Stories & Biography

Wild lions who long ago took up the life of domestic cats and forgot what they were. Then Layth, an intelligent and courageous cub, decides to dig up the past. A fable of adventure and identity by Amira Ayad. 5.75 x 8.3 inches.

A 15-page illustrated full-color children's book on the pomegranate — the fruit of Paradise, mentioned three times in the Qur'an, and the medicinal properties it carries. 9.6 x 6.6 inches.

Dr. Tariq Riaz tells the story of the mango through a drawing competition at a school — where it grows, what it does for the body, and why it is a blessing worth thanking Allah for. Illustrated, 9.6 x 6.6 inches.

An introduction to the life and times of Ibn Khaldun, the fourteenth-century Maghribi scholar whose Muqaddimah laid out a philosophy of history that Europeans later credited as the beginning of both sociology and economics. 11.3 x 8.5 inches.

Umm An-Nu'man's 29-page full-color children's book on Hafsah bint 'Umar رضي الله عنها — wife of the Prophet ﷺ and one of the Mothers of the Believers. Simple language and illustrations. 7 x 6.5 inches.

The story of a single Samanid dirham — from a silver mine in Badakhshan, into the hands of Viking traders on the Volga, and eventually to the New World. A thousand years in one coin. 8.5 x 11.5 inches.

The true story of an unlikely cooperation — between the Byzantine emperor in Constantinople and the caliph of Cordoba — that produced the most beautiful mihrab in the world. Large format, 9 x 12.6 inches.

History, for many young people, is a boring list of names and dates. Ours is not — and this book proves it through the figures known as Ibn, across an empire reaching from the Atlantic coast of Morocco to the South China Sea. 7 x 10 inches.

A full-color illustrated story in which Faizah learns to ask Allah — and learns what supplication actually is. Recommended age 5+. 7 x 6.5 inches.

A full-color illustrated storybook in which Haashim looks up at the night sky — and learns to read what is above him as a sign rather than as scenery. Recommended age 5+. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

A full-color illustrated storybook teaching an Islamic lesson through story rather than instruction — on the reward that passes a person by while he is not paying attention. Recommended age 5+. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

The story of the two sons of Adam — the first murder — told for children, with the root cause of the crime identified and ways suggested to avoid it. 5.5 x 8 inches.

The creation of man told for children — and, alongside it, a lesson on using proper words while playing, joking or simply talking, so that harsh feelings and quarrels are avoided. 5.5 x 8 inches.

The story of Prophet Yusuf عليه السلام in a set of three colorful booklets for children — beginning with Fire of Jealousy and continuing through In the King's Court. 5.5 x 8 inches.

Why the Prophet ﷺ is honored above every other person after Allah, and what respecting him actually requires — explained for children. By Abdul Malik Mujahid. 4.7 x 6.7 inches.

The meaning of La ilaha illallah and all the Articles of Faith, explained to children in a way they grasp without difficulty — including the conditions and requirements the testimony carries. 4.7 x 6.7 inches.

Going to the mosque and offering the prayer, described to children as a story through a boy named Talhah — hearing the adhan and what to say after it, performing wudu, leaving home, the walk there, entering, and the prayer itself. 4.7 x 6.7 inches.

How a child should actually spend Ramadan, told as a story through a boy named Idrees — not a month of eating, sleeping late and wasted evenings, but of Qur'an, prayer and feeding the poor. 4.7 x 6.7 inches.

A concise, authenticated biography of the Prophet ﷺ for children — adapted from Muhr-e-Nubuwwat by Qadi Muhammad Sulaiman Salman Mansurpuri and set in a larger type for young readers. 6 x 9 inches.

A short story by Sami Ayoub and Mrs. Vivian Taylor Ayoub on the treatment of animals in Islam — a merchant driving his horse hard toward market, and the stranger who stopped him. Small book, large lesson. 5.5 x 8 inches.

A 24-page booklet for young adults revisiting the incident behind Surah Abasa — and what it establishes about seeking Allah's pleasure over worldly standing. By Sami Ayoub and Mrs. Vivian Taylor Ayoub.

A 40-page children's storybook by Sami Ayoub on Muslim captives of the seventh century Hijra and the Sultan who would not leave them — including a nine-year-old ready to give his life for the cause of Allah.

Maryam is seven — the age at which Muslim children start praying regularly — and she has a great deal to work out. Islamic fiction, a chapter book for children aged 7 and up. 5.7 x 8.55 inches.

Luqman Nagy's introduction to the life and times of Muhammad ibn Isma'eel — known to us as Imam Bukhari, the greatest of all hadith scholars. The story behind Sahih al-Bukhari. 9.5 x 6.75 inches.