Beliefs and Practices

Translation of Istamta bi Hayatik. Great advice for self improvement in the contemporary world. Filled with insightful anecdotes.

A beauitiful collection of durood o salam. Urdu translation by Maulana Yusuf Ludhianvi.

Translation of volume 5 of the classic Sirat-un-Nabi by Allama Shibli Nu'mani. A great scholarly work of lasting value on worship in Islam.

In this book, Bediuzzaman explains the importance and value of the prescribed daily prayers: “Yes, just as each of the times of prayer marks the start of an important revolution so is each a mirror to divine disposal of power and to the universal divine bounties within that disposal. Thus, more glorification and extolling of the All-Powerful One of Glory have been ordered at those times, and more praise and thanks for all the innumerable bounties accumulated between each of the times, which is the meaning of the prescribed prayers…” From the Risale-i Nur Collection.

A thorough discussion of jinns and devils and how to protect ourselves from their influence. Written by Waheed Abdus Salam Bali.

Maryam Jameelah (1934-2012) was born as Margret Marcus to a Jewish family in New York. She converted to Islam in her mid-twenties, and eventually moved to Pakistan, where she died in 2012.

By Maulana Abu Usama Ayyub. This book discusses the issue of taqleed and responds to attacks made against it. Written mostly in a question/answer form, it handles "difficult questions" on the subject in an easy to understand manner. Second, revised edition.

This is a detailed, yet easily accessible, manual on what to do when someone dies. It covers the procedures due upon a person’s death. The rites of preparing the body for burial, the bathing, the shrouding, and the procedure for funeral prayer, according to all four Sunni schools, are discussed. Many important questions are answered.

Set out in an easy and informative question-and-answer format, the specific theological points of agreement and difference between Christianity and Islam are addressed, the core religious beliefs and practices of Islam are explained, as well as the most common questions today of Islam and Muslims in an age when there is much conflict and misunderstanding.

Rules regarding will and inheritance.

English translation of the very popular "Fazail-e-Durood". Chapters on excellence of Salat alan Nabi, virtues of forms of Salat alan Nabi and their special merits, warning for not reciting Salat alan Nabi, benefits of Salat alan Nabi. Also includes inspirational stories. Translation edited by Mufti Afazl Hoosen Elias.

Essential book for mental preparation for the spritual journey. No Haji should ever proceed to Makkah without having been made aware of the contents of this exceedingly valuable book.

Part of Fehm Deen course. Introduction to principles of tafseer, Hadith, fiqh, ijtihad, taqleed, Sunna and Bid'a, Iman and kufr.

Translation of Wahdate-e-Ummat by Maulana Mufti Muhammad Shafi. Discusses how can we overcome sectarian conflicts and what is the proper attitude regarding differences between schools.

This volume contains two concise treatises of the venerable Imam al-Haddad. The first treatise, Mutual Reminding, distills the ethic and content of offering good counsel to one another. The chief elements of counsel, says the Imam, are taqwa (an active fear and consciousness of God) and detachment from the material world. These elements connect well with the topic of the second treatise, Good Manners, which discusses the manners recommended of the spiritual wayfarer as he or she takes the path to spiritual felicity.

Condensed Islamic teachings in an inspiring manner. Aqaaid, pillars, acts of worship, dealings, economic life, social life, akhlaaq, adab, advice, and alerts.

A book of duas with Arabic text, English translation, and commentary. 

A collection of booklets that clarify the ideology of following one Imam of Fiqh, promote the comprehension of Fiqh, especially Hanafi Fiqh of Qiyas and present some question to those who insist that there is no need for following a madhhab.

A collection of booklets that clarify the ideology of following one Imam of Fiqh, promote the comprehension of Fiqh, especially Hanafi Fiqh of Qiyas and present some question to those who insist that there is no need for following a madhhab.

This book is a work of art. The artist Neyyar Ahsan Rashid painted the ninety-nine Beautiful Names over a period of two decades. She also recorded her reflections about each of these names, which were then rendered into Arabic and English verse. The painting appears on the right hand page while the Arabic and English verses appear on the facing page on the left. The book has been beautifully produced under the guidance of Dr. Zafar Ishaq Ansari and will be a prized gift. It has been jointly published by the Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University, Islamabad and the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University.

Discusses more than 85 therapeutic approaches for treating mental illness in the light of Islamic teachings. A practical workbook that helps see the most common psychological problems in a spiritually meaningful manner.

From the publisher: "The first of his works to be translated into English, Risalat al-Tauhid, represents the most popular and systematic of Muhammad 'Abduh's work, and one of the most influential Muslim theological writings of the contemporary period. The essentials of 'Abduh's modernist thought are contained in this treatise."

Translation of Dil ki dunya, an important treatise on Sufism by the late Mufti of Pakistan.

The Words forms the first volume of the Risale-i Nur Collection, comprised of 130-Book-Masterpiece. It explains and proves for contemporary man the teachings of the Qur’an concerning ‘the six pillars of belief,’ and at the same time makes known the true nature and the purposes of man, life, and ALL THINGS… such as God’s existence and unity, the manifestation of the divine names and attributes in creation, the resurrection of the dead and the life of the hereafter, prophethood, the miraculousness of the Qur’an, the angels, and the immortality of man’s spirit, together with such questions as the nature of man and the universe, and man’s need to worship God. Each subject is explained with reasoned arguments and logical proofs, and the most profound aspects of the truths of belief are explained in such a way that everyone can understand without difficulty.

This unique work uncovers the rational behind the duties of ablution, purification, prayer, zakat, behavior on Eid celebrations, pilgrimage, marriage, divorce, and many other topics of Islam.

A comprehensive treatment of Salat. Demonstrates in scholarly detail that the Hanafi method of offering Salat is based on Qur'an and Hadith.

Interpretation by Tosun Bayrak al-Jerrahi. Used since the 10th century as a guide to enlightened behavior, this book reveals the true meaning of love, friendship, and generosity as a means to spiritual development.

A collection of sayings, anecdotes and stories of the scholars of the Muslim Ummah, which indicate the importance they attached to time. It is a book that will inspire the youth and the old alike to spend their time wisely, constructively and avoid wasting time.

Effortlessly taking readers through the depths and details within this basic tenet of faith, Imam ‘Abdallah Sirajuddin unravels the secrets of La ilaha illa Allah, showing how it can purify minds, hearts, and bodies, uplifting them to lofty spiritual realities that are often veiled from man.

Part of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's Risala Nur, this book deals with the signs of Allah in the cosmos.

The second edition of Risala al-Mustarshidin of Imam Abu Abdallah al-Muhasibi with explanations by Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah. Provides narratives, incidents, and stories from the pious predecessors in order to support the instruction, guidance, prohibition and warning that this book contains.English translation by Maulana Mahomed Mahomedy. Contains an Introduction by Shaykh Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah and foreword by Shaykh Hasanayn Muhammad Makhluf.

This book consists of two parts. First is ‘Fruits of Belief’ and the second part is ‘A Decisive Proof of God’. Fruits of belief is about dispelling the darkness of too much worldly goods used to put today’s man in a state of neglect and giving light to the future by means of awakening heart and mind. In the author’s words: “just as the staff of Prophet Moses caused twelve springs to gush forth and was the means of eleven miracles, so the present collection (The Staff of Moses) consists of the eleven light-scattering topics of ‘The Fruits of Belief’, and the eleven certain proofs of ‘A Decisive Proof (of God)’ “, thus, this book receives its name The Staff of Moses, a source of life-giving waters for strengthening one’s faith.

Every soul has to taste death. What it is like? What will happen after we die?

Every soul has to taste death. What it is like? What will happen after we die?

The condition of the souls of the dead and the living according to the Qur'an, the Sunnah, the traditions, and the sayings of the scholars. Translation of Ibn Qayyim's book Al-Ruh.

This book not only presents an analytical study of Shah Wali Allah’s socio-political ideas, but also allows the great sage to speak for himself. It does so by rendering into English significant excerpts pertaining to socio-political matters from his magnum-opus, Hujjat Allah al-Balighah.

Translated By Ahmad 'Ali al-'Adani. Being the third part of al-Qasru'l-Hirs, al-Qurtubi deals with the issue of zuhd or “doing-without.” Zuhd is a central dimension of Islam, but Muslims in every age have faced the ingrained peril of distorting its meaning and its demands, and veer away from a sound understanding of it. This book not only restores a balance in the understanding of zuhd but offers practical advice of how to bring it into our lives. Special attention is given to the central issue of wealth, from the viewpoint of how to employ it legitimately, and of its being a test to Muslims.

This book is the English translation of the Arabic Kitab Sirr al-Asrar wa Mazhar al-Anwar containing discourses of Sufi shaikh Abd al-Qadir al-Gaylani.