General Islamic Books

Wudoo': The Prophet's Ablution

Wudoo’: The Prophet’s Ablution is a small yet comprehensive book aimed at conveying authentic knowledge of the manner in which the Prophet ﷺ purified himself for prayer. The attributes of the Prophet’s ablution are detailed fully,...

The Purity of the Muslim

According to a well-known hadith, cleanliness and purity are half of the faith. It is obligatory for a Muslim to be clean and in a state of purity in order to offer formal prayer and recite the Qur’an by way of ablution, a ritual shower, or dry...

Al-Jumu'ah: The Day of Congregation

In our busy lives, Friday comes around once a week. It often comes and goes without our being really aware of it. For many Muslim men, it may be punctuated by the congregational prayer that they make special efforts to attend. For many Muslim women, it...

Salah & Its Essential Conditions

Yahya Ondigo details the essential prerequisites/conditions of salah. Salâh is one of the five pillars on which the edifice of Islam rests. Most of us feel that we already know all there is about salâh – the formal prayers of a...

Funeral Rites in Islam

‘Death is the ultimate reality of life.’ This life on earth is only a transitory phase on the way to paradise or hell, as the case may be.Islam as the complete code of life has a set of complete instructions for both the dying person and for...

Bid'ah: Understanding the Evil of Innovation

The Prophet ﷺ said: "If anyone introduces into this affair of ours [Islam and the Sunnah] something that we have not commanded, that [innovation] is to be rejected." (Reported by Bukhari and Muslim) Innovations into the religion, such as new rituals, new...

Hell-Fire: Its Torments and Denizens

In all the divine revelations there is a constant warning that wrongdoers may end up in Hell-fire, though Allah’s kindness and mercy are extended to many people. Reading about the Hell-fire enables one to know it, fear it, and try utmost to keep...

Paradise: Its Blessings and How to Get There

The title of this little book sums up its contents succinctly: ‘Ali Hasan ‘Abdul-Hamid describes Paradise and its inhabitants as portrayed in the Qur’an and the Hadith, then discusses the various rewards and blessings that are promised...

The Grave: Punishment and Blessings

What will happen to us after we die? How do we know? In Western societies, there is often a great reluctance to talk about these matters. Muslims, however, are encouraged to seek out this information. Islam has the answers to these questions. Being a...

Man-made Laws vs Shar'iah

This book appears at a time when many other books and ideas are being propagated to justify the status quo of the Ummah (community), and the position of those who are not ruling by that which Allah has revealed, and to detract from the seriousness of the...

Ibn Taymiyah's Essay on the Jinn (Demons)

Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips has rendered Ibn Taymiyah’s treatise, “Eedâh ad-Dalâlah fee ‘Umoom ar-Risâlah”, from volume 19 of Majmoo‘ al-Fatâwâ (A Collection of Religious Rulings) into very...

Making Sense of the Portents of the Hour

Are things inevitably getting worse and worse, year after year, century after century, with no way to alter the course of events? Is the Muslim Ummah doomed to experience failure and humiliation until the Mahdi arrives? Will he restore its former glory...

The Inevitable Reflections on Death and Beyond

This book The Inevitable – Reflections on Death and Beyond authored by Dr. Aid al-Qarni is a timely reminder of death, for thinking of death deters one from persisting in sin and prompts one to do righteous deeds that may lead one to paradise,...

Who is Allah? His Names and Attributes and Their Significance to the Individual

Who Is Allah? is more than just a book about Allah’s names and attributes. It aims to build a bridge between knowledge of Allah and practical application of this knowledge in a person’s daily life. By delving into why knowledge of Allah is...

The Minor Resurrection (What Happens after Death) (Islamic Creed Series Vol.5)

What happens after death? When will the end of the world be? Are we really living in the ‘last days’? These are questions which concern everyone, no matter what his or her background. Many have tried to answer these questions, producing...

The Messengers and the Messages (Islamic Creed Series Vol.4)

From time immemorial, the Devil has been launching his attacks against people. But from that time, Allah has been sending His Message to humankind, reminding them of the purpose for which they were created, namely, to worship Him alone. This message of...

Belief in Allah (Islamic Creed Series Vol.1)

In this first of his eight-volume Islamic Creed Series, Dr. ‘Umar al-Ashqar discusses the mistaken ideas that have crept into Muslim thinking concerning Allah and His attributes, and highlights the fact that the only correct way to understand the...

Usool al-Hadeeth

The science of Hadeeth is an independent Islaamic science which is not understood by many today. Their ignorance has led them to reject the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). This text covers all of the most important areas of the discipline of Hadeeth...

The Necessity of the Hadith in Islam

There was a time when the notion of Hadith rejection was inconceivable. Sad to say, it is now becoming a widespread phenomenon in many countries. The educated and the ignorant, veteran Muslims and reverts, the middle class as well as the elite are...

The Sunnah and Its Role in Islamic Legislation

Shaykh as-Sibâ‘ee takes us through the historical development of the Sunnah, from the early stages of revelation to the recording of the Sunnah during the era of the great imams of Hadith. Throughout that account, he highlights the...