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Authored by Shafiq Morton and published by Awqaf SA as part its Leaders and Legacies series of book which tells the stories of South Africa’s political leaders and struggle stalwarts. The kramats, a circle of Sufi saints, are dotted around the Peninsula and the Overberg. They are torch-bearers of Cape Muslim history. These are figures…
In an age of bewildering spiritual and intellectual confusion, creed has never been more important. Every Muslim is obliged to learn it and is promised protection from deviant beliefs by following the unassailable texts of the scholastic community of Islam. Of them all, The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi is the simplest, the most effective, and…
Ahmad ibn ‘Ajiba was an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the Darqawa Sufi Islamic lineage. He was the author of numerous works, including The Autobiography of a Moroccan Sufi. Mohamed Fouad Aresmouk completed his degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic at Qadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh. He is the author of Al-Rashad Fi Zabdati Al-Awrad.Michael Abdurrahman…
South African Indians form a larger part of the mosaic of Indian diaspora spread across the world. They will recognize in each others footsteps echoes of their own journeys. Nothing came easy to the pioneers. Difficulties did not deter them but were met with courage and determination.
This is a classic study of the life, times, and legacy of Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya (1244-1325), a major saint of the Chishtiyya order, by the renowned Sufi scholar K. A. Nizami.
In the current wave of renewed interest in Rumi, this book offers the first comprehensive biography of this great historical figure written for the general pubic. Beginning with an analysis of conditions in the 13th century of Christianity and the 7th of Islam, the author pieces together a sensitive and scholarly chronicle of Rumi’s life,…
The Life Of Muhammad (S.A.W) introduces the Makkan and Madinan Period of the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), the final Messenger Of Allah(S.W.T).In this work the author eloquently presents the Prophets life in a detailed manner, deriving valuable lessons from in and thus making it relevant to modern times. In Anwar al-Awlaki is a…
This new work is the first ever English translation of the classical text Ghabtat al-Nadhir by Shaykh al Islam Hafiz ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, may Allah be pleased with him. Ghabtatul Nadhir fi Tarjumatil Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir is a concise work about the characteristics as well as the achievements of al-Ghawth al-Adham : Sayyadina al-Shaykh ‘Abd…
This is a vivid description of the lives and achievements of eight of the Sahabiyat (female companions) during the time of the Prophet (SAAS). Their unwavering faith, courage, sacrifice and steadfastness should be an inspiration to us all especially for young Muslimahs. Recommended for ages 11 and over.
Following Dr Yasir Qadhi’s ground-breaking video lecture series on the sīrah of the Prophet Muhammad (sws), this book is an equally impactful written adaptation. It provides a refreshing insight into the life of the Final Messenger and contextualises the sīrah in the modern-day context. It is not just a chronological account but also offers beneficial…
The Space Between Faith and Exhaustion was born from a journey of faith, identity, exhaustion, belonging, and the gentle return to self. It is more than a book—it is an invitation to have the conversations we sometimes avoid and to remind one another that we are allowed to pause. This book is written with deep…
One of the most venerated Sufi poets and saints, Hazrat Sultan Bahu’s life has been as veiled as the divine. Through countless stories, the loveable and fully illumined spiritual master’s life has been told mostly through oral tradition. Using the deep emotions of his teachings, this inspiring new book uses the depth of Sultan Bahu…
Joan Haslip was an author of historical books, often focusing on European royalty. She was born in London and educated in London, Paris and Florence. Her first book, Out of Focus, appeared in 1931; among her other notable publications are Lady Hester Stanhope (1934) and Parnell (1937). She also wrote for the London Mercury, the…
Tiger Tapestry, The Autobiography of Rudy Frankel, Life President of Tiger Oats Limited and for many years a leading South African Industrialist, is a warm and human story.
Rare glimpses of two 20th-century Sufi saints are offered in this work: the eminent Shaykh al-Alawi and the lesser-known woman saint Fatima al-Yashrutiyya, both of whom continued on the Sufi path even as they watched their world crumble. Shaykh al-Alawi’s influence was pivotal to the spiritual development of Thomas Merton, who looked to al-Alawi’s writings…
This is the first English translation of works attributed to Abu Madyan, a seminal figure of Sufism in Muslim Spain and North Africa. The Arabic text accompanying the English translation also represents the first scholarly edition of these works in the original language. The variety of Abu Madyan’s oeuvre, which includes doctrinal treatises, aphorisms, and…
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