مختارات الشهر

"An African proverb says that the desert teaches more about water than the ocean does. Loss, too, can sometimes teach more in a moment than receiving does: not to take...

Yusuf, O Truthful One A literary reflection on Prophet Yusuf: a life made into a sign and a surah, a story that transcends its time and offers a path through...

Urgent, Confidential and Personal One of the Quran's continuing wonders is its ability to reach our inner lives, hidden pain and unspoken fears. It holds up a mirror to truths...

The Difference a Father Makes Dr Kevin Leman explores fathers' roles in children's lives, particularly their daughters'. With humour, psychological research and personal stories, he considers how an involved father...

Warm messages full of love and hope reach out to hearts worn down by life. Through pain, loss, disappointment and loneliness, the words offer the companionship of a friend and...

Messages from the Successors Adham Sharqawi imaginatively reconstructs messages and conversations involving members of the generation after the Companions, drawing on their wisdom and lessons. Each message explores an idea,...

Love Therapy "Do not live without love; let love transform you so that you can truly live." Professor Dr Nevzat Tarhan explores love: its nature, effects and ways of sustaining...

And Those with Him: The Companions as You Have Never Known Them "For this faith to reach you, the Companions endured the boycott, migrated to unfamiliar Abyssinia, then left family...

Everyone Talks About Him: The Prophet's Biography Through Those Who Knew Him "After the feast, the people of Makkah asked my grandson's name. Everyone fell silent: the wind, the desert's...

At Your Door Selected, less familiar poems from Arabic and Islamic heritage, accompanied by professional audio recordings accessed through the scannable codes inside the book.

I Won't Sleep Until I Pick the Moon Can anyone pick the moon? In this imaginative story, possibilities open through ideas, invention and problem-solving. An engaging journey encouraging creativity, confidence...

My Story Does Not Want to Sleep This story has insomnia. A hungry bird, a trap-setting cat and an angry dog keep causing trouble while Mum tries to finish the...

Short, enjoyable texts for children learning Arabic as an additional language. Simple language and repetition support gradual learning. Humorous conversations between cats explore colours, sizes, places and opposites, inviting children...

When I was in my twenties, being in my forties seemed old. Not quite grandmother territory, but certainly no longer young. I assumed that reaching forty must make people a...