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  • Ibn Battuta

    Ibn Battuta: A Concise Life

    £4.99

    Available in November 2018

    Written in a simple style, with explanations, illustrations and images aplenty, this short book brilliantly narrates the life and times of Ibn Battuta.

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    A Long Jihad My Quest for the Middle Way

    £9.99

    In an era of fanaticism and polarisation, Dr Bari’s life is an example of a prominent Western Muslim rejecting extremes and finding balance

    In this memoir, Dr. Muhammad Abdul Bari asks us to look beyond the extremism and violence that all too often defines the Muslim community toward those, like himself, navigating a middle-way life. A path defined in Islam as the “natural way,”

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    Sultan of Hearts: Prophet Muhammad (2 Volume Box Set)

    £22.99

    The exemplary life of Prophet Muhammad (pbuH). Available as a set of two volumes.

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    Aisha: The Wife, the Companion, the Scholar

    £9.99

    This book portrays one of the most significant personalities in the history of Islam. The book clarifies her critical role in the transmission of private matters concerning women and marital relations, as well as recording the authentic sayings of the Prophet.

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    Educating Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asmau

    £19.99

    Nana Asma’u (1793 -1864) was a prolific Muslim scholar, poet, historian, and educator. Daughters are still named after her; her poems, read and recited privately and in public, still move people profoundly; the memory of her remains a vital source of inspiration and hope. She was a devout, learned Muslim, courageous, independent-minded, and able to observe, record, interpret and influence the major public events that happened around her. Her example as an educator is still followed: the system she set up in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, for the education of rural women, has not only survived in its homeland through the traumas of the colonization of West Africa and the establishment of the modern state of Nigeria, but is also being revived and adapted elsewhere, notably among Muslim women in the USA.

  • What-I-Believe

    What I Believe

    £9.99

    In What I Believe, Ramadan attempts to set the record straight, laying out the basic ideas he stands for in clear and accessible prose. He describes the book as a work of clarification, directed at ordinary citizens, politicians, journalist and others who are curious (or skeptical) about his positions. Aware that that he is dealing with emotional issues, Ramadan tries to get past the barriers of prejudice and misunderstanding to speak directly, from the heart, to his Muslim and non-Muslim readers alike.

  • UMAR-IBN-AL--KHATTAB

    Umar Ibn al-Khattab: Exemplary of Truth and Justice

    £5.99

    Umar Ibn al-Khattab, the second of the Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, was tough against injustice but gentle when it came to matters related to religion. The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

  • Umar - Makers of Islamic Civilization

    Umar (Makers of Islamic Civilization)

    £10.99

    Honoured by Sunni Muslims as the epitome of the just ruler, ‘Umar, or Omar – the second Caliph – is one of the most significant figures in early Islamic history. His rule (634-44 CE) laid the foundations of an empire that has since defined, both culturally and geographically, the heartlands of the Islamic world. Shibli Numani’s classic links the military conquests of the period with ‘Umar’s reforms in law, government and public administration. He describes the personal strengths, skills and character of ‘Umar and evaluates his contribution to the ethos of Islam

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    The Odyssey of Ibn Battuta: Uncommon Tales of a Medieval Adventurer

    £14.99

    Ibn Battuta was, without doubt, one of the world’s truly great travellers. Born in 14th century Morocco, and a contemporary of Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta has left us an account in his own words of his remarkable journeys throughout the Islamic world and beyond: journeys punctuated by adventure and peril, and stretching from his home in Tangiers to Zaytun in faraway China. Whether sojourning in Delhi and the Maldives, wandering through the mazy streets of Cairo and Damascus, or contesting with pirates and shipwreck, the indefatigable Ibn Battuta brings to vivid life a medieval world brimming with marvel and mystery

  • Suleiman-the-Magnificent

    Sulemain the Magnificent

    £14.99

    Suleiman the Magnificent, most glorious of the Ottoman sultans, kept Europe atremble for nearly half a century. In a few years he led his army as far as the gates of Vienna, made himself master of the Mediterranean and established his court in Baghdad. Faced with this redoubtable champion, who regarded it as his duty to extend the boundaries of Islam farther and farther, the Christian world struggled to unite against him

  • Shaykh-Muhammad

    Shaykh Muhammad al-Hashimi: His Life and Works

    £7.99

    The teacher and guide of souls, Muhammad ibn al-H_shim_ was born to pious parents, both prophetic scions who traced their lineage back to al-_asan ibn ‘Al_ rad_allahu `anhu, in 1298 A.H. in the town of Sabdou, which lies in the vicinity of Tlemcen, one of the main cities of Algeria. His father was one of the city’s scholars, and a judge therein. When he died, he left behind him young children; the Shaykh was the oldest of them.

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    Shaikh ul Islam Ibn Taimiyah: Life and Achievements

    £5.50
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    Said Nursi: Wonder of the Age

    £9.99
  • Harun-al-Rashid

    Harun al-Rashid

    £12.99

    Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph reigned for a quarter of a century, his empire spreading over south-west Asia and into north Africa. He waged war on the Byzantine Empire, and dealt ruthlessly with the religious and social insurrections which threatened his kingdom

  • EOMWC

    Encyclopedia of Muhammad’s Women Companions

    £24.99
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    Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam

    £16.00

    This book is an adaptation in English of the prefatory volume of a 40-volume biographical dictionary (in Arabic) of women scholars of the Prophet's hadith. Learned women enjoyed high public standing and authority in the formative years of Islam. For centuries thereafter, women travelled intensively for religious knowledge and routinely attended the most prestigious mosques and madrasas across the Islamic world. Typical documents (like class registers and ijazahs from women authorizing men to teach) and the glowing testimonies about their women teachers from the most revered ulema are cited in detail. An overview chapter, with accompanying maps, traces the spread of centres of hadith learning for women, and their eventual decline. The information summarized here is essential to a balanced appreciation of the role of women in Islamic society

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    Abu Hanifah – His Life, Legal Method and Legacy

    £6.99

    Abu Hanifah – Numan ibn Thabit (d. 150/767) is one of the great pioneers in the history of Islamic Law. He was among the first to deploy the recognized methods of legal reasoning consistently, and to gather the judgements and rulings of his time into a systematic corpus.

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    Inescapable Questions

    £13.95 £7.95

    An autobiography of humbling modesty, providing details of the former presidents personal strife and progressing onto the forming of the SDA and the break-up of the former Yugoslavia.

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    The Muslim 100 – The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of the Most Influential Muslims in History

    £16.99

    Who are the Muslim worlds most influential people? What were their ideas, thoughts and achievements? Why is it important to know about Islamic thought, history, culture and civilisation? Find out by reading this book.

  • Ali

    Ali ibn Abi Talib: The Hero of Chivalry

    £5.99

    Ali ibn Ab iTalib, the fourth Caliph of Islam, but the first to be remembered from among all the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad as far as bravery is concerned. This book brings to life the biography of this unique hero of Islam, the gallant lion of the fields, the standard-bearer of the heroes, and the spiritual guide of believers.

  • 9781847740595

    The Muslim Heritage of Bengal

    £29.99

    This book provides glimpses of Bengals Muslim history from the beginning of the 13th century to more recent events during the early part of the 20th century. Khan’s book provides invaluable information which will inspire present and future generations regarding the Muslim history, culture and heritage of Bengal.

  • 9781847740267

    Dr Hany El Banna: A Servant to the Worlds Poorest People

    £5.99

    Dr Hany El Banna, the founder of Islamic Relief Worldwide, is a tireless humanitarian activist working for the worlds poorest people. Follow his footsteps as he moves to the UK as a young doctor, only to become the president of a global humanitarian relief organisation. From underground tunnels in war-torn Bosnia to the cyclone ravished villages of Bangladesh, find out what drove Dr El Banna to people in need. The story of his efforts to establish Islamic Relief around the world is at once a warm, inspiring and occasionally eccentric tale of humanity.

  • 9781847740526

    The Muslim Heritage of Bengal

    £16.99

    This book provides glimpses of Bengals Muslim history from the beginning of the 13th century to more recent events during the early part of the 20th century. Khan’s book provides invaluable information which will inspire present and future generations regarding the Muslim history, culture and heritage of Bengal.

  • 9781847740441

    Educating Muslim Women: The West African Legacy of Nana Asmau

    £12.99

    Nana Asma’u (1793 -1864) was a prolific Muslim scholar, poet, historian, and educator. Daughters are still named after her; her poems, read and recited privately and in public, still move people profoundly; the memory of her remains a vital source of inspiration and hope. She was a devout, learned Muslim, courageous, independent-minded, and able to observe, record, interpret and influence the major public events that happened around her. Her example as an educator is still followed: the system she set up in the first quarter of the nineteenth century, for the education of rural women, has not only survived in its homeland through the traumas of the colonization of West Africa and the establishment of the modern state of Nigeria, but is also being revived and adapted elsewhere, notably among Muslim women in the USA.

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