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A breathtaking fusion of faith, science, and the human spirit-where ancient scripture meets the raw physiology of survival at the roof of the world. At 5,200 meters on the slopes of Everest, sixteen-year-old Bongsu is dying-not from cold or falls, but from air itself. Each breath shreds his lungs. His pulse oximeter reads 78%. His chest feels crushed by invisible ropes. As he collapses into the snow, gasping on the edge of consciousness, his grandfather does not offer oxygen first. He offers a verse. ""He makes the chest tight and constricted-as though climbing into the sky."" -Quran 6:125 What follows is a revelation that will shatter Bongsu's understanding of faith forever. Side by side on a tablet screen: his own straining heart captured in ultrasound... and the very same verse handwritten decades ago by his grandfather, with a single question in the margin: Did they feel this too? In this luminous installment of the award-winning Ayat Series, Bongsu discovers that the Quran never asked him to believe blindly-but to test truth against his own breath. As his SpO2 climbs from 78% to 89%, as his constricted vessels slowly open like desert flowers after rain, he witnesses a miracle not of magic-but of mercy written into the human body itself. Constriction for those who fight the climb. Expansion for those who trust it. For readers who loved: - The Alchemist meets The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Muslim STEM fiction that honors both laboratory and prayer mat - Intergenerational wisdom in the tradition of The Last Lecture - Lyrical adventure in the spirit of Wild and Into Thin Air Praise for the Ayat Series: ""Where science and scripture don't just coexist-they converse."" -Muslim Sci-Fi Review ""Finally, Muslim characters who code, climb, and contemplate quantum physics while quoting Rumi."" -Islamic Book Review A series that treats young readers as thinkers, seekers, and scientists of the soul."" -School Library Journal Perfect for fans of: Muslim fiction - Coming-of-age adventure - Faith-science dialogue - Himalayan trekking - Quranic reflection - Intergenerational bonds - STEM protagonists - Spiritual memoir The Sky-Bound Heart stands powerfully on its own-but readers new to the series are invited to begin with Ayat #1: The Ocean in a Drop. Dare to test truth against your own pulse. Your heart has been speaking scripture all along.

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