Historical Picture Albums / Atlases

English translation of the well known Atlas of the Qur'an by Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil. The translators engaged in their own research which has further enhanced and corrected the original Arabic work. It will raise your understanding of the Qur'anic narratives to a new height.

A first time comprehensive album presenting the marvelous collection of the Sacred Relics in Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul. 352 full color pages. Comes in a white cardboard box.

Beautiful colored historic maps and pictures for the places, people, and events mentioned in the Qur'an. This will help bring our understanding of the Qur'anic narratives to a new height. Each section has a list of the Qur'anic verses related to it and breif notes about it in addition to the maps and pictures.

Full color maps, illustrations, and pictures highlight all the significant events in the life of the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. This unique book will bring the Seerah alive for the enthusiastic readers. Compiled by Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil.

Urdu translation of the well known Atlas of the Qur'an by Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil. The translators engaged in their own research which has further enhanced and corrected the original Arabic work. It will raise your understanding of the Qur'anic narratives to a new height.

By Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil. Maps show the places of prominent people and nations mentioned in the ahadith of the Six Sahih Collections. A tremendous and unprecedented aid to understanding Hadith.

The most exquisite memories of the Ottoman history are brought back to life with an album of photographs from the Yildiz Collection. In the 1880s upon an order of Sultan Abdülhamid II, Mecca and Medina, the two sanctuaries of Islam, were photographed and catalogued, together with thousands of other frames that portrayed the Ottoman lands. There are over 80 photographs in the album showing us what these holy cities looked like in the 19th century and what they have lost over the course of time. Includes pictures of the Ka’ba and the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, cemeteries of Jannat al-Mualla and Jannat al-Baqi, tombs of Khadija and Hamza, Ajyad fortress and Ottoman barracks, Mina, Mount Arafat, the Beirut Port and the cities of Lebanon. The book has velvet cover similar to the original Yildiz albums of Sultan Abdulhamid II.

Shah Misbahuddin Shakil has produced this absolute gift of his labor of love. An atlas of the Prophetic life, richly illustrated with full color maps, pictures and diagrams. Printed in full color on art paper. Includes references to all historic facts. Every page also has some heart warming verses from a galaxy of Urdu poets. This is most definitely a collector's coveted treasure. Makes a great gift as well.

Full color maps, illustrations, and pictures highlight all the significant events in the life of the Prophet, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam. This unique book will bring the Seerah alive for the enthusiastic readers. Compiled by Dr. Shawqi Abu Khalil.