General Islamic Books

Polygamy in Islam

Polygamy is the Muslim practice most frequently and severely maligned by Westerners and modernist Muslims. This book can be read with profit by all unprejudiced readers who wish to know its justification and rationale. One of the greatest contrasts...

Islamic Rules on Menstruation and Post-Natal Bleeding

People, especially women, do not usually talk about menstruation and postnatal bleeding. It is a topic seen as unsavory to some and embarrassing to others. However, this topic is of particular importance to Muslim women as there are certain rules and...

Fatawa: Essential Rulings for Every Muslim Woman

Acquiring knowledge of Islam is incumbent upon every Muslim – male and female – in order to live one’s life according to the commands and recommendations of the Qur’an and the Sunnah of Allah’s Messengerﷺ. Naturally, women...

The Hijab Liberation or Oppression?

In the twenty-first century, the obligation of wearing the hijab is being questioned, and indeed, the freedom of Muslim women to wear the hijab is under threat in many countries. In this useful resource book, Dr. Gohar Mushtaq comprehensively explains...

Traversing the Highs and Lows of Muslim Marriage

Traversing the Highs and Lows of Muslim Marriage provides a comprehensive guide to overcome all the tribulations that serve as the stumbling blocks on the road to a happy, loving, supportive and deeply satisfying marital relationship. It provides...

Islam's Treatment for Anxiety and Worry

This book is not available at this time. One may feel many regrets or worries about life’s daily affairs. The life of this temporary world is full of stress and anxiety for what has happened in the past, what will happen in the future, or for what...

Forty Hadiths on Leadership and Governance

Leadership and governance is an arduous and exigent obligation, involving a high level of accountability in this world as well as in the hereafter. Leaders can make or break the social and moral structure of society. A corrupt oppressor will have...

The Art of Islamic Living: The Six Fitnesses

What is the best way to implement the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunnah in daily life? From where do we start? How do we ensure that every action of ours, whether at home, in the workplace, or at social gatherings, gains us Allah’s pleasure...

The Path to Self-Fulfilment

The Path to Self-Fulfilment seeks to uplift your inner soul and give you the necessary means to live a fulfilling life based upon both the love of Allah and the love and acceptance of the self. Happiness is crucial to being able to love Allah. How could...

The True Secret

As human beings, we all desire happiness, good health and peace of mind. As Muslims, we strive to live every aspect of our lives in accordance with our Islamic beliefs, in order to earn the pleasure of Allah and reach paradise in the next life. Just how...

Psychology from the Islamic Perspective

Psychology is one of the most intriguing scientific disciplines as humans are inherently curious about their own nature. Ironically, there are a multitude of theories and explanations that mislead and confuse the very same creatures that they are meant...

How to Make It in Today’s World

Muslims today, especially – but not exclusively – those living in the West, are faced with a variety of problems. There are the internal struggles of living an Islamic lifestyle in a world dominated by Western culture, the conflicts between...

Enjoy Your Life

Enjoy Your Life: The Art of Interpersonal Relations as Exemplified in The Prophet’s Biography is a comprehensive guide towards improving interpersonal skills and hence, enjoying life. The author, Dr. Muhammad ‘Abdur-Rahmân...

The Silver Lining

The theme of this book is relief after hardship, or as the old proverb has it, ‘Every cloud has a silver lining.’ The author, Sameh Strauch, explains this concept, describing, with evidence from the Qur’an and the Sunnah, why we are...

Neighbour's Rights According to the Sunnah and the Example of the Salaf

The issue of neighbours is of interest and concern to all. Disputes and feuds regularly hit the headlines. A bad neighbour is something to be dreaded, while a good neighbour is, as the saying goes, worth his or her weight in gold. Islam has plenty to say...

What You Should Do in Such Situations

People in this world have prepared information for what to do in emergency situations; e.g. what to do if a fire breaks out etc. But how about emergencies of religious nature. Should not we be prepared for them? A Muslim who practices Islam and performs...

Means of Steadfastness in Islam

Steadfastness and patient perseverance in Allah’s religion is a basic requirement that should be met by every sincere Muslim who wants to stick to the Straight Path with understanding and determination. Muslims today face many temptations and...

I Want to Repent, But...

One might say, “I want to repent, but who can guarantee that Allah will forgive me if I do so? I want to follow the Straight Path, but I feel very hesitant. If I know for sure that Allah would forgive me, I would definitely repent.” Shaykh...

True Repentance

Repentance is the first stage of the journey towards success, the first step towards eternal happiness. Although it is the beginning of this path, it is also the middle and the end of it, for the servants of Allah do not abandon repentance. They carry on...

Manhiyyat (Prohibitions)

Whatever has been prohibited in the Qur’an and the Sunnah is for a good reason. Every Muslim is commanded to learn his or her religion, and being aware of these prohibitions is part of that essential knowledge. The Qur’an and the Sunnah...