English Books

Trials and Tribulations an Islamic Perspective

Trials and Tribulations: An Islamic Perspective offers an insight into how to deal with life’s challenges with grace, positivity and strength. Rooted in the Qur’an and sunnah, this book seeks to: Place the life of this world into...

Pioneers of Islamic Scholarship

Over the fourteen centuries of its existence, Islamic scholarship has produced numerous individuals who have acquired broad knowledge and deep insight. This work summarizes the thought of ten key personalities whose influence encompasses the vast...

Our Legends: Luminaries Who Revived Islam

Every now and then some great people have come along to protect and revive Islam. This short and well-presented book highlights a small selection of specific personalities from our rich tradition who served as foundational hallmarks for the progress of...

Shades of Islam: Poems for a New Century

"These poems offer a window into the sensibility of a modern American Muslim, with unflinching honesty and richly informed compassion. The great humanistic tradition of poetry known in Arabic and other Eastern languages here finds a contemporary English...

Hijra: Story and Significance

This account of the Hijra-the departure of the Prophetﷺ from Makkah (Mecca) to Yathrib (now Medina)-is a story of endurance and triumph in the face of seemingly insuperable adversity.

Sahih Muslim (Volume 8): With the Full Commentary by Imam Nawawi

The eighth volume in a new translation of Sahih Muslim , the second most authentic collection of Prophetic traditions, with Imam Nawawi's commentary and translation by Adil Salahi.Imam Nawawi's commentary on Sahih Muslim is one of the most highly...

Ummah or Nation?

This survey of the literature on the development of nationalism in Muslim countries also examines the status of the ummah in Muslim nation states as well as activities of Muslim nations through the OIC.

Dying and Living for Allah: The Last Will of Khurram Murad

About The Book The Last Will of Khurram Murad is essentially a wake-up call, not just to his kith and kin, but all Muslims. In accordance with the Quran and Sunnah , this Will is a nasihah (advising), commending and enjoining a life based on loyalty to...

Communicating with Allah: Rediscovering Prayer (Salah)

Muslims are required to pray five times a day, but for too many of us these are little more than physical movements devoid of any spirit or divine connection. In contrast, the Prophetﷺ characterized prayer as “the spiritual ascent (mi'raj) of the...

Rethinking Islam and Modernity: Essays in Honour of Fathi Osman

This book, which originated in a conference held to honour Dr. Fathi Osman, starts with a redefinition of what modernity signifies. Rejecting ideological and ethnocentric definitions of modernity, the contributors depart from the understanding that Islam...

Words That Moved the World

Throwing light on the relation between the Message, and the life of the Messenger, this guide contains suggestions on how to study the Qur'an. The themes of the Qur'an have been presented in a historical perspective, based on simple language.

Islam the Way of Revival

In this refreshingly different book one can relish the works and ideas of numerous Muslim scholars and leaders of the 20th century. The contributors include Muhammad Asad, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, Khurshid Ahmad and Sayyid Abul...

Journey to Islam

A lengthy process, rich in remarkable and thought-provoking events, including compelling encounters with Islamic philosophy, led the author to embrace Islam. His experiences since that time-such as his pilgrimages to Makkah-further deepened his...

Growing Up in Islam

An introduction to the daily life of a Muslim for young people. Also in German and Spanish.

Teach Your Children How to Pray

Teach your children How to Perform the Second Pillar of Islam. Full coverage to the following topics: • The Status of Salah in Islam• Habituating children to Perform Salah• The Stages of Teaching Children How to Pray• Urging the...

Islam: Its Meaning and Message

This book provides a window into the world of Islam. It covers the whole spectrum of its beliefs, values, social principles, cultural institutions, and contemporary problems. Edited by Khurshid Ahmad, this book brings together leading Muslim scholarship...

Worship in Islam: An In-Depth Study of Ibadah, Salah and Sawm

With a focus upon the social dimension of worship Mawdudi's original approach to religious ritual and self-purification considers worship's transformative role in social life, as well as on the spirit. This work offers an illuminating and unique study of...

Muslim Women's Attire and Adornment

In this volume of his work, the author shows that Islam honours women in all that it makes permissible for a Muslim woman to wear and with what she may adorn herself. Looking carefully at the Muslim society the Prophetﷺ established in Madinah, the author...

Muslim Woman's Participation in Professional, Social and Political Life

The emancipation of women cannot be complete unless it is coupled with the emancipation of men. This can only be accomplished by drawing our social values from the Qur’an and the sunnah. In this volume, the author shows that mixed social life was...

Organ Transplant, Euthanasia, Cloning, and Animal Experimentation, an Islamic View

Muslims believe that everything they own is given to them as an amanah (trust) from Allah. The author sheds light on how modern medical issues should be handled in light of our Islamic responsibilities. Organ Transplantation, Euthanasia, Cloning and...