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BOOK: The Long Way Down - Poems of Grief and Hope by Averil Stedeford

This is a collection of poems written by Averil, a psychiatrist who worked in a hospice. Soon after she left the hospice, her husband was found to have inoperable cancer. The poems in the book represent a moving account of her experience with him and her journey through bereavement. It has helped many people as they go through the grieving process.

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The Virtue of Remaining Steadfast When Losing a Child by Al-Suyuti J.

BOOK: The Virtue of Remaining Steadfast When Losing a Child is a compendium of consolations found in the earliest texts of Islam, the great majority of them attributed to the Messenger of Allah himself.

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A Gift for the Bereaved Parent by Zamir Hussain

BOOK: The loss of a child is probably the most painful experience a parent can go through. It is at such times of deep sorrow and grief that people often turn to their faith. This book has been written to address this need from the Islamic perspective using quotes from the Quran and Ahadith.

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