God of the Silent Spaces: An Iʿtikāf Journey

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Silence is not the absence of sound—it is a place. In God of the Silent Spaces, Hamzah Zahid invites readers into the hushed interior of a mosque during the final ten days of Ramaḍān, where ritual, exhaustion, grief, and hope unfold side by side.

God of the Silent Spaces: An Iʿtikāf Journey is a luminous, intimate account of ten days spent in iʿtikāf—the sacred retreat observed during the final nights of Ramaḍān—written from the perspective of a working professional searching for meaning amid exhaustion, grief, and spiritual longing.

A deeply human spiritual journey

Set inside the hushed rhythms of a mosque during Ramaḍān’s most potent days, this book draws the reader into long nightly prayers, the anticipation of Laylat al-Qadr, and the steady companionship of Qurʾānic reflection. Yet God of the Silent Spaces is not a romanticised retreat. It is grounded, honest, and disarmingly human—alive with hunger, fatigue, humour, doubt, camaraderie, and loss.

Drawn directly from diary notes taken during the retreat, Zahid’s voice is candid and reflective, inviting readers to journey alongside him rather than observe from afar. As he writes early on, this book is “an invitation… to enter into a particular world of wonder,” where spiritual tradition meets the pressures and precarity of modern life .

Where tradition meets the modern condition

Guided by an erudite and deeply human “Mufti Saab,” the narrative unfolds as a quiet conversation between:

• ancient Islamic spiritual practice

• the burnout of corporate life

• questions of masculinity, purpose, grief, and vocation

• the search for stillness in a world addicted to noise

The mosque becomes a refuge—but not an escape. Death intrudes. Work follows the author to the threshold. Healing is uneven and unresolved. And yet, within ritual and silence, something profound begins to surface.

Why this book stands apart

Unlike instructional or devotional works on Ramaḍān or iʿtikāf, God of the Silent Spaces is a literary spiritual memoir—richly textured, intellectually serious, and emotionally restrained. It refuses easy answers and resists triumphalism. Instead, it offers readers something rarer: permission to be uncertain, tired, and seeking—while still turning towards God.

This is a book for readers who:

• feel spiritually restless but intellectually engaged

• live full professional lives yet crave depth and stillness

• want Islamic writing that is reflective, non-adversarial, and honest

• are drawn to contemplative memoirs, sacred time, and lived faith

About the author

Hamzah Zahid writes from the vantage point of lived experience—balancing professional life, sacred learning, and spiritual struggle. His prose is shaped by deep engagement with the Islamic tradition while remaining acutely attuned to contemporary realities. This debut work reflects years of reflection, study, and disciplined self-scrutiny rather than performance or self-promotion .

An invitation, not a prescription

God of the Silent Spaces does not promise transformation in ten days. It offers something more enduring: a mirror, a companion, and a quiet call to step—however briefly—into silence.

Enter the mosque.
Sit with the stillness.
And see what waits for you there.

👉 Ideal for readers of spiritual memoir, Islamic non-fiction, and contemplative literature.

PUBLICATION DATE 27th FEBRUARY '26