UK Islamic Academy

A Starlight View of Islam's Past, offers a fascinating glimpse of World Islamic History for young children using a unique approach to chorological history.

Based on the premise that a starlight can take years to reach earth, the author gives a vivid eyewitness account of past events unfolding in front of him. He illustrates Islamic history from a global perspective rather than an isolation.

Major events such as the spread of Islam, the Mongol and Crusader invasions and the loss of Andalusia benefit from this novel treatment

Originally written in Arabic, this book examines the role Islam played in history and its impact on human progress and the loss that Humanity suffered by its decline. It counters the prevailing attitude that Islam is a spent force, that it has outlived its usefulness. The author persuasively argues for the eternal reality of Islam and that it is a programme of life which is always dynamic and can never grow obsolete. This thought-provoking tour de force throws new light on the motives, opportunities and impact of the Islamic and other civilisations, on the material welfare and spiritual progress of humanity.

Stories from Islamic History introduces children to Muslims whose exemplary behaviour earned them a place in the annals of our heritage.

Each story highlights an occasion when a person of outstanding character stood up for his faith in Allah. Some tales are from the Sirah while others depict Caliphs, sahabah, martyrs and other pious Muslims. Accounts often focus on critical moments in their lives when they chose to follow the Straight Path rather than take an easier way. These personalities became role models for all time when they adhered to the same Islamic principles that govern our lives today.

The Minaret Speaks presents 900 years of enchanting Islamic history of the whole Indian Subcontinent. It uses an effective device to portray the cycle of events in the Indian subcontinent's Islamic History. A lofty minaret in Delhi built by Qutbuddin narrates both the happy and the tragic times it has witnessed over seven centuries.

It highlights the achievements of successful rulers and the failures of others and also focuses on the demise of Muslim power in the wake of British imperialism. Muslims living outside the subcontinent particularly in the West will appreciate this enlightened portrayal of British onslaught on Islam in India. It offsets the often biased versions found in school textbooks.

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.

The present book, originally written in fine literary Arabic introduces the Hadith discipline and its development in the early period of Islamic history, up to the production of the six famous anthologies known as the Six Authentic Collections, or al-Sihah al-Sittah. It then tackles the role of Hadith in shaping the social climate in Muslim societies. Together, the two explain the need for Hadith in any Muslim community, and the reliability of its sources. As such, they are useful to most readers, including those who are well versed in the discipline. Abul-Hasan Nadwi shows that without Hadith, no Muslim community can have the sort of social environment that Islam always produces.

A translation of the ahadith on supplications compiled by Imam Ibn Taymiyyah in his book al-Kalim al-Tayyib. Al-Kalim at-Tayyib is recognized as one of the best books on the subject of supplication and remembrance of Allah and is comprehensive in its coverage dealing with a vast range of situations that one can come across in his life and providing the Sunnah duas for that occasion. Arabic text and English translation. This is the revised and enlarged 2nd edition.

Originally written to assist members of other faiths in India gain an understanding of Islam, this book is just as valuable for Muslims in the West today, not least as an aide-memoire to their heritage and faith.

Originally devised and taught at Madinah Islamic University, it is a comprehensive and popular course for the teaching of Qur'anic and Traditional Arabic catering to the non-Arabic speaking students from all over the world. Key book included.

Originally written in Arabic, in this short but succinct volume, more than a cursory glimpse of the full range of Ibn Taimiyah's achievements are documented, blended with a colourful and insightful biography, from his early childhood to his death 67 years later in prison.

Herein, the reader will not only learn many valuable points but will also appreciate the shortcomings which prevent reaping full advantage from study of the Holy Book. Many miraculous facets will also come to light which may not have been described in detail perhaps in any other book in English.

Originally devised and taught at Madinah Islamic University, it is a comprehensive and popular course for the teaching of Qur'anic and Traditional Arabic catering to the non-Arabic speaking students from all over the world. Key book included.