New Arrivals / January 2008
The Message: the Story of Islam (30th Anniversary Edition 2-Disc Set) (DVD)

"It was a movie seven years in the making, filmed in two separate versions with a cast of thousands....This is the epic story of the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh), whose holy revelations defied a pagan society and changed the world forever...."(editor's note)

Lion of the Desert (25th Anniversary 2-Disc Set) (DVD)

"Anthony Quinn stars as Omar Mukhtar, the brilliant Bedouin leader who waged a 20-year guerilla war against the invading Italian tank armies led by General Rodolfo ¡¥the Butcher¡¦Graziani (Oliver Reed) and increasingly furious Fascist dictator Nenito Mussolini....This action-packed epic produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad remains one of the most provocative historical dramas of our time."(editor's note)

Performing Hajj: A Visual Guide to the Journey of A Lifetime (DVD)

"This DVD contains a lecture detailing the rites of Hajj and explaining the practical means of fulfilling them. This lecture was delivered by Imam Tahir Anwar....It includes the prerequisites, visiting Makkah and Madinah, and is a very useful step-by-step guide to performing Hajj...."(editor's note)

Ibn Taymeeyah's Essay on the Jinn (Demons)

"Ibn Taymeeyah's treatise provides a very clear, concise and authentic view of this intriguing subject based on the Qur'an, the Sunnah, the interpretation and experience of the sahaabah (companions of the Prophet,pbuh)and the early scholars of Islam."(islamicbookstore.com)

Al-Ghazali Kimiya-e Saadat: The Alchemy of Happiness

"...Rebuking those whose piety was only lukewarm or who uttered empty phrases, Imam al-Ghazali explains in these pages how to achieve contentment of the heart, the window into the spiritual world. Originally written in Persian as his own abridgement of his 12-century magnum opus, Ihya Ulum al-Din, this little book contains eight sections of that abridgement." (editor¡¦s note)

Madrasah Life: A Student's Day at Nadwat Al-Ulama

"The notion that all modern madrasahs are terroist factories is a falsehood based on ignorance. This book reveals the daily routine of one well-known madrasah in India and so lifts the veil on that ignorance. It is an account that academics, journalists, pundits and all those concerned with current events and issues should read...." (editor's note)

The Soul of Rumi

"For many years now, the most popular poet in America has been a 13th-century mystical Muslim scholar. Translations of Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi's - better known as Rumi - verse are hugely popular and have been used by Western pop stars such as Madonna.... " (BBC News)

Hajj & 'Umrah: The Islamic Pilgrimage from A to Z

"This book is a careful scientific approach that gradually guides pilgrims to perform the Hajj rituals very easily and smoothly. The design was developed through an educational perspective that handles all critical issues of Hajj rituals from a learner's viewpoint, an approach that is always needed when high standards of accuracy are required...." (Dr. Mamdouh N. Mohamed)

The Text of the Historic Judgement on Riba 23 December 1999

"On December 23, 1999, the Shariah Appellate bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan gave its landmark decision banning interest in all its forms and by whatever name it may be called....The full judgement of the court consists of about 1100 pages, an unprecedented length in the history of Pakistan's Supreme Court decisions. The main part of the judgement was written by Mr. Justice Khalil-ur Rahman (550 pages) and Maulana Justice Mufti Taqi Usmani (250 pages)....We reproduce here the text written by Maulana Justice Taqi Usmani." (editor's note)

Caesarean Moon Births: Calculations, Moon Sighting, and the Prophetic Way

"Hamza Yusuf provides clarity through this detailed and scholarly work that decisively makes the case for sighting the crescent moon with the naked eye, as has been the Islamic tradition for 1400 years. This is essential reading for anyone seeking guidance on this important and sacred matter." (editor's note)

Daughters in Islam

Ahmed Deedat talks about women issues in Islam. In what direction are they heading? What solution can be offered to bring them closer to Islam?

33 Ingredients for a Happy Family

This inspiring presentation delves into the integral ingredients, seeds, formulas and techniques needed that cultivate success, happiness and stability.

Beauty of Islam

Br. Yusuf portrays the glorious way of life that motivated him to sacrifice fame and fortune for the Great religion of Islam.

Malcolm X

In this lecture, Khalid Yasin sheds some light on the life of Malcolm X, whose righteous influence is still motivating and influencing individuals all around the world in their fight for their human rights.

An other cup

"I feel right about making music and singing about life in this fragile world again. It is important for me to help bridge the cultural gaps others are sometimes frightened to cross.¡¨(Yusuf Islam)

Secret of Secrets

¡§Considered one of the greatest works of Islamic mysticism and interpreted here for the first time in English, it reveals in a brief compass the very essence of Sufism, showing how outward practices such as prayer, fasting and almsgiving contain a wealth of inner dimension. ¡¨ (editor¡¦s note)

Don't Be Sad

¡§Don't Be Sad is an absolute must-read for all people. It is full of practical advice on how to replace sadness with a pragmatic and ultimately satisfying Islamic outlook on life. It exposes to the modern reader how Islam teaches us to deal with the tests and tribulations of this world. ¡¨ (Islamicbookstore.com)

Approaching the Sunnah

¡§The Sunnah still provides the grammar that enables Muslims to know right from wrong. However, separation from the mainstream of life puts the Sunnah in danger of becoming rigid. Addressing that danger, this book explains how the Sunnah can function as the grammar of a living, adaptive language, capable of guiding (and not shying from)the mainstream.¡¨(Islamicbookstore.com)

1001 Inventions: Muslim Heritage in Our World

¡§A golden age of civilization, from 600 to 1600 CE, will unfold, because medieval Muslims were trailblazers in fields as diverse as medicine and mechanics, cartography and chemistry, education and engineering, architecture and astronomy. No area was too obscure to miss the scrutiny of enquiry backed up by rigid scientific experimentation.¡¨ (Islamicbookstore.com)"

Book of Emaan: According to Ibn Taymiyyah

¡§The source of all evil is the deviation from the truth and its straight path. The goodness of all matters is the following of truth and adherence to its right way. Truth is the fixed state in which Allah has created every creature in a particular way and managed its affair in a certain manner. Allah is Perfect and exempt from any deficiency or error. This book aims to elucidate the pillars of Emaan (basis of belief, faith) and the characteristics of Kufr (disbelief) and its causes.¡¨(Islamicbookstore.com)

Seeing Good in All

¡§Consequently, all a person needs to do is submit himself to the destiny determined by his Creator, remaining aware that everything will turn good in the end. In the 216th verse of Surah al-Baqara, God says: "It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you. God knows and you do not.¡¨ (Isalmicbookstore.com)"

The Jinn & Human Sickness

¡§The subject of the jinn is one which is of interest to many people. Folk stories abound, and many superstitious practices have arisen in Muslim cultures with regard to protection against the jinn....Break free from fear, superstition and fairy stories, and familiarize yourself with the teachings of Islam on these important aspects of spirituality which the author presents here, drawing on the texts of the Qur'an and Sunnah and the writings of the respected scholars of Islam.¡¨ (Islamicbookstore.com)

Jesus(pbuh) Beloved Prophet of Islam

¡§In this lecture at Tuscon, Arizona, Ahmed Deedat shows what Islam says about Jesus (pbuh). This is a must see for anyone interested in knowing the great status Jesus (pbuh) is given in Islam.¡¨ (Saba Islamic Media)

Muhammad: Legacy of the Prophet

¡§Three years in the making, the film takes viewers not only to ancient Middle Eastern sites where the Muhammad's story unfolds, but into the homes, mosques and workplaces of some of America's estimated seven million Muslims to discover the many ways in which they follow Muhammad's example.¡¨(Editor's note)

Islam and the Modern World

¡§Islam and the World is a lecture wherein Shaykh Khalid Yasin compares the difference between a world with an Islamic system and a world without¡KShaykh Khalid gives us an example through the comparison of Muslim communities within non-Muslim countries.¡¨ (1Islam.net)

Pray as You have Seen Me Pray

¡§This is a documentary style educational film that teaches you the basics of prayer. It contains the following: the Night Journey (Isra wal-Miraj), general hygiene (Taharah), the ablution (Wudu), dry ablution (Tayammum), bathing (Ghusl), the prayer (as-Salah) and the medical benefits of prayer & ablution.¡¨ (1Islam.net)

Animals in Islamic Tradition and Muslim Cultures

¡§From references to animals in the Quran to modern-day websites on Islamic vegetarianism, Richard C. Foltz presents the first comprehensive study of the role of animals in the Islamic tradition.¡¨ (Editor's note)

Freedom of Expression in Islam

¡§This book offers the first and only detailed presentation in English of freedom of expression from both the legal and the moral perspectives of Islam. ¡KIt is informative also on the cultural tradition of Islam and its guidelines on social behaviour.¡¨ (Editor's note)