Martin Lings, Muhammad (pbuh) his life base
on the earliest sources, (Islamic Texts Society)
"Martin
Lings's Life of Muhammad is unlike any other. Based on Arabic sources of the
eighth and ninth centuries, of which some important passages are translated here for the
first time, it owes the freshness and directness of its approach to the words of the men
and women who heard Muhammad (pbuh) speak and witnessed the events of his life.
"Martin Lings has the unusual gift of narrative. He has adopted a style which is
at once extremely readable, an reflects both the simplicity and grandeur of the story. The
result is something that can be read with equal enjoyment by those familiar with
Muhammad's (pbuh) life, and those coming to it for the first time.
"This book was awarded a prize by the government of Pakistan, and was selected as
the best biography of the Prophet in English at the National Seerat Conference held in
1983 at Islamabad.
"Since then it has been published in French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Danish,
Malay and Tamil, and is shortly to be published in Arabic, German, Urdu, Sindi and
Sinhalese. In 1990, after the book had attracted the attention of the Azhar University in
Cairo, the author received a decoration from President Mubarak."
Ash-Shifa' of Qadi 'Iyad, Muhammad, the
Messenger of Allah, translated by Aisha Abdarrahman Bewley (Madinah Press)
The
first English translation of Qadi 'Iyad’s definitive text Ash-Shifa'. For a thousand
years this beautiful and majestic book has guided the Muslim community to a straight and
balanced path in their beliefs and practices concerning the Messenger in particular and
the risalah (the message) in general, blessings of Allah and peace be upon him.
This book contains:
• The most comprehensive compilation of Qur‘anic references about the Messenger,
with Qadi ‘Iyad’s authoritative commentary on them.
• A complete catalogue of the Messenger’s qualities and life-pattern received in
a direct line of transmission by Qadi ‘Iyad.
• A unique record of the salafi community of Madinah’s transactions with and
behaviour towards the Messenger of Allah.
• The rights of the Messenger and the honour, obedience and protection due to him and
his name from his followers, the Muslim community.
Tahia al-Ismail , The Life of Muhammad
(Ta Ha Publishers)
This succinct and readable account of the Prophet Muhammad's life is reliably based on the
earliest sources, and describes his difficult yey highly successful struggle to guide
those who were ignorant to the Divine Path.
The revised edition of this modern classic is, in the
words of its author, ‘simply a meditation of the five pillars of Islam as viewed by
someone who has taken them on and is savouring their meanings.’ This is a meditation
which brings the way of Muhammad, blessings of Allah and peace be on him, vividly to life.
284 pages
ISBN 1-874216-03-7
Muhammad ‘Ata’ur-Rahim & Ahmad
Thomson, Jesus, Prophet of Islam (Ta Ha Publishers)
Revised
edition of this study of the life and teachings of Jesus, who confirmed the teaching of
Moses and foretold the coming of Muhammad, blessings of Allah and peace be on them.
Aliah Schliefer, Mary - The Blessed
Virgin of Islam (Fons Viate)
An in-depth study of the traditional
scholarship examining the life and characteristics of Mary from the perspective of Sunni
Islam in the classical period, which took place over centuries in regions streching from
Central Asia to Spain.
Dr Aliah Schliefer was a specialist in Islamic Studies and a Professor at the American
University at Cairo; she was also author of Motherhood in Islam. The present study
contains a forward by Timothy Winter of Cambridge University's faculty of Divinity and an
introduction by Dr Ali Jum'a Muhammad, Professor of Law at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Iftekhar Bano Hussain, Volumes One and Two
This important work emphasises the relationship between all the Prophets and their original teachings, all sent by the same God.
Ahmad Thomson, Volume Three This final volume considers the last Prophet to appear on earth before the end of time - Muhammad- may Allah bless him and grant him peace.
Malcolm X and Alex Haley, The Autobiography
of Malcolm X (Penguin Classics)
"Malcolm X's blazing, legendary
autobiography, completed shortly before his assassination in 1965, depicts a remarkable
life: a child born into rage and despair, who turned to street-hustling and cocaine in the
Harlem ghetto, followed by prison, where he converted to the Black Muslims and honed the
energy and brilliance that made him one of the most important political figures of his
time - an an icon in ours. It also charts the spiritual journey that took him beyond
militancy, and led to his murder, in a powerful story of transformation, redemption and
betrayal.
"Vilified by his critics as an anti-white demagogue, Malcolm X gave a voice to
unheard African-Americans, bringing them pride, hope and fearlessness, and remains an
inspirational and controversial figure today."
