Al: 2273 books

IMAM JA`FAR AL-SADIQ   The sixth Imam in the line of the Twelve Imams descended from the Prophet Muhammad, Imam Ja`far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq (702–765 C.E. or 17th Rabi` al-Awwal 83 AH – 15th Shawwal 148 AH) was the founder of the Ja`fari School of Islamic Law and a renowned...

The tribe of Ghifar was one of the Arab Pagan tribes. It lived near al-Madina al-Munawwara (Yathrib), where the Makkan trading caravans passed. The members of the tribe of Ghifar worshipped an idol named Munat. They thought that

I believe that we all have intriguing views of life - views that must be honored and that we must be happy to share with the world around us. It is for this reason that I produced this booklet, which serves as an introduction to Shi’a Muslims and what I understand of their view of the Islamic...

Life lessons from New York Times bestselling author and Today show personality Al Roker and his wife, globetrotting ABC news journalist Deborah Roberts.   Al Roker and Deborah Roberts have sixteen Emmy Awards between them. They have covered everything from the Olympics and the Gulf War to natural...

New York Times bestselling author, award-winning meteorologist, and Today Show co-anchor Al Roker explores extreme weather phenomena in his first book for kids. Dive deep into a world of fascinating weather with everyone’s favorite meteorologist, Al Roker! With this mesmerizing book...

Closing the Deal is a handy tip book for anyone looking to buy, rent or sell their place. With tips that others won't share with you, Al gives you advice and ideas to educate you on how to get things done effectively. For instance, baking cinnamon buns before you have an open house gives your property...

Afinidad instantánea con la audiencia. Están sonriendo, al borde de su asiento, listos para escuchar. El miedo frena a las personas al hablar en público. Todos quieren ser agradables, pero la presión se entromete. Entonces lo evitamos. En un discurso, presentación, 'webinar' o...

The Book of Songs of Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (AD 897–971) is the most extensive collection of anecdotes from pre–Islam Mecca, Medina, Damascus and Baghdad to the beginning of the tenth century. Entertaining and informative, these gems have remained largely inaccessible to Western readers. This...

When two high school girls set out to establish their reputations within Riverview High Scool, they trip into the clutches of big city predators and simply disappear. The local police investigation has hit a wall. Public concern and outrage mount. The same thing is happening in other small towns surrounding...

Denied her voice, even the freedom to ask questions, al-Muqri's ill-fated heroine remains nameless. As a female, she is simply a 'Hurma' - literally 'sanctity', an entity to be protected from violation. Growing up in the stifling and oppressive atmosphere of her childhood home in the Yemeni capital...

An Islamic novel by Bint al Huda. This novel revolves around Sumayah, a very devout Muslim and her cousin Fitnah who has recently returned from a foreign country after several years. Sumayah is awaiting her fiancé who lives in Europe. Fitnah tries to influence Sumayah by her liberal ideas but she is defeated by her logical arguments. Fitnah thus plots to destroy her marital life.

Shams Al-Din Hafiz, poet, mystic and scholar, was born between 1315-1317 in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, although was better known for his time spent in Shiraz, further south of the country, where he lived most of his life and wrote most of his poetry. His title Hafiz is given to someone who...

From the publication of his first collection, The Elusive Resurrection, in 1966, to his death in 2001 at the age of sixty-one, Al Pittman stood as one of the most respected and admired poets in Newfoundland. This definitive edition spans nearly four decades of poetic production, reprints each of Pittman’s...

Just after he returns from his "holiday" in Los Angeles, Al gets a late night phone call. His daughter has been arrested for the murder of her supervisor. Al hires a rapidly rising criminal lawyer from Toronto on the condition that she accepts Norm - the ex-cop who helped him in LA - as...