Islamic Books on Everyday Faith
The General Islam category is home to a broad selection of Islamic books covering belief, worship, character, halal trade and everyday practice. Here you will find introductions to Islam, books on aqeedah, guidance on salah and fasting, works on Islamic manners and much more, suitable for readers at different stages of their journey.
These books are ideal for building a home library, supporting madrassah or school studies, or deepening your personal understanding of the religion. Many titles in this section complement other categories such as Tasawwuf, History and Women, giving you a rounded collection of essential knowledge.
Building a General Islam Library
If you are starting from scratch, consider choosing a few core books that cover creed, worship and character, then adding more specialised topics over time. You may also wish to browse our Quran and Hadith categories to pair these books with primary sources.
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This special limited edition of Dalāʾil al-Khayrāt has been produced for readers who appreciate both daily recitation and fine book craftsmanship. Bound in a durable PU cover, the volume offers a softer, more flexible feel in the hand while maintaining the strength required for regular use. An extended protective flap — inspired by traditional Arabic bindings —…
I advise all of you, elite and common, men and women, old and young, slaves and free, to follow what Allah has commanded you. It is that you do not delay the prayer beyond its proper time, and that you allow yourselves no indulgence in delaying it. You should pray in a group and not…
This beautifully written and delightfully illustrated book explores the lives and times of the four daughters of the Prophet Muhammad — Zainab, Ruqqayah, Umm Kulthum and Fatimah. It relates fascinating stories about their parents, the Prophet and Khadija, their growing up in the vicinity of the Kabah, marriage, motherhood, and their contribution to the spread…
The Dignity of An Islamic Perspective provides the most detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man from the perspective of Islam. M H Kamali sets out the proclamations on human dignity found in the Qur’an and then discusses topics pertaining to or resulting from human the physical and spiritual nobility…
A Sufi scholar’s philosophical interpretation of the names of God The Divine Names is a philosophically sophisticated commentary on the names of God. Penned by the seventh-/thirteenth-century North African scholar and Sufi poet ʿAfīf al-Dīn al-Tilimsānī, The Divine Names expounds upon the one hundred and forty-six names of God that appear in the Qurʾan, including…
In The Divine Reality, Hamza Andreas Tzortzis provides a compelling case for the rational and spiritual foundations of Islam, whilst intelligently and compassionately deconstructing atheism. Join him on an existential, spiritual and rational journey that articulates powerful arguments for the existence of God, the Qur’an, the Prophethood of Muhammad and why we must know, love…
In this magisterial study of the current state of Islam the author survey’s situation in the light of sociology and doctrines that have affected the world Muslim community over the last 150 years. Based on a vast research, a carefully argued case is put which is both a critique and analysis of deviation, and a…
Between 1947 and 1949, over 400 Palestinian villages were deliberately destroyed, civilians were massacred and around a million men, women, and children were expelled from their homes at gunpoint. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could only have been called ‘ethnic cleansing’. Decisively debunking the myth that the Palestinian population left…
Both Jewish and Islamic sources relate the story of the first known sin in the universe, i.e., Satan refusing to obey God s command to bow down to Adam. In the present volume, Dr. Dirks explores both Jewish and Islamic sources on the first sin, compares and contrasts them, and identifies the underlying root cause…
The book is based upon 40 narrations of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) which describes the virtue and inevitable destiny of Jerusalem. The narrations have been elucidated upon by the author in order for the reader to have a greater understanding of the subject matters derived from these Prophetic Traditions. The Book tackles as…
This Book is a beautiful compilation of Hadith by Shaykh Muhammad Al Ninowy, Offering insights into the revered city of Madinah. It also includes valuable and transformational hints, tips and suggestions for Lovers of he final Messengers.
This book, al-I’lam bi Qawa’id al-Islam – The Foundations of Islam by the author of ash-Shifa, is a handbook laid out in five sections corresponding to the five pillars, and laid out with the simplicity of a basic technical manual. For each pillar the Obligatory, Sunna, Recommended, Liked, Disliked and Prohibited are concisely listed, with special page markings for…
Allah created man the best creation, because he has the ability to gain the Maarifat (realization) of Allah. This Maarifat is gained by the heart. The heart strives to gain the pleasure and proximity of Allah. The other organs are also the followers and at the service of the heart. If the heart is saved…
As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in the Western world centered on distorted portrayals of its core values….
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US historian of the Middle East, told through pivotal events and family history In 1899, Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, mayor of Jerusalem, alarmed by the Zionist call to create a Jewish national home in Palestine, wrote a letter aimed at…
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