/11/far-away-3-wounded-copy/#comment-462438 That part resonated with me as well – the “everything seems to be fine, but I don’t trust it, and I think something bad will happen again soon”. A very familiar feeling for those with traumatic childhoods, whether the trauma was physical, psychological or spiritual.

]]> By: Wael Abdelgawad https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/#comment-462380 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:27:07 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/11/far-away-3-wounded-copy/#comment-462380 In reply to BintAri.

And I’m happy that you are happy for him.

]]> By: Wael Abdelgawad https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/#comment-462379 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:26:25 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/11/far-away-3-wounded-copy/#comment-462379 In reply to Kathleen.

Thanks Kathleen, jazaki Allah khayr. This is the kind of comment authors treasure, because it shows the story is resonating with you beyond the page. It makes you think about your life, it hits home in some kind of way. Keep reading!

]]> By: Kathleen https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/#comment-462378 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:23:13 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/11/far-away-3-wounded-copy/#comment-462378 Very nice, masha-Allah. With the scenes of the healing and the food it’s like I’m being transported back in time to old China, and it feels authentic. I appreciated how faith enters the story calmly. This is one of the things you do best brother Wael, that you weave religion into a story without hitting us over the head. It will be interesting to see if Darius remains skeptical, or if he evolves as a Muslim. At the end, the moment where he straps on his dao before sleeping broke my heart a little. Poor kid. That’s going to stay with me, because I feel like a lot of us do that in other ways, where we guard ourselves even when it’s not needed, and as a result we keep the world at arm’s length.

]]> By: BintAri https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/12/far-away-4-a-safe-place/#comment-462347 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:26:11 +0000 https://muslimmatters.org/2026/01/11/far-away-3-wounded-copy/#comment-462347 I’m so happy for Darius! But, like him, also worried it’s not going to last for long…

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