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A spirited defense of Arab identity from a time of political unrest In ninth-century Abbasid Baghdad, the social prestige attached to claims of Arab identity had begun to decline. In The Excellence of the Arabs, the celebrated litterateur Ibn Qutaybah locks horns with those members of his society who belittled Arabness and vaunted the glories…
The first four caliphs of Islam?Abu Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Uthman ibn Affan and Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with all of them, are known as ?the rightly guided caliphs.? These pious caliphs were among the closest Sahabah (Companions) of the Prophet Muhammad. Their lives are a source of inspiration and motivation…
Great poetry has moved hearts from premodern times until today. Imam al-Busiri excelled at praise poetry, and his verses attained a global reach because he praised the best of creation. His two most sublime poems, the Burdah and the Hamziyyah, have over the centuries occasioned countless commentaries explicating their eloquence and linguistic subtleties. Shaykh Hamza…
A Comprehensive Book outlining the Principles of Being an Ideal Father
This book deals with: the precautions a mother should take in pregnancy, the principles governing the spiritual nurturing of a child. A number of formulas for reforming the child and forging his mind upon Islamic principles, how this child can become a perfect Mu’min, how to determine the disposition of the child and accordingly kindle…
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…
Journey Through the Quran: A textbook style companion that will revolutionise your Quranic studies This new Quran companion will assist you in your study of the words of Allah. Journey Through the Quran, is a modern presentation of all the 114 surahs of the Quran, to make it easy for anyone to become a student…
This is the first English translation of Miftah al-falah, a thirteenth century Sufi text, written by Ibn Ata Allah, one of the great masters of the Shadhili Sufi order.
Given Prophet Muhammad’s (s) immense impact on history, there are surprisingly few books that specifically analyse his leadership. The few that exist maintain that Muhammad was a wonderful leader because he was a wonderful man; that is, he succeeded in his mission because of his superior morality and personal qualities. Although it is widely agreed…
In making the Prophet Muhammad the greatest figure, and consequently one of the most resplendent landmarks in human history, God has bestowed his greatest favour on mankind. Whoever seeks guidance cannot fail to see him, for he stands out like a tower, a mountain on the horizon, radiating light like a beacon, beckoning all to…
This text is the first English translation of The Maghāzī of Sayyidunā Muhammad ﷺ by the eminent Tabi’i scholar Musa ibn ‘Uqbah, the earliest biography of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ currently known to exist. Until recently, no copies of The Maghāzī of Sayyidunā Muhammad ﷺ had been seen for over 400 years, and most scholars believed the text to be…
Yusuf is an ordinary 10-year-old boy, living a pretty ordinary life with his parents. That is until his grandfather visits them from Morocco bringing Yusuf an ordinary, although somewhat unusual gift. The gift turns out to be anything but ordinary. Little do Yusuf and his best friend Jack know that together they are about to…
One of the most important characteristics which form a perfect and concrete example of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) is the way he lived his family life. He established a superior, most virtuous and happiest home with his wives who had different ages, cultures, abilities and characters. That home that he established was so full of…
The Muslim mum is the most fertile political symbol of our times – heralded as both the solution and cause to many of the issues that erroneously come to define Muslim communities in our now globalised world. Muslim mums who are continuously spoken down to, at, or for, and very rarely conversed with in a…
“This work is excellent. It provides a thoroughly annotated and sound translation of one of the oldest biographies of the well-known thirteenth-century Sufi master Abu’l-Hasan al-Shadhili. The annotation is exhaustive and extremely useful. In general the genre has not received much attention and it is good to see a major work to which one can…
Adesolate soul, stumbling through life with no end in sight from the blur he was drowning in, Fayzaan Mohamed escapes to the other side of the world seeking solace and serenity; only to find more questions than answers. A riveting journey of self-reflection, friendship and love. Inspired by the true great love stories, from a…
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