Pardow

The central character of Faith’s Intent is Zulaikha, the woman known for imprisoning the biblical Joseph (referred to as Yusuf in this book). Zulaikha’s never ending love for Yusuf is the focus of this story. Obsessively and fanatically, Zulaikha enters in and out of truth during her pursuits of Yusuf. This story is about commitment, trust in one’s self, and overall faith. The path she chose was long and difficult. For her, this path was necessary in order to achieve enlightenment. Suffer and despair is required for some to accomplish this journey.

This book has two parts: a brief version of the story, and a lengthy poetic version. The poetic version is the main body of the book and differs from previous renditions. Narration has been added to give Zulaikha a voice. The Palace of Seven Chambers was created to depict Zulaikha’s perseverance and determination over the many obstacles she faced when lustfully pursuing the pious Yusuf. The seven chambers and dialog between Yusuf and Zulaikha are strictly fictional, and are not included in biblical texts. The development of this rendition is greatly due to R.T.H. Griffith and David Pendlebury interpretations of Jami. Many parts were added to convey depth for some aspects of the story are not part of the original by the above mentioned authors/translators. This book should be deemed as fictional, based on a biblical story. If further research is desired, please refer to the above author's renditions.