The Songstress Who Guarded a Will

She had a voice that could quiet thunder.

A presence that made you want to sit straighter, speak kinder, listen deeper.

In real life, she was a songstress.

In fiction, she was a guardian of fate.

This is to honour Fatimah Razak—a legend in both worlds.

🎧 The Real Fatimah: Songbird of the ’70s, Soul of a Queen

Fatimah Razak was born in June 1944 in Sarawak, into a noble lineage—but you’d never catch her boasting. Despite being one of Malaysia’s beloved voices of the 1970s and 80s, she moved through the world with humble grace.

Her voice, captured in funk-pop gems like “Dahaga” and heartfelt duets like “Seloka Teruna Dara” with M. Daud, was equal parts honey and heat. Her presence was unforgettable. In rankings of top female singers of her era, she held her own next to greats like Sharifah Aini and Anita Sarawak.

But Fatimah was more than her music.

She was a reader. A thinker. A quiet force of goodness.

She radiated optimism so pure, it felt like medicine.

Even now, in her 80s, she carries herself with elegance, walking with a cane, yes, but never bowed. Her head held high, always wrapped in a regal turban or headscarf, her spirit unbreakable.

She is a survivor, and I truly believe it’s her unshakable positivity, her belief that life is still full of beauty and wonders, that helped her triumph.

📖 The Fictional Fatimah: Keeper of the Will

In Chapter 15 of my book White Tiger and the Full Moon, readers meet a version of Fatimah who owns a vintage record store tucked in a sleepy town. She is no ordinary shopkeeper. She’s the silent witness to lifetimes, and love stories that burn through timelines.

And in a dusty LP sleeve hidden behind her counter, she holds something sacred, The Will of Adamant Sukajan.

It’s a final message. A soul contract.

“Come back anytime,” she said, her voice a harmony between

then and now.

Saliza paused. “Are you... Her?”

The woman smiled, and in that smile, a thousand concerts

bloomed. “I’ve always been here,” she said. “I just waited for you

to listen.”

Saliza gripped the jacket. It was heavier than silk.

And Fatimah, in all her quiet wisdom, doesn’t hoard its power; she passes it on. With that, she becomes the turning point. The soul bridge between the past and the future.

She is the Legacy of Light

The Fatimah I write about is not just a character.

She is real. She is family.

And she is the embodiment of something we are starving for in this world—grace.

She reminds us that it’s possible to age with dignity, to survive with style, to lead with heart.

That it’s okay to be noble and humble. Fierce and kind.

To be a warrior in silence. A healer through presence.

In writing Fatimah into my mythic A Tale of Twin Flames series, I wanted to do more than pay tribute. I wanted to resurrect an era where voices like hers mattered not just on the charts, but in the collective soul.

She represents the sacred feminine archetype who remembers. The keeper of forgotten names. The librarian of the invisible war.

In Book 2, she doesn’t fight demons or cast spells, she simply hands over the key. And in doing so, she changes the course of everything.

Isn’t that what our elders do?

🔖 A Note to My Readers

If you’ve never heard of Fatimah Razak, now’s the time to remember her.

Not just as a singer. Not just as a character. But as a woman who made music out of life itself.

And if you’ve ever met someone like her, keep them close. They are the soul archivists.

The ones who keep the Will safe… until we’re ready to receive it.

📚 A Tale of Twin Flames includes:

Book 1 – Eclipsed Souls

Book 2 – White Tiger and the Full Moon (Black Ink Edition)

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