Amana Publications

From the publisher: At the dawn of the Renaissance, Christian Europe was wearing Persian clothes, singing Arab songs, reading Spanish Muslim philosophy and eating off Mamluk Turkish brassware. This is the story of how Muslims taught Europe to live well and think clearly. It is the story of How Islam Created the Modern World.

One of the best-known and most widely distributed general introductions to Islam by a Muslim author. A good text to start with if you want to know what Islam is all about. 3rd Edition.

It offers what has not been published before: a detailed and practical step-by-step guide to culturally sensitive care. For most Muslims, Islamic practices and beliefs permeate many aspects of day-to-day life and these become particularly evident in a healthcare setting. In this book, the author — a Muslim hospital chaplain — explains why.

Every Muslim feels the need to see the teachings of Islam put into practice. Since the life of Prophet Muhammad, in all its aspects, was the personification of the Qur'anic teachings, one has to read his biography to see Islam in action. Drawing on primary sources, Imam Vehbi Ismail presents a highly readable biography of the Prophet of Islam to the young American Muslims and adults who look for an authentic easy-to-read biography of the Last Prophet. The book is highly recommended for Middle and High School students and for inclusion in summer reading lists by schools and public libraries. What sets this book apart from the many on the market place is its extensive coverage, modern illustrated maps of events, carefully worded questions for each chapter (workbook), transliteration table and a comprehensive glossary of Arabic terms used which also makes it suitable for classroom use as a textbook.

A combination of a smooth style and rich content will make it undoubtedly a source of inspiration for young readers.

This book is also suitable for classroom use as a textbook

About the Authors
 

DR. EKRAM BESHIR

is a medical doctor by profession. She was born in Egypt and has been living in Canada since 1975. While raising her four children, she has developed excellent knowledge of and experience in child psychology. Currently, she is volunteering her time as the director of Rahmah school in Ottawa, Canada, a weekend Arabic and Islamic school. She is very active with the Muslim community in Ottawa in the areas of study circles, children and youth camps, sisters programs, and marriage counseling. She has traveled within North America presenting parenting and stress management to Muslim communities. 

Dr. Mohamed Rida Beshir 

- He is an engineer by profession, with over 25 years of experience in Da'wa work in North America. 

- He has held various positions with MSA and ISNA, MAS on both national and local levels.

- He served as a member of the training and development department of the Muslim American Society (MAS) for over two decades.

- He is actively developing and delivering training programs to various Muslim communities all over the world.

- He is a regular speaker in ISNA, ICNA, MSA, MAC and MAS conferences.

- He is the recipient of the Ottawa Muslim Association and Ottawa Muslim Community Circle appreciation awards for years 1993, and 1999 for his volunteer Islamic work in the National Capital region.

Written by Dr. Jerald F. Dirks.

This book is the first in a series providing parents with material for the effective Islamic tarbiyah tool of storytelling. Here Muslim parents will find stories to correct common problem behaviours and instill Islamic concepts in their children. They will also discover how to storytell in a manner that will interest and influence their children.

About the Author
 

Dr. Mohamed Rida Beshir 

- He is an engineer by profession, with over 25 years of experience in Da'wa work in North America. 

- He has held various positions with MSA and ISNA, MAS on both national and local levels.

- He served as a member of the training and development department of the Muslim American Society (MAS) for over two decades.

- He is actively developing and delivering training programs to various Muslim communities all over the world.

- He is a regular speaker in ISNA, ICNA, MSA, MAC and MAS conferences.

- He is the recipient of the Ottawa Muslim Association and Ottawa Muslim Community Circle appreciation awards for years 1993, and 1999 for his volunteer Islamic work in the National Capital region.