#benyamin haadi

[the-narnian-sea]

If you want me obedient, prince, kill me and carry my corpse.

— Zafira bint Iskandar

We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal {@hafsahfaizal}

[maidaaart]

The Zumra

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

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My favourite side-characters: Contains spoilers!

Misk. He's just... he's such a romantic. He loves his wife, and he obviously treated her right because she mourned him after he died. In fact, he died for her and paid allegiance to Nasir even though he was against Nasir and Ghameq in the beginning.

Yasmin. Misk's wife. Absolute badass, can and probably has stuck her foot up people's arses. Loves her husband, and even though a few misunderstandings occurred, she was quick to reconcile with Misk. She MADE Zafira go to Nasir and confess, even though Yasmin never quite liked the prince.

Seif. He's just relatable — if I was the tour guide for the Zumra. He played a big role, though. Also, he's like very vain and 99% done with Zafira and Kifah. Understandable though not practical.

Aya. Look, she has been through hell. Even though what she did was wrong, she still cared for Lana when Lana's mother died. Like, Aya lost her child due to Benyamin's Dum Sihr, and she still loved Benyamin. She never loved the Lion romantically. She only just saw a hope in his power. What she did was wrong, but her intentions were pure.

The Silver Witch. She makes few appearances, but God, I love her. She's an imperfect person, which isn't seen so much in literature as a "magical and powerful being" is often portrayed as "perfect." While the way she treated Altair was terrible, she still watched over him and protected him and even asked for his forgiveness. He forgave her! She must have been a good enough mother. Also, faking her death for Nasir??

Dean. He was there for like... 3 chapters. He was brother-zoned by Zafira when she was in one of her internal monologues, but he was sweet enough for her to accept his marriage proposal. He died for Zafira, and he even fought for her. Protective brother, what can I say?

[sunflowers-and-starry-skies]

A list of reasons why a crossover between the Crows and the Zumra would be iconic

Inspired by this post

Kaz would try to recruit the Zumra for a heist (Zafira can find anything, Kifah can make illusions - imagine the possibilities).

Kaz and Nasir being 2 morally grey traumatised bois who are massive simps - need I say more (Nasir helps Kaz come with a better nickname for Inej than ‘investment’).

Altair would attempt to flirt with Inej and Kaz immediately threatens to rip out his other eye.

Nina, Jesper and Altair being a trio of flirty chaos.

Nina would introduce Kifah to waffles, which she of course loves.

Just all the ladies (Zafira, Kifah, Yasmine, Nina and Inej) hanging out because ✨women✨.

Nasir, Kifah and Inej comparing their knife collections.

Lana would beg Wylan to show her his explosives which he does of course (much to Zafira’s dismay).

Meanwhile Jesper teaches Kifah how to shoot (I just feel like she’d be really excited to learn how to use a new weapon).

Matthias would definitely call Nasir a demjin 😆.

Jesper’s dad and Benyamin wondering how they each managed to adopt several feral children.

[bookloverturnedfangirl]

hats off to Altair for finding every possible moment to make some innuendo

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epilogue // we hunt the flame by hafsah faizal

honour before heart, said the girl.

delicacy fosters death, said the lion.

destruction follows darkness, said the boy.

power begets pain, said the king.

and they were all horribly right.

part one // part two

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[salmuyy]

Ok I just finished reading The Sands of Arawiya duology, and I’m OBSESSED

I’m literally speechless, We Hunt the Flame and We Free the Stars are now my favorite books. I’m still in a state of shock, so I’ll post another update with my full review later on. But please if you see this, add this series to your tbr ASAP!!

[hi-i-am-ana-smile]

does anyone have any good we hunt the flame fanfic recs on Wattpad or Ao3?

[beccas-books]

We Hunt the Flame

Things I liked:

-       My favorite people in the book were the side characters.  Altair has to be my favorite of the main group.  He just added a layer fun to the book that would have never been there if he didn't exist.  Without him to break up the book ti would have been very boring.  

-     The lore of this story was fun.  Calling magic and affinity is a cool small difference for this book.  Instead of just saying someone has magic they call it an affinity, and I like that.  It makes it sound less like a difference between people and more of like a fun quirk.  

-     Which ties into he fact that a lot of people in this world aren't afraid of magic.  I like that a lot too.  Im used to books saying that people who have magic are either superior or inferior to those who don't have it.  So reading that people are just seen as normal if they have magic was new and fun.  

Things I didn't like:

-     The fight scenes felt all over the place.  It didn't feel like I had the whole picture when they were fighting people.  I felt really out of the loop for a lot fo those scenes.  

-     I found the relationship between Zafira and Nasir to be so annoying.  Mostly because I found those to characters to been my least favorite in the book.  They both fell flat for me as characters.  When reading from Nasir’s point of view he just felt really whiny and annoying.  Then Zafira didn't feel very genuine throughout the book.  She was very on note.  

Overall:

-       I was very confused for most of this book.  A lot of the time it felt like I was either missing information or I just had no idea what was going on.  This was even more apparent in the fight scenes.    But even though I was confused I did like the book!  It was interesting to read, and had some fun elements to it.  The Six Sisters was fun, and I liked how a lot of the world felt rooted in fairy tales.  The main characters were not my favs, but it had a lot of standout side characters that I loved.  The pace of the book was a bit up and down.  It got good then all of a sudden it was over and got slow again.  Like it didn't really feel like anything was resolved most of the time.  Almost like everything got pushed off to be laters problem.  Confusion aside I did like reading the book, and I have the second one already so Im ready to see where the story goes! 

- Rating: 4/5

[the-narnian-sea]

Zafira bint Iskandar

Some part of her wanted to reach for him, to smooth away the unhappiness creasing his face, to touch the scars that made him him.

'Monsters cannot become men,' she whispered instead, and the darkness hummed its agreement.

We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Faizal {@hafsahfaizal}

[hafsahfaizal]

Thanks to this gorgeous character art by Arz28, you can meet the Zumra of WE HUNT THE FLAME (my YA fantasy out 5/14)! Zumra, in Arabic, means squad or gang, which in this case refers to my terrible children who reluctantly forge an alliance.

If you love the art as much as I do, you can submit your WE HUNT THE FLAME pre-order receipt to receive a limited edition character card set! More info here!

From top to bottom: 

Zafira Iskandar, protagonist of WE HUNT THE FLAME. She never misses, is a bit too innocent (Altair's jokes never make sense for some reason?), and feels everything fiercely.

Then our Prince of Death and resident assassin, Nasir Ghameq! Sad, grumpy, hates himself, is sometimes sassy, and secretly loves every single one of Altair's quips (and also Zafira, but shh).

He's not sure why he isn’t listed first, but then we have Altair al-Badawi! The sultan's prized general who is good at everything. Can be sported flirting with anything that moves, drinking qahwa, slicing away with his twin scimitars, or needling Nasir like it's his sole purpose in life.

Next up, Kifah Darwish, a girl with a thirst for revenge who prefers the power of a blade over the might of the pen. This food lover and elite warrior can usually be seen keeping Altair in his place and making sure no one gets... too optimistic.

Benyamin Haadi! Vain and silver-tongued, this immortal safi (Arawiya's equivalent of elves) fights with banes and poisons as he tries to make up for a secret in his past. Part of an elite circle of safin, he values trust and truth, hence the word "haqq" tattooed around his eye.

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Some Insta posts...

[sunflowers-and-starry-skies]

Just finished reading We Hunt The Flame AKA “Benyamin the Tired Dad and his 4 feral blade children”

[thesarasindistrict]

                                     Welcome to the Sarasin district.

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                                        CAST OF CHARACTERS.

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GOLDSHIFTEH FARAHANI as ZAFIRA ISKANDAR, The Huntress; or, A GIRL WITH POISON FOR A TONGUE AND STEEL FOR A SPINE -- ❝ Maybe the tiny lions were merely ornaments, a display of pride for the victory over a man who defied men, only to be slain by women. ❞

OMAR BORKAN AL GALA as NASIR GHAMEQ, The Zealot; or, A BLADE THAT CALLS HIMSELF A MAN -- ❝ Monsters preferred solitude. ❞

MARLON TEIXEIRA as ALTAIR AL-BADAWI, The General; or, A MAN THAT GIVES THE ORDERS THROUGH CUPID'S LIPS -- ❝ Some seek ways to forget. Some of us don’t deserve to. ❞

HH HAMDAN BIN MOHAMMED AL MAKTOUM as BENYAMIN HAADI, The Sage; or, A MAN WHO SPEAKS TRUTH FROM HIS TEETH -- ❝ Trust, Huntress. ❞

LUPITA NYONG’O as KIFAH DARWISH, The Abaddon; or, A WILD THING WITH BLOOD BETWEEN HER TEETH -- ❝ We will raise the dunes from the earth and rain death from the sky. ❞

AMAN AHLUWALIA as DEEN RA’AD, The Friend; or, A MAN THAT WOULD EAT THE WORLD TO SEE YOU SMILE -- ❝ For you, a thousand times. ❞

SARAH KHAN as YASMINE RA’AD, The Blossom; or, A GIRL THAT PEELS AWAY HER SECRETS LIKE PETALS ON THE BREEZE -- ❝ Promise me that if you die, you will die fighting to return to me. ❞

BHUMIKA ARORA as KULSUM ALAM, The Clever; or, AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN INDULGENCE -- ❝ What do you fear? ❞

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THE SARASIN DISTRICT is a mafia AU fanfiction of We Hunt The Flame, an Arabia-inspired fantasy about an assasain who is also a prince, a huntress that disguises her identity, and the darkness that threatens to overtake them all and thrust them into war. More information can be found at the “about” page--all characters (except where noted) are the intellectual property of Hafsah Faizal ( @hafsahfaizal ), © 2019. Fanfiction is based off of a Twitter post by @wehunttheflame.

WARNING: TSD contains major spoilers (directly or indirectly referenced) of the plot of WHTF--proceed with caution. The author suggests that you read the book first before continuing with the story.

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                               AFFILIATIONS PAGE COMING SOON.

[vcnka]

prologue // we free the stars by hafsah faizal

love is for children, said the girl.

death is for fools, said the shadow.

darkness is my destiny, said the boy.

allegiance is my undoing, said the eagle.

suffering is our fate, said the beauty.

and they were all horribly wrong.

part one // part two

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[sands-of-arawiya]

“Zafira, no”

-a book written by Nasir Ghameq, co-authored by Altair al Badawi and Lana bint Iskandar. Introduction by Yasmine Ra’ad. Includes excerpts from the prequel “Zafira, think” written by Deen Ra’ad and Benyamin Haadi.

Enjoy the feisty counter argument “ZAFIRA, YESS” written by Kifah Darwaish