Beliefs and Practices

A critical look at the Shia-Sunni, Hanafi-Wahabi, and Deobandi-Barelvi-Maudoodi differences. Answers the oft-repeated questions: Why the differences? Who should we follow? New, enlarged edition with two color printing.

To what extent should laymen pursue complex theological arguments? Where they should stop? And why? Imam Ghazali provides guidance on these imprtant questions which is as relevant today as it was centuries ago. 

In depth treatment of aqaid.

Who is a Muslim? Who is not? An in depth discussion for the layman.

Abridged and tanslated into Urdu by Abdul Hameed Siddiqi. How iman shapes a believer's individual and collective life? Highly readable and inspirational discussion will help us gain the blessings of iman in our lives.

At a time when sections of Christianity are making every effort to convert peoples of the Islamic faith; when in the media every Muslim misdeed is highlighted and every Muslim virtue is hidden, how is it possible that so many Western Christians are turning to Islam, recognising that it is God’s True Path? Within these pages we see the Author’s theological journey which gives insight into a struggle which has taken place through the ages. To understand this is to understand the era in which we now live. The author, Shifa Lynette Vivienne Mustapha, is an Australian who embraced Islam in 1989. Her efforts to bring understanding between the Muslim and other Australian communities was recognized by the Queensland government in 1998 when she received the Queensland Multicultural Service Award. Her work has taken her to churches, schools, colleges and universities as a Muslim speaker, and in 1995 she was the woman speaker at the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Sydney.

This book covers all issues of fiqh that a Muslim traveler can face. If you're planning any trip, it would be helpful to consult it and also to keep it with you while traveling.

In what sense is it rational?This study is one of the most comprehensive investigations on rationality and science in this field. It attempts to disclose the nature of rationality. It seeks to develop a coherent account of rationality, based on the notion of 'fundamenrtal rationality' as the common ground of all rationalities  and the 'situated rationalitues.'

A collection of ahadeeth dealing with wealth by Ibn Abi l-Dunya.

Here is an authentic catalog of cultural pracices in the subcontinent at the time of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi which were un-Islamic. Some of these have disappeared. Some others have been replaced by other practices embodying the same spirit. Still others continue to plague the society. This is the proper approach for separating the culture from religion: List the specific practices prevalent in the society and show what is wrong with them.

Thirty principles that can bring about reform in the society.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of edited transcripts of talks given by Mufti Taqi Usmani on the general theme of self-reform. An invaluable source of education and inspiration on hundreds of subjects.

Collection of talks delivered in Lahore.

This work by one of the most influential Muslim scholars of this century comes at a time when a host of Islamic terminology has been thrust into the current media coverage about Islam and Muslims.In his inimitable style, Shaykh Yusuf Qaradawi's Madkhal li-Ma'rifah al-Islam attempts to explain Islamic concepts and decipher their meaning in the context of contemporary debates. Divided into five chapters, his explanation of Islamic concepts is compared with current issues and perspectives on Islam. This work is not an attempt to preach to the reader but aims to fill the gaps in one's understanding of the Islamic worldview. Translated by Syed Bashir Ahmad Kashmiri.

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.

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.

Condensed from the writings of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi. Introduction to Islam for Muslims. Deals with beliefs, acts of worships, dealings, social relations, and morality.

(Islamic Lectures by Professor Muhammad Hamidur Rahman)

Compiled by Muhammad Adam Ali

A standard contemporary book for introducing Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims alike.

This book aims to accurately introduce Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims both, particularly in wake of the recent world events. The author is an al-Azhar (Egypt) trained scholar, who received his doctorate from Cambridge University. T. J. Winter (Abdul-Hakim Murad) translated the text. English only.

This book is written about Islam from within. It seeks to show something of the true nature of the faith, thereby challenging the accepted stereotypes which so badly compromise the present dialogue of civilizations. By explaining the significance of the formal practices and doctrines of the Islamic religion, it endeavors to build a bridge over what must be the deepest yet most irrational gulf ever to have cleaved apart two cultures.

A good book to learn Islamic manners and etiquettes.

Al-Aqeedah is a basic text for all times listing what a Muslim must know and believe in and inwardly comprehend. There is a consensus among the companions, successors, and all the leading Islamic authorities on the doctrines enumerated in this work. Includes complete original Arabic text.

In this book Mawdudi (1903-1979) attempts to bring out the vital relationship between the concept of civilization and Islam's underlying worldview and vision of life. Mawdudi argues that the true understanding of Islamic cilization is possible only by having access to the soul of that civilization and its underlying fundamental principles - belief in God, the angels, the Prophets, the Revealed Books and the Last Day - rather than to its manifestations in knowledge, literature, fine arts or rhetoric, its social life, its notions of refined living or its system of governance.

With a foreword by Zafar Ishaq Ansari, this is an authoratative first complete English translation by Syed Akif, of Islami Tahdhib awr uskey Usul-o-Mabadi written in the 1930s at a time when the momentum for independence was growing in British India.

Limited edition. 

Translated from Dr. Umar al-Ashqar's Arabic book "'Aalamul Jinn wa l-Shayateen" عالم الجن والشياطين

A collection of Fiqh rules regarding the will and inheritance culled from the larger work by the author title Ahkam-e-Mayyat.

Describes religious importance of all Islamic dates, with a chapter devoted to each month. Also separates bid'ah from sunnah regarding calendar based religious observances. Some of the chapters are available on Albalagh E-Journal. The hardbound book is obviously easy to read and to give to others.

Decisions define who we are. The paths we choose mark out our lives-who we marry, how we make a living, even our very names-all of these can be traced back to a decision that someone somewhere has made. This book is an essential guide for those who want to find goodness along the paths they have chosen in life. In this short work, the author presents a masterful treatment of the subject of the Prophetic sunnah of Istikharah, the supplication for those faced with a decision.

This book outlines the proper method and significance of istikhara in the life of a Muslim as clarified in the Qur'an and Hadith. Get all your questions about istikhara answered.

This book establishes the fact that 'Ilm-ul-Ghaib (the knowledge of the hidden) belongs only to Allah. No one else, even a prophet or an angel, is 'Alim-ul-Ghaib. Includes copious quotes from the Qur'an, Hadith, and statements from the companions, followers, jurists, Hadith scholars, and others.

A comprehensive collection of sciences and wisdom in commentary of 50 ahadith: the Arba`un of Imam Nawawi and several more added by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali.

According to the publisher this is a book that has changed many lives by using the power of novel to bring home a vivid awareness of the life after death.

Arabic text, Urdu translation, and commentary.