Amana Publications

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.

The Qibla is the noblest of directions. This book settles the question of the physical direction of Mecca from North America in the first thirty pages, after which it presents to readers for the first time the 1998 Fatwa of al-Azhar on the North American qibla.From this point of departure, the author surveys such major contemporary issues as the relation between religion and science, the Sacred and profane, scholars and engineers, ijtihad and taqlid. Combining traditional Islamic law, a clear exposition of the complex geographical issues, and the author�s own meetings and correspondence with twenty-three contemporary scholars from seven Muslim lands, the book is a journey of discovery not only for Western Muslims, but everyone interested in Sacred Law in a modern world.

The classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law 'Umdat al-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 769 AH/1368 CE) in Arabic with facing English text, commentary, and appendices. Edited and translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller.

The classic manual of Islamic Sacred Law 'Umdat al-Salik by Ahmad ibn Naqib al-Misri (d. 769 AH/1368 CE) in Arabic with facing English text, commentary, and appendices. Edited and translated by Nuh Ha Mim Keller.

Describes in vivid prose how the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, used to remember Allah and pray to Him. The intimate relationship with Allah, which was the hallmark of the Prophet's life, becomes clear and vivid. The books contents are immensely relevant to the life and concerns of modern man, whose life has been made barren by the present secularist machinery. Translated by Yusuf Talal Delorenzo from Arabic work by Shaykh Muhammad Ghazali (d. 1416 AH).