Biography & History

The History of the Umayyad Caliphs

Tarikh al-Khulafa is justly famous in Arabic, and rarely goes out of print. In the original version, it comprises the histories of all those who have been named askhulafa right up to the age in which As-Suyuti himself lived. For this volume, Ta-Ha follow...

Daily Wisdom: Sayings of the Companions of the Prophet

Sayings of the Companions of the Prophetﷺ is a selection of 365 profound and pithy observations made by the Prophet'sﷺ illustrious companions. The sayings supplement and complement the life-giving message of the Qur'an and sunnah that these companions...

Blessed Names and Characteristics of Prophet Muhammad

This beautiful presentation of Blessed Names and Characteristics of Prophet Muhammad draws the reader nearer to the Prophetﷺ through contemplation and reflection of his names, their meaning and how each shapes our daily lives.By studying the Prophet'sﷺ ...

A Talib's Tale

John Butt came to Swat in 1970 as a young man in search of an education he couldn't get from his birthplace in England. He traveled around the region, first only with friends from his home country, but as he befriends the locals and starts to learn about...

Muhammad: Prophet of Peace Amid the Clash of Empires

In the midst of the dramatic seventh-century war between two empires, Muhammadﷺ was a spiritual seeker in search of community and sanctuary. Many observers stereotype Islam and its scripture as inherently extreme or violent-a narrative that has...

Mawdudi: An Introduction to His Life and Thought

Sayyid Abul A'la Al-Mawdudi (Maududi) (1903-1979), one of the chief architects of contemporary Islamic resurgence, was an outstanding Islamic thinker and writer of his time. He devoted his life to expound the meaning and message of Islam and to organise...

Saladin: The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire

In this authoritative biography, historian John Man brings Saladin and his world to life with vivid detail in "a rollicking good story" (Justin Marozzi). Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and...

Caliphate: The History of an Idea

From a preeminent scholar of Islamic history, the authoritative history of caliphates from their beginnings in the 7th century to the modern day In Caliphate, Islamic historian Hugh Kennedy dissects the idea of the caliphate and its history, and...

Race with Death: 22 True Stories from the Bosnian War

Race with Death is a devastatingly moving account about the Bosnian War. Written by a retired doctor who volunteered her services at a hospital in Sarajevo during the height of the conflict, it relates the experience of the patients she treated. These...

Islam in Victorian Britain: The Life and Times of Abdullah Quilliam

This is the first full biography of Abdullah Quilliam (1856–1932), the most significant Muslim personality in nineteenth-century Britain. Uniquely ennobled as the Sheikh of Islam of the British Isles by the Ottoman caliph Sultan Abdul Hamid II in...

The Prophet Muhammad A Role Model for Muslim Minorities

This book seeks guidance from the Prophet Muhammad'sﷺ life for Muslims living as a minority. Prominent examples include how Islam was practised in Makkah under constant prejudice, how Muslims led their lives as migrants in Abyssinia and how Muslim...

Madina to Jerusalem

This book attempts not only to recount the military battles that led to the Muslims liberating Jerusalem from the Byzantines but also to understand the reasons why the Byzantine confederates of Al-Sham abandoned their former masters for Islam. Ismail...

The Muslim 100: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

"It is rare to see a publication which includes personalities from both Shia and Sunni schools of thought and which is so much needed in today's turbulent world. This book, I believe will . . . enrich our understanding of not only the historical but the...

Dear Mother: Letters from the Heart

This book empathizes with Muslim mothers nurturing their families within a faith framework. It canters her experience. Doubts and insecurities are gently replaced with understanding and support in the candid exchanges from one mother to another. Dear...

Discovering the Ottomans

"Lyrical yet careful, this introduction to the Ottoman reality will soon become a classic of popular history-writing."—T.J. Winter, University of CambridgeWhat was the significance of the Ottoman Empire? What kind of lives did people live? What...

Abu Hanifah: His Life, Legal Method & Legacy

"Based on primary sources, this study...surveys the evolution of Hanafi legal reasoning (fiqh) in the Islamic world and assesses its historical distinctiveness." -Islamic HorizonsAbu Hanifah Nu'man ibn Thabit was one of the greatest pioneers in the...

A Day with the Prophet

This book invites Muslims and non-Muslims to acquaint themselves with the Prophet'sﷺ practice and teachings, his sunnah, firsthand. Relying exclusively upon the sayings and actions of the Prophetﷺ, which have been selected and translated from...

Gifts from Muhammad

A pocket-sized companion to The Qur'anic Treasures (Pocket-sized anthology of Qur’anic teachings), Who is Muhammad, containing a selection of the Prophet Muhammad’sﷺ teachings arranged under 40 topics– wonderful gifts of godliness and...

Who Is Muhammad

This biography provides an introduction to the personality of the Prophet of Islam, Prophet Muhammadﷺ. It is part of a trio on the Qur'an and the life and message of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ, the others being The Qur'anic Treasures (0-86037-274-X) and Gifts...

Image of the Prophet Muhammad in the West

This work discusses the main contours of Western scholarship on the life and achievements of the Prophet Muhammadﷺ. It highlights the reason why Western scholars have failed to provide an objective account of the life of the Prophetﷺ in the past and...