Amana Publications

The Life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: A Brief History

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) was an English traveler, novelist, polemicist, and educator who embraced Islam in 1917. His travels throughout the Muslim world formed the basis of several of...

Mary and Jesus in the Qur'an

The nineteenth chapter of the Qur'an is named Maryam, the Arabic name for Mary, the mother of Isa (Jesus). The reading of this chapter shows reverence Muslims have towards Jesus, his mother,...

Islam Our Choice: Portraits of Modern American Muslim Women

An increasing number of American women are embracing Islam and that number has already reached over one million converts. These are modern women born and brought up in America to non-Muslim parents...

A Light at The End of The Tunnel: The Stories of Muslim Teens

Sumaiya Beshir's book A Light at the End of the Tunnel: The Stories of Muslim Teens was published in 2012. This anthology of stories focuses on Muslim teens' experiences, struggles, and successes...

Remembrance and Prayer : The Way of Prophet Muhammadﷺ

Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ghazali (1335-1416 AH/1917-1996 AC), the author of over fifty books on Islam, was one of the pioneers of the contemporary Islamic revival. Born in Egypt, he graduated from Al Azhar...

Once Upon a Time : Parenting Through Storytelling

This book is the first in a series providing parents with material for the effective Islamic tarbiyah tool of storytelling. Here, Muslim parents will find stories to correct common problem behaviours...

Understanding Islam: Guide For Judeo-Christian Reader

InUnderstanding Islam , Dr. Dirks offers a timely and factually correct alternative to understanding Islam. It is written for the Western, and primarily, Christian reader. The primary focus of the...

Muslim Teens : A Practical Islamic Parenting Guide

From the preface: Teen years, we are told by society, are a time of exploration and discovery--of alcohol, drugs, the opposite sex, all sorts of reckless and dangerous behavior, and a time for...

Meeting the Challenge of Parenting In The West An Islamic Perspective

Meeting the Challenge of Parenting in the West: An Islamic Perspective is a significant book co-authored by Ekram Beshir, M.D., and Mohamed Rida Beshir. This excellent study covers the unique issues...

Islam in Focus

Islam in Focus is one of the best-known and most widely distributed general introductions to Islam by a Muslim author. In it, 'Abd al 'Ati directs his message both to Muslims and non-Muslims using a...

Family Leadership: An Obligation to Fulfill, Not an Excuse to Abuse

In his latest important contribution to the literature on family matters in Islam, Dr. Mohamed Rida Beshir addresses the challenging topic of Family Leadership (Qawamah) - a concept that is often...

Parenting Skills: Based on The Qur'an and Sunnah

The Beshirs, a wife and husband team, who co-authored two best-selling books on parenting Meeting the Challenge of Parenting in the West, an Islamic Perspective and Muslim Teens and Blissful...