Biography

BOMA 001 The Reforms and Religious Ideas of Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan by J.M.S. Baljon, Jr. D.D.

Summary of the development of Sayyid Khan's religious thought, offering an objective account of the social, educational and religious reformer who founded Muslim University, Algarh.

PB 160 pp. $3.00

 

BOKB 002 Imam Abu Hanifa by Allamah Shibli Nu'mani tr.. M. Hadi Hussain.

The celebrated historian Allamah Shibli Nu'mani wrote a valuable book about Imam Abu Hanifah, giving his biography and an analysis of the salient characteristics of the Hanafi school of law.

HB 256 pp. $6.00

 

BOIP 003 Sayyid Abul A'ala Maududi and His Thought, Vol. I & II by Masudul Hasan.

HB 524, 527 pp. $20.00

 

BOMA 004 Life of Umar the Great, Second Caliph of Islam, Vol. I & II by Allama Shibli Nu'mani tr.. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan.

Lifelong research of the Indian scholar into the life of the second Caliph which required extensive collection of facts that lay buried in manuscripts in great libraries of the East and the West.

HB 295, 350 pp. $9.00

 

BOIP 005 Maududi: Thought and Movement by Syed Asad Gilani.

Comprehensively examines the ideas and ideology of Maududi.

HB 414 pp. $7.50

 

BOIA 006 The Way of A Sufi, Sharafuddin Maneri by Paul Jackson S.J.

The book is study of the life, personality and teaching of Bihar's most eminent Sufi, Sharafuddin Maneri (died 1381 A.D.).

HB 278 pp. $18.00

 

BOMA 007 Ibn Al-'Arabi, The Great Muslim Mystic and Thinker by Moulvi S.A.Q. Husaini.

Detailed biography of the Shaikh, a short account of his works, translation of some of his valuable sayings, and a brief review of his views on certain topics.

PB 99 pp. $3.00

 

BOIA 008 The Life and Times of Shaikh Nasiruddin Chiragh by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami.

Shaikh Nasir-ud-din Mahmud, popularly known as Chiragh-i-Delhi (died September 1356), was the last great saint of the first cycle of the Chishti Silsilah in India.

HB 171 pp. $17.00

 

BOMM 009 Shah Abd al-Aziz (Puritanism, Sectarian Polemics and Jihad) by Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi.

The period studied in the present work, from the death of Shah Wali-Allah in 1176/1762 to the death in action at Balakot in 1246/1831 of Shah Abd al-Aziz's disciple, Sayyid Ahmad Shahid, is marked by intense intellectual activity geared to examining the basis of the contemporary social, religious and economic institutions.

HB 609 pp. $28.00

 

BOIA 010 The Life and Times of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, Vol. I­III by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami .

Few Sufis in the long and checkered history of India have made such impact on the life and thought of their contemporaries as Shaikh Nizam-ud-din Auliya (1244-1325).

HB 221 pp. $20.00

 

BOIA 011 The Life and Times of Shaikh Farid-ud-din Ganj-i-Shakar by Khaliq Ahmad Nizami.

Shaikh Farid-ud-din Masud Ganj-i-Shakar (1175-1265), popularly known as Baba Farid, is one of the most revered and distinguished of Sufis.

HB 144 pp. $20.00

 

BONA 012 Saiyid Ahmad Shaheed - Life and Mission by Mohiuddin Ahmad.

Describes the story of one of the greatest Islamic revivalist movements. It covers the religious, social and political history of the Indian Muslims during the 19th century.

HB 442 pp. $14.00

 

BONA 013 Saviours of Islamic Spirit by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.

Covering the first six centuries of the Islamic era, it contains biographical sketches and an account of reformatory endeavors of Caliph Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz, Sheikh Hasan al-Basri, Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Imam Abul Hasan Al-Ashari, Imam Al-Ghazali, Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, Ibn al-Jawzi, Sultan Salah ud-din Ayyubi, Sheikh-ul-Islam Izz ud-din Ibn Abdul Salam and Maulana Jalal ud-din Rumi.

HB 1,200 pp. Volume I-IV $34.00

 

BOMM 014 Shah Wali-Allah and His Times by Saiyid Athar Abbas Rizvi.

HB 464 pp. $24.00

 

BOIF 015 Mawlana Mawdudi: An Introduction to His Life and Thought by Khurshid Ahmad & Zafar Ishaq Ansari.

Booklet on salient features of the life and thought of the great scholar and leader of the Islamic movement.

PB 44 pp. $4.00

 

BOIP 016 Hadrat Umar Farooq by Masud ul Hasan.

Life story of Umar the Great.

HB 574 pp. $10.00

 

BONA 017 Life and Mission of Maulana Mohammad Ilyas by S. Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.

In this biography, the author has brought to light everything one wants to know about the life and character of the Maulana, his qualities of head and heart, as well as the development of the Tabligh movement in its initial stages.

HB 169 pp. $6.50

 

BOMA 018 The Saint of Jilan by S.A. Salik.

The Life of Saiyedena Hazrat Mohi-ud-din Saiyed Abu Muhammad Abdul Qadir Al-Baghdadi Al-Husani Wal-Husaini, founder of the Qadiri Tanga.

PB 110 pp. $3.00

 

BOKZ 020 The Stories of Sahabah by Maulana Mohammad Zakaria.

PB 257 pp. $6.50

 

BOIP 021 Shehu Uthman dan Fodio: A Great Mujaddid Of West Africa by Maryam Jameelah.

The story of Shehu Uthman dan Fodio (1754-1817) is crucial to the understanding of the Sokoto Khalifate in what is today northern Nigeria and surrounding areas.

PB 18 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 022 Shaikh Hasan al-Banna and al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun by Maryam Jameelah.

PB 29 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 023 Hadrat Othman Ghani by Masud ul Hasan.

Biography which attempts to rediscover the martyr and third pious caliph of Islam.

HB 350 pp. $7.00

 

BOIP 024 Two Mujahidin of the Recent Past and Their Struggle for Freedom Against Foreign Rule by Maryam Jameelah.

Brief accounts of the lives of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid and Imam Shamil.

PB 40 pp. $3.00

 

BOII 025 Muslim Heroes by Dr. Mahmood Esmail Sieny.

Acquaints the reader with a number of prominent figures from the history of Islam. Divided into six books in one edition: Companions of the Prophet, Renowned Muslim Ladies, Muslim Generals, Deeds of the Prophet's Companions, and two sections on scholars, jurists, scientists, philosophers and statesmen.

PB 300+ pp. $6.00

 

BOII 026 Umar Bin Abdul Aziz by Prof. S.M. Mahfuz Ali.

PB 62 pp. $3.00

 

BONA 027 A Misunderstood Reformer by Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.

Nadwi's investigation into the life of Saiyid Ahmad Shahid.

PB 57 pp. $3.00

 

BONA 028 The Glorious Caliphate by S. Athar Husain.

Comprehensive exposition of the great achievements of the eminent Caliphs, the author in this book helps remove prejudices from the minds of the ill-informed about Islam and Islamic culture.

HB 266 pp. $13.00

 

BOIP 029 Hadrat Ali by Masud ul Hasan.

Although many biographies of Hadrat Ali exist, this is one of the first lengthy English accounts.

HB 440 pp. $8.00

 

BOIP 030 Hadrat Abu Bakr Siddiq by Masud ul Hasan.

Biography of one of the most outstanding figures of Islam.

HB 315 pp. $8.00

 

BOIP 031 The Life of Saladin (Salah-ud-Din Ayubi) by Baha Ed-Din.

1988 Edition of the translation of Beha ed-Din's 12th century biography of Saladin (1137-1193). With translator's footnotes and biographical notes.

HB 420 pp. $18.00

 

BOII 032 Memoirs of Hasan Al-Banna tr.. N.M. Shaikh.

Hasan Al-Banna was born in Egypt in the beginning of the 20th century. He launched the Islamic movement known as Al Ikhwanul Muslimoon.

PB 224 pp. $4.50

 

BOMA 033 Life of Abu Bakr (The First Caliph of Islam) by Muhammad H. R. K. Sherwani tr. D. Moin-ul-Haq.

PB 184 pp. $3.00

 

BOKZ 035 Abu Bakr Siddiq by Abdur Rahman Shad.

PB 88pp. $ 3.00

 

BOKZ 036 Umar al-Faruq by Abdur Rahman Shad.

PB 95 pp. $ 3.00

 

BOKZ 037 Uthman ibn Afan by Abdur Rahman Shad.

PB 96 pp. $ 3.00

 

BOKZ 038 Ali al-Murtaza by Abdur Rahman Shad.

PB 108 pp. $ 3.00

 

BOKZ 039 Al-Ghazali, The Mystic by Margaret Smith.

HB 248 pp. $10.00

 

BOKZ 040 Rabia, The Mystic by Margaret Smith.

HB 246 pp. $ 10.00

 

BOMA 535 Life of Shah Waliyullah by G.N. Jalbani.

Although Shah Waliyullah has been written about extensively in Urdu, this book represents one of the first attempts to present his teachings in English.

PB 92 pp. $3.00

 

BOUT 536 Islam Against the West: Shakib Arslan and the Campaign for Islamic Nationalism by William L. Cleveland.

HB 247 pp. $22.50

 

BOPN 537 Politics and Excellence: The Political Philosophy of Alfarabi by Miriam Galston.

Examination of one of the most profound and innovative thinkers of the medieval Islamic world (870-950). The author contributes to a better understanding of the philosophical import of Alfarabi.

HB 253 pp. $35.00

 

BOPN 538 An Arab-Syrian Gentleman and Warrior in the Period of the Crusades: Memoirs of Usamah Ibn-Munqidh tr. Philip K. Hitti.

Illustrates the impact of the crusades on the Muslim societies in the Middle East.

HB 288 pp. $42.50

 

BORB 539 Hayat Us Sahaba by M. Yusuf Kandhelvi.

$39.00

 

BOIA 541 Maulana Azad by K.A. Nizami.

HB 122 pp. $10.00

 

BOIA 542 Successors of Syed Ahmad Khan and Their Role in the Growth of Muslim Political Consciousness in India by Shan Muhammad.

HB 183 pp. $6.00

 

BOOM 544 The Mystics of Islam by Reynold Nicholson.

PB $7.95

 

BOIB 545 The Autobiography of Malcom X by Alex Haley.

PB 460 pp. $6.95

 

BOTT 546 Jesus: Prophet of Islam by Muhammad Ata ul-Rahim.

Examines Jesus as a prophet teaching the unity of God.

PB $8.00

 

BOTT 547 Salman el-Farsi: Friend of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by Sayed A.A. Razwy.

PB $5.95

 

BOTT 548 Hussain the Savior of Islam by S.V. Mir Ahmed Ali.

PB $4.00

 

BOTT 549 Bilal by H.A.L. Craig.

PB $8.00

 

BOMM 801 Aurangzeb - Attitudes and Inclinations by Rekha Joshi.

HB 45 pp. $5.00

 

BOMM 802 Mirza Ghalib (The Poets of Poets) by Saraswati Saran.

The author has surveyed the poetry of Ghalib from a position which makes possible to see not only the poetry of Ghalib in its different colors but also the positions of those who look at him in his various aspects.

HB 232 pp. $10.00

 

BOMM 803 The Life and Times of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna by Muhammad Nazim.

Sultan Mahmud of Ghazna was the first Muslim sovereign to give practical shape to the idea of a Muslim empire in India.

HB 270 pp. $12.00

 

BOKZ 804 Bilal (PBUH) ­ The First Mujadhin of Islam by 'Abbas Mahmood al-'Akkad.

Adaptation of al-'Akkad's work on the life of the Hadrat who rose to unparalleled heights, although once a slave, through his devotion to Islam and the Prophet.

PB 90 pp. $3.00

 

BOIB 805 The Pious Caliphs by Majid Ali Khan.

PB 270 pp. $12.00

 

BOIB 806 Hazrat Ayeshia Siddiqa (Her life & Works) by Syed Sulaiman Nadvi.

PB 89 pp. $5.00

 

BOII 807 Valiant Sons of Islam by N.M. Shaikh.

PB 100 pp. $3.00

 

BOII 808 Companions of the Holy Prophet by Rafi Ahmad Fidai.

Volume I, II & III IV

PB 400 pp. $12.50

 

BOIP 810 Hadrat Ali by Abdul Qayyum.

PB 113 pp. $3.00

 

BOMO 811 Mohamed Ali: Ideology and Politics by Mushirul Hasan.

HB 180 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 812 A Simple Life Story of Hadrat Abu-Bakr Siddiq by Abdul Aziz Kamal.

PB 84 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 813 Bilal in Hadith compiled by M.A. Qazi.

PB 13 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 814 Hadrat Sa'd Bin Abi Waqqas by Andul Qayyum Shafaq Hazarvi.

He is recognized as a great conqueror of Iraq and Persia. He was undoubtedly one of the most illustrious companions, whom the Holy Prophet intensely loved.

PB 135 pp. $5.00

 

BOIP 815 Abdullah (Father of the Holy Prophet)

PB 80 pp. $3.00

 

BOIP 816 Hadrat Othman (The Third Pious Caliph of Islam) by Abdul Qayyum.

PB 42 pp. $3.00

 

BOMO 817 Muslims in India: A Biographical Dictionary by Naresh Kumar Jain.

Gives accurate and objective biographical sketches of over 700 Muslims in different spheres. Arranged in 2 volumes, the entries cover a span of 120 years from the great uprising of 1857 to the 1970's.

HB Volume I & II 460 pp. $30.00

 

BOII 818 Syed Qutb Shaheed by S. Badrul Hasan.

PB 55 pp. $3.00

 

BOMA 819 Ibn Khaldun: His Life and Work by Mohammad Abdullah Enan.

Indicates Ibn Khaldun's patterns of thought and measures their historic worth, comparing them with the heritage of later scholars and philosophers.

HB 190 pp. $6.00

 

BOII 820 Abraham - A Model of Sacrifice by Akhlaq Husain.

PB 140 pp. $5.00

 

BOII 821 Hadrat Usman Ghani by Rafi Ahmed Fidai.

PB 43 pp. $3.00

 

BOII 822 Hadrat Ali Murtaza by Rafi Ahmed Fidai.

PB 7 8 pp. $3.00

 

BOII 823 Hadrat Umar Farooq by Rafi Ahmad Fidai.

PB 81 pp. $3.00

 

BOMM 824 Akbar: The Greatest Mogul by S. M. Burke.

The result of several years of research and reflection, based mainly on the accounts left behind by those who personally knew the Emperor.

HB 250 pp. $20.00

 

BOMM 825 Shah Abdul Latif: His Life and Work by Motilal Jotwani.

A study of socio-cultural and literary situations in eighteenth century Sindh (now in Pakistan).

HB 166 pp. $8.00

 

BOIP 826 Shaikh Izz-ud-Din Al-Qassam Shaheed: A Great Palestinian Mujahid (1882-1935) His Life and Work by Maryam Jameelah.

PB 10 pp. $3.00

 

BOAD 827 Imam Shamil (The First Muslim Guerrilla Leader) by Maj. Muhammad Hamid.

This work on the life of Imam Shamil is an important contribution to the literature on Muslim Military history.

HB 156 pp. $6.00

 

BOTJ 828 Umm al Muminin Aisha Siddiqah: Life and Works by Mumtaz Moin.

HB 185 pp. $4.00

 

BOKZ 829 Asharah Mubasharah by Muhammad Iqbal Siddiqi.

The ten companions of the Holy Prophet who were promised paradise.

PB 192 pp. $6.00

 

BOAB 830 Quest For The Truth: Memoirs of Childhood and Youth in America (1945-1962) by Maryam Jameelah (formerly Margaret Marcus)

The story of one western convert.

HB 223 pp. $8.00

 

BOIA 831 Amir Khusrau as a Genius by Sabahuddin A. Rehamn.

As a master musician his memory shall every be cherished as a precious treasure in the history of classical music of India.

HB 125 pp. $6.00

 

BOII 832 Hasan Al-Banna Shaheed by N. M. Shaikh.

A brief life sketch.

PB 57 pp. $3.00

 

BOAD 833 Forty Great Men and Women in Islam by Nur Ahmed.

This book is very important to every man who is interested in the history of great lives.

HB 222 pp. $6.00

 

BOTJ 834 Who Is Maudoodi? by Maryam Jameelah.

PB 68 pp. $3.00

 

BOMA 835 Ali The Superman by Ata Mohyuddin.

Narrates the life-story of Hadrat Ali, elucidating his true place in history.

HB 476 pp. $10.00

 

BOMA 836 Nizam Al-Mulk Tusi by S. Rizwan Ali Rizvi.

Khwajah Aby Ali Hasan b. Ali Ishaq, better known in history as Nizam al-Mulk Tusi (408-486/1017-1092), has enjoyed as unrivaled reputation as a statesman, a thinker on public administration and a builder of a great empire.

PB 240 pp. $6.00

 

BOIA 838 The Truthful Caliphs by Majid Ali Khan.

PB 250 pp. $6.00

 

BOKZ 839 Stories of Great Muslims by Kh. A. Haye.

PB 85 pp. $3.00

 

BOID 840 Hazrat Ali by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 95 pp. $3.00

 

BOID 841 Hazrat Abu Bakr by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 95 pp. $3.00

 

BOID 842 Hazrat Aisha by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 95 pp. $3.00

 

BOID 843 Hazrat Khalid Bin Walid by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 112 pp. $3.00

 

BOID 844 Hazrat Omar by Fazal Ahmed.

PB 96 pp. $3.00

 

BOII 845 Said Nursi by Sarwat Saulat.

PB 100 pp. $4.00

 

BOII 846 Maulana Maududi by Sarwat Saulat.

PB 200 pp. $5.00

 

BOID 847 Four Companions (Abu Bakr, Umar, Usman & Ali) by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 95 pp. $5.00

 

BOID 848 Hazrat Osman by Fazl Ahmed.

PB 62 pp. $3.00

 

BORB 849 Hazrat Qalandar Lal Shahbaz of Sehwan-Sharif by Inam Mohammad.

HB 180 pp. $8.00

 

BOTA 850 The History of The Khalifahs Who took the Right Way by Falu'd-Din Abd'ur-Rahman As-Suyuti.

Tarikh al-Khulafa is justly famous in Arabi. For this volume the publisher has chosen the luminous chapters on al-Khulafa ar-Rashidum, "the Khalifahs Who Took the Right Way".

PB 212 pp. $15.00

 

BOMA 851 Searching for Solace: A Biography of Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Interpreter of The Qur'an by M. A. Sherif.

This biography is the first detailed account of the life and ideas of a leading Indian Muslim of his day who represented British India on the world stage. Yusuf Ali is most famous in the English-speaking Muslim world for a major work of twentieth century Islamic scholarship - his The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary, published in 1934.

PB 212 pp. $25.00

 

BOII 852 The Life and Works of Sultan Alauddin Khalji by Ghulam Sarwar Khan Niazi

The pre-Moghul Muslim presence in the sub-continent is very important from many angles. In this phase the basic structure of an efficient administration evolved and from this point of view Alaudin Kalji holds a cardinal importance..

HB 220 pp. $10.00

 

BOTA 853 Muslim Heroes of the World by M. Atiqul Haque.

This book is an attempt to present heroes and personalities of the Muslim World who have made a significant contribution to the rich treasure house of Islamic history and heritage.

PB 140 pp. $10.50

 

BOTA 854 Eminent Muslim Scientists, The Quaid and Poets by Vaqar Ahmed Rizvi

The book highlighted the work of muslim scientists and philosophers such as Ibn Sina, Al-Kindi Ibn-al-Haithem, Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Farahi etc. The book also discusses the contribution of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to the creation of a Muslim state and the thoughts of Allama Iqbal and Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai..

HB 110 pp. $8.00

 

BOTA 855 Al-Biruni: His Times, Life and Works by Hakim Said & A. Zahid.

Al-Biruni was one of the greatest scientific scholars known to humanity. His achievements as a scientist, mathematician, astronomer, historian etc., have been brought about..

HB 243 pp. $25.00

 

BOIT 856 Portraits: From the lives of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad Volume I-III by Abdur Rahman Al-Basha

This book presents several firsts: it is the first This book presents inspirational biographical sketches of a cross-section of the Companions which illustrate their lives before Islam, their conversions and how Islam changed their lives.

PB 575 pp. $20.95

 

BOIT 856 Mary the Blessed Virgin of Islam by Dr. Aliah Schleifer by Abdur Rahman Al-Basha

The book is a unique work illustrating the revered position that the Virgin Mary holds in the thought of Muslim, as well as the respect and veneration with which ordinary Muslims regard her. The subject of the Virgin Mary is discussed comprehensively from the position of the traditional scholars using precise and dearly defined academic methodology.

PB 128 pp. $19.95

BOIT 857 Autobiography of Maulana Zakariyya Kandhlawi Volume I, II & III.

HB 360 pp. $10.0

 

BOOX 859 Devotional Islam and Politics in British India (Ahmed Riza Khan Barelvi and His Movement, 1870-1920) by Usha Sanyal

This study examines the ways in which one important school of theologians attempted to shape the renewal of their community, and is based on a dose examination of the works of its leading scholar

HB 380 pp. $35.00

 

BOOX 860 Mawdudi and The Making of Islamic Revivalism by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

Nasr examines the life and thought of Mawlana Mawdudi, one of the first and most important Islamic ideological thinkers.

HB 232 pp. $45.00

 

BOML 861 Companions of the Prophet Vol. I & II by AbdulWahid Hamid

These two books provide a lively introduction to early Muslim history and inspiring models for Muslim values, attitudes and behavior. Here the trials and triumphs of the early Muslims as individual men and women are portrayed.

PB 272 pp. Vol. I  $10.50

PB 272 pp. Vol. II $10.50