Last week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum's birthday present to me was the threat that if I'm not engaged by my 30******th birthday, she's sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husbandWhen Zara's Mum puts together the most archaic of arranged marriage resources (not exactly the romcom-worthy love story she had envisioned for he...

'Totally charming' EVA VERDE'An engaging and enjoyable romcom' ALIYA ALI-AFZAL'A warm hug of a book' SARA JAFARIMaya's life is safe, predictable, quiet . . .She spends her days at the same job she's been at for years, her evenings watching Bollywood movies with her parents and her Saturday nights eating out at the same restaurant with her childhood best friend.When Maya meets Noah on...

commentaries upon the Qur'an are scarily large in size, often running to over a million words in length. This short volume gives readers an accessible alternative, offering some deeper background to the chapters of the Qur'an commentated upon.The chapters of the Qur'an this book focuses upon are those with the most religious rulings. They set out the moral framework that a large portion of the shariah, Islamic law, is based upon, as well as stating principles to be followed. Conseq...

Based on valuable material from authentic tafasir in Arabic and Urdu, the book provides a thematic study of Surah al-Kahf. A commendable work, meeting the mindset and intellectual needs of the English-speaking young generation of Muslims in the West.

"This book is a valuable addition to the Qur'anic literature in English and it is worth having in every Muslim home as . . . a reference book." ¬—Professor Syed Salman Nadvi, Durban UniversityThis book provides a concise and authoritative guide to 140 keywords in the Qur'an. The full meaning of each keyword is given, with Qur'anic citations and discussions of allied and related terms. Ideal for students of the Qur'an as well as general readers.

**'If there's one book you need to read this summer it's Finding Mr Perfectly Fine' Yousra ImranLast week I turned 29. Along with the usual homemade Victoria sponge, helium balloon and Selfridges gift vouchers, my Mum's birthday present to me was the threat that if I'm not engaged by my 30******th birthday, she's sending me off to the Motherland to find a fresh-from-the-Desh husbandWhen Zara's Mu...

A short title that aims to introduce the Shariah (Islamic law) to lay readers, particularly Muslims.This book will dispel the misunderstanding that many believe: that shariah law is a threatening, uncivilised code that non-Muslims should fear, rather than a system of laws to help Muslims observe what is in the Qur'an and Hadith, but not at the expense of the rule of law.The chapters explaining the source of the Shariah, and Maqasid al-Shariah (or the objectives of it) are n...

Based on valuable material from authentic tafasir in Arabic and Urdu, the book provides a thematic study of Surah al-Fatihah. A commendable work, meeting the mindset and intellectual needs of the English-speaking young generation of Muslims in the West.

Based on valuable material from authentic tafasir in Arabic and Urdu, the book provides a thematic study of Surah Al-Imran. A commendable work, meeting the mindset and intellectual needs of the English-speaking young generation of Muslims in the West.

State failure, ethnopolitical war, genocide, famine, and refugee flows are variants of a type of complex political and humanitarian crisis, exemplified during the 1990s in places like Somalia, Bosnia, Liberia, and Afghanistan. The international consequences of such crises are profound, often threatening regional security and requiring major inputs of humanitarian assistance. They also may pose long-term and costly challenges of rebuilding shattered governments and societies. A vital policy...

Tazkiyah, self-development, lies at the core of Islamic life. Success in this life and the next depends very much on it. There are many works in Islamic literature on the subject of self-development, written from a variety of angles. This anthology has been compiled to meet the need for self-development from an authentic Islamic perspective.

This book explains the Islamic code of conduct which should govern social relations. Based on the Qur'an and Hadith, it instructs extensively in developing such moral and social traits and behaviour patterns which invest our social life with peace, harmony, love and joy.