Biography & History

A Princess's Pilgrimage

In 1870, Nawab Sikander Begum of Bhopal became the first South-Asian Muslim woman to publish an account of her pilgrimage to Mecca. She travelled with a retinue of a thousand, visited Jeddah and...

Ibn Sina: A Concise Life

Ibn Sina, who is referred to as Avicenna in Latin, was a true polymath. Born in Persia in the tenth century, his passion for knowledge was unparalleled in his time. He made lasting contributions to...

Paradise on Fire: Syed Ali Geelani and the Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir

Paradise on Fire is the story of the struggle for national liberation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, spearheaded by Syed Ali Shah Geelani. This political biography of Kashmir’s leading freedom...

The Final Prophet: Proof of the Prophethood of Muhammad

FOURTEEN CENTURIES AGO, the final revelation descended upon Muhammadﷺ. This message, Islam, spread rapidly across Arabia to nearby lands, and across the world. Today, over a billion people believe in...

Sunshine at Madinah

The second volume in a biography of the Prophet. This book studies his life in Madinah, highlighting the nature and characteristics of the society and state he was able to establish. It contains a...

Letters From a Prophet

Many years ago, across distant lands and faraway empires, a series of letters were sent to some of the most powerful men on earth. These were no ordinary letters, however- they were from none other...

A Treasury of Iqbal

Muhammad Iqbal (d.1938), thinker and philosopher - poet of Indo-Pakistani sub-continent was one of the key architects of contemporary Islam. Through the medium of his thoughtful writing and...

A Treasury of Ibn Taymiyyah: His Timeless Thought and Wisdom

The Damascene polymath, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328) is one of the most fascinating scholars from medieval Islamic civilization, acknowledged for his intellectual brilliance by both...

Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day. Islam Issa’s father had always told him about their city's magnificence,...

The First Muslims: History and Memory

A fresh look at the origins and development of Islam, this is a fascinating reconstruction of the era of the first three generations of Muslims. Using a wealth of classical Arabic sources, it...

Making History

Ahmad Thomson's Making History is a provocative and keen assessment of the muddled interchange between history, belief systems, and human thought. This booklet considers the two main perspectives...

Kitab At-Tabaqat Al-Kabir Volume III: The Companions of Badr

Kitab At-Tabaqat Al-Kabir (Volume III): The Companions of Badr is a significant, authentic supported book of narration that honors the unique companions who participated in the development of the...

Muslim Heritage and the 21st Century

In Muhammad Ahsan's Muslim Heritage and the Twenty-First Century, readers embark on an enthralling journey that connects Islamic civilization's historical treasures with the difficulties and...

Chronology of Prophetic Events

The author examines, in fascinating detail, the discrepancies between dates in assorted calendars- the intercalated pre-Islamic, the Hijri, and the Julian calendars- and the days of the week ascribed...

The Wives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

The Wives of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ by Ahmad Thomson is a thorough examination of the lives, roles, and contributions of Prophet Muhammad'sﷺ revered wives. Thomson delves into the historical...

A Social History of Education in the Muslim World: From the Prophetic Era to Ottoman Times

Amjad M. Hussain's A Social History of Education in the Muslim World takes you on an enchanting adventure through time and culture. This insightful overview unearths the complex systems of...

Muhammad Messenger of Allah Ash Shifa By Qadi 'Iyad

Muhammad, Messenger of Allah: Ash-Shifa by Qadi 'Iyad Ibn Musa al-Yahsubi is a revered and thorough biographical work that digs into the Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him) life, character, and...

The Book of Islamic Dynasties

Luqman Nagy's The Book of Islamic Dynasties: A Celebration of Islamic History & Culture is a charming and outwardly interesting journey through the rich texture of Islamic history. Na

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...

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...