Book: Slums of Patna Authors: Furquan, Sarfaraz & Zaheeb Publisher: Nidhi Books, Patna Pages : 112 Price: Rs. 225/- This study focuses on demographic features, socio-economic background, educational status, welfare programs and conditions of the slum-dwellers of Patna, the capital of Bihar. Urban poverty is 31% in Bihar. The study shows the social and economic…
Title: Rizq & Lawful Earnings Author: Darussalam Research Division, Golden Advice Series Publisher: Darussalam Publications Year: 2014 Number of pages: 74 Price: Rs. 220 Reviewed: by Haris Farazuddin Farooqui Available on Amazon This book, which contains three chapters, packs a lot of content and explanation of hadiths and Quranic verses with regards to seeking a…
Some Excerpts and Contents What attracts attention at the very outset was the caption on the cover of the book. The book describes Qur’ān as “a humble endeavour to make a Systematic Study of the Holy Qur’an in terms of the Systems Almighty God created in the Universe, on the Earth, in Human Life, and…
It is high time that the Muslim community breaks the shackles and comes out with strong measures to eliminate this reprehensible practice once and for all. The title of the book “NIKAH HALALA- SLEEPING WITH A STRANGER” succeeds in drawing your attention to the book, which probably is one of the reasons for the book…
This book is written in a mode that might appeal to people from diverse faith backgrounds (and agnostics and atheists too!). Title: God, Faith And The Purpose Of Life Author: Sebastian Athappilly (in conversation with Roshan) Publisher: Dharmaram Publications, Bangalore Year: 2019 Number of pages: 127 Price: Rs. 150 Email ID of Publisher: [email protected] Reviewed…
This book is a great way to learn more about the Islamic spiritual tradition as well as a means to learn how to put its wisdom into practice. Name of the Book: 40 Sufi Comics Volume 2 By: Mohammed Ali Vakiland Mohammed ArifVakil Published by: Sufi Studios, Bangalore (www.suficomics.com) Pages: 126 Price: Rs.400 Reviewed by…
Name of the Book: Why Bad Things Can’t Happen to Good People!: Because APPLES Can’t Grow on MANGO Trees Author: Atman in Ravi (AiR) Published by: AiR Institute of Realization, Bangalore (air.ind.in) Year: 2019 Pages: 122 Price: Rs. 125 (paperback)/ Rs. 175 (hardcover) Almost every human being seeks happiness and, conversely, tries to avoid pain.…
This was the first time I was reading a self-help book that directly draws inspiration from Islam. Title: The Secret Of Success Author: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Publisher: Goodword Books (www.goodwordbooks.com) Year: 2020 Pages: 336 Price: Rs. 150 By Haris F. Farooqui The Secret of Success is an English translation of the Urdu book Raaz-e-Hayat, written…
Kitab al Sidq/The Book of Truthfulness By Abu Sa’id al- Kharraz Translated by Arthur John Arberry Published by Other Books, Calicut, Kerala (www.otherbooksonline.com) Price: Rs 140 Pages: 113 Abu Sa’id al Kharraz was a ninth century Muslim mystic whose Kitab al-Sidq is a widely known Sufi treatise, popularised in the English speaking world chiefly through…
Authors: SL Peeran, RM Chopra and TK Jayaraman Authors Press, New Delhi, 2019 426 pages Providing insights into diverse spiritual traditions, this voluminous text is a collection of writings of different genres. SL Peeran reflects on a number of aspects of Islam and the Sufi tradition, RM Chopra deals with Sufism and Vedanta while TK…
