Ramadan mubarak!
The first ten days of Ramadan are the days of Allah’s Mercy.
During this blessed month, IHRC Bookshop & Gallery are offering 15% discount off all Islamic books. The discount code is 4RAMADAN23.
Scroll down and see some of the books we have in stock.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission will be distributing prisoner packs for both male and female prisoners this Ramadan.
Muslim prisoners have a difficult time practising their faith in prison. Lack of halal food, inadequate prayer facilities, difficulty in managing fasting as well as discrimination from other prisoners are just some of the issues faced by Muslim prisoners. This is made worse by the sense of isolation from the Muslim community and their friends and family.
This year we wish to support our fellow Muslims in prison with a Ramadan starter pack. Each pack will contain items that will help them make the most of Ramadan. For more information and to donate, click here.
Zaytoun Palestinian Medjoul Dates
New 800g boxes from Zaytoun to get you ready for Ramadan in 2023.
Still the same excellent Palestinian Medjoul Dates, with a luxurious caramel taste.
To purchase the 5KG Jumbo Box, click here.
WATCH: Author Evening with Andrew Booso: The Book of Wisdoms
Last month, we hosted an author evening with Andrew Booso who discussed the English translation of Ibn Ata’illah’s The Book of Wisdoms. This book is a collection of Sufi Aphorisms with a Commentary by Shaykh Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari & Shaykh ‘Abdullah Gangohi (translation of the Hikam by Victor Danner, commentary edited by Andrew Booso and Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf). To view the event, click below.
Andrew Booso graduated in Law from the London School of Economics. He is on the Advisory Board of the Al-Salam Institute (Oxford and London, England), and coordinator for academic seminars at Islamic Courses, London. He has edited a number of translated texts associated with the Deoband movement by Ashraf Ali Thanawi, Husain Ahmad Madani, Abdullah Gangohi, Taqi Usmani, Salman Mansurpuri and the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind.
Below are some books on mercy that we currently have in stock:
The Forty Hadith on Mercy and Those Who Show Mercy – Imam Shams al-Din ibn Tulun
Sheikh Dr Muhammad al-Ninowy is a Syrian-American scholar and author based in Atlanta, Georgia, whose lineage is traced back to the Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace be upon him). Al-Ninowy is considered a scholar in hadith. In addition to a PhD in Islamic studies, he also holds a bachelor’s degree in microbiology from the University of Illinois, and a Doctor of Medicine degree. He is the founding director of Madina Institute and Seminaries and the Center for Non-Violence and Peace Studies.
Al-Ninowy is also leading a reformist Rifa‘i Shadhili Sufi school aiming to completely realign Sufi principles, litanies, and practices to the Qur’an and Sunnah in an effort to revive the school of Tasawwuf of Ahl al-hadith. His latest release is: The Book of Love; a reflection on Islam from the perspective of love.
Imam al-Sabuni’s Tafsir of Surah al-Rahman – Rashad Jameer (Translator)
Translated from Imam al-Sabuni’s Safwat al-Tafasir in Arabic, this tafsir combines all the reliable tafsirs into one: Ibn Kathir, Qurtubi, Razi, and many more, combining the best of the best classical books of tafsir.
The Ornament of the Quran, Surah al-Rahman is one of the most beloved Surahs to Muslims, but many of us have not learned the meanings and tafsir of this beautiful Surah. This is 2nd volume of a 5-part series.
Ramadan Reflections: A Guided Journal – Aliyah Umm Raiyaan
30 Days of Healing From the Past, Journeying With Presence and Looking Ahead to an Akhirah-Focused Future.
A must-have intimate journal to guide you through Ramadan and deepen your individual connection to Allah for the year ahead.
With inspiring reflections, practical exercises, powerful quotes and drawing from the spiritual wisdom of the Holy Qur’an and Sunnah, it offers an invitation to…
– Let your heart ponder through stillness and reflection on insightful words that stir the soul.
– Immerse yourself in du’a’ and use this opportunity to speak to your Lord in supplication.
– Journal about spiritual themes and subjects, encouraging you to turn inwards and pen personal revelations for you.
A journey within a journey. A space for transformation. This journal is a path with and for The Most Merciful.
Prayers for Forgiveness: Seeking Spiritual Enlightenment Through Sincere Supplication – Imam Hasan al-Basri (Author), Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera (Translator)The act of seeking forgiveness is what gives us the opening we need after feeling overwhelmed by the burden of sin. Forgiveness means a way out, a second chance, a feeling of hope with which to turn a new page in life.
It is through the seeking of forgiveness that we begin to understand that there is no reason whatsoever to despair of the mercy of Allah. Islam encourages us to not run away in fear of Allah but rather to turn toward Allah the same way a baby would run into its mother’s lap. So lovingly does Allah, Most High, address His sinful servants: “Say (to humanity, O Muhammad): O My servants—those (of you) who have committed (sins in great) excess against their own souls—never despair of the mercy of Allah! For, indeed, Allah forgives sins, one and all.
Indeed, it is He who is the All-Forgiving, the Mercy-Giving. So turn in penitence to your Lord. And submit yourselves to Him.” (al-Qur’an 39:53–54) This collection of seventy prayers for forgiveness [istighfarat] is attributed to one of the greatest spiritual luminaries of the past, Hasan al-Basri, and it has been presented here to offer a way for us to navigate through the complications and pitfalls of this life. Set out in Arabic script, with adjoining translation in English, this edition also includes transliteration of the prayers to facilitate reading for those who are not so well-versed in Arabic.
For more books, click here.
