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.
For personalised recommendations based on your level or interests, you are welcome to contact us via the Contact page or visit the Iqra Islamic Bookshop store in Laudium, Pretoria.
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At a time when many people are attempting to relate current events and trends in the world to interpretations of the prophecies contained in the Book of Revelations, and the writings of Nostradamus, and the predictions of fashionable clairvoyants, the author does much the same – but by referring to some of the prophecies which…
Dalail al-Khayrat is unquestionably the most celebrated manual of Blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in history. From the time of its authorship in fifteenth-century Fez by the Moroccan Shadhili sheikh Muhammad al-Jazuli (d. 870/1465), it swept throughout the whole of the Islamic World from North Africa to Indonesia. Countless…
Enter a realm of profound spirituality with Dala’il al-Khayrat or ‘The Waymarks of Benefits’, the most celebrated manual of Blessings on the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in history, penned by the Moroccan Sufi master Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (d. 870/1465). Sheikh Nuh Ha Mim Keller’s beautiful edition, a true testament of reverence, was…
Daughters are Diamonds is a groundbreaking treatise on the objectification of women in honour-bound sectors of society. As a study, it sets out to define these questions: How are the opportunities, challenges and obstacles facing South African Indian Muslim Women within the family, perceived and experienced by the individual? To what extent, if at all,…
Definitive account of the Battle of Badr, complete with colour photographs, maps and diagrams. This is the first account based on not just historical sources but geographical expeditions to the key sites to question and establish facts particularly about the chronology of events which are based on significant amounts of travel.
In this groundbreaking study, SherAli Tareen presents the most comprehensive and theoretically engaged work to date on what is arguably the most long-running, complex, and contentious dispute in modern Islam: the Barelvī-Deobandī polemic. The Barelvī and Deobandī groups are two normative orientations/reform movements with beginnings in colonial South Asia. Almost two hundred years separate the…
10 black and white photos; 2 maps 281 Pages In this classic of travel writing, first published sixty years ago, a Danish journalist records his experience of life in North Africa under colonial rule. Driving through the Sahara in a battered Chevrolet, having converted to Islam and with a knowledge of Arabic, he leaves the…
Unpublished to date, this dictionary of Arab and Muslim Freemasons is a challenge in itself Indeed, the lack of sources and especially the law of silence (“Kitman” in Arabic) surrounding many Arab and Muslim Freemasons, who risk imprisonment or even death – Freemasonry is prohibited in most Arab countries – did not facilitate the task…
A powerful but little known work, this volume contains three mystical texts. ‘Al-tadbirat,’ the largest, is a fascinating treatise on the divine design and management of the world, and the central role the human model plays in the creative and governing process. The other two are ‘kitab kunh ma la budda minhu lil-murid’ (or, “What…
This volume makes available and accessible the writings of the crucial early period of Islamic mysticism during which Sufism developed as one of the world’s major mystical traditions. The texts are accompanied by commentary on their historical, literary and philosophical context.
A common misunderstanding which deters people from practising Islam is the idea that Islamic Teachings are difficult to practise. Alongside this, there are many opportunities a person comes across on a daily basis to amass reward for the Hereafter, but which one missed due to lack of knowledge. Easy Good Deeds is a valuable book…
The book is a program which seeks to construct an intellectual framework for Islamic methodology with a view to realizing practical training in the thoughtful investigation of issues related to knowledge in various fields. The book’s title affirms the distinctive types of integration that characterize Islamic methodology, including integration of sources, means, and schools of…
This is the first work in the English language to deal specifically with the subjects of equity and fairness in Islamic law. Prof M H Kamali relates these concepts to the Islamic legal notion of istihsan, thus taking these concepts back to their origin in the Qur’an, the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and the…
Deluxe limited edition nine-book box set of illustrated biographies of some of the most influential and inspiring Muslim saints and sages in our time. DISCOVER STORIES AND RARE IMAGES FROM THE LIVES AND TIMES OF THESE GREAT SOULS This unique series profiles the lives of Sayyida Fatima Yashrutia, Habib Ahmad Mashhur al-Haddad, Shaykh Murabit al-Hajj,…
Upon visiting the graves of family and friends, you get to finally realise that you do not go there to bid farewell, instead it is to say: “See you soon.” You pray upon them until one day, you are prayed upon, you visit them until you are visited. But you still love them and long…
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