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Journey of a Lifetime
Pilgimage to Makkah
by Mohamed Amin
Travel/Illustrated Gift Book • 9 1/2"
x 12 1/2" •
256 pages in full color, Hardback
Lavishly illustrated, this special pictorial
record - with lucid and absorbing text - of the pilgrimage known to Muslims as
the Hajj brilliantly catches the spirit and devotion of one of the world's great
religious experiences.
For pilgrims this book will be an enduring reminder of that experience. For
non-Muslims it stands as a moving documentary of a testament to faith.
Mohamed Amin, the first photographer to receive permission to photograph
sections of the sacred Mosque in Makkah and the Prophets Mosque in Madinah, he traveled
widely in Saudi Arabia by Camel, Land-Rover and Helicopter over a period of two
years to complete this book.
Mohamed Amin (1943-1996)
Photographer and front-line cameraman extraordinaire. He was
one of the most famous photo -journalist in the world, making news as
often as he covered it. He trained his unwavering lens on every aspect
of life, never shying from the tragedy, never failing to exult the
success.
He was born into an Africa at the high noon of colonial decline and by his
early teens was already documenting events which were soon to dominate world
news. He witnessed and recorded the alternating currents of his beloved
continent and beyond, projecting those images across the world, sometimes
shocking, sometimes delighting millions of television viewers and newspaper
readers.
His coverage of the 1984 Ethiopia famine proved so compelling that it inspired a
collective global conscience and became the catalyst for the greatest ever act
of giving. Unquestionably, it also saved the lives of millions of men, women and
children.
His more than 30-year career was ended by the crash of a
hijacked Ethiopian airliner off the Comoros (b. Aug. 29, 1943--d. Nov. 23, 1996
The Beauty of Makkah
& Madinah
by Mohamed Amin,
Illustrated Gift Book • 5" X 7" • 125 pages in full color
Paperback 128 Pages
Camerapix Publishers International
Over 125 color photos compellingly illustrate the great architecture and
dramatic landscapes while the text narrates the history of Makkah and Madinah
and of Islam, and gives detailed explanation of each of the sacred places.
There is perhaps no human scene more spectacular than Makkah and Madinah during
the Haj. The plain of Arafat near Makkah is converted into a tented city
containing more than three million Muslims on the Haj
Mohamed Amin (1943-1996)
Photographer and front-line cameraman extraordinaire. He was
one of the most famous photo -journalist in the world, making news as
often as he covered it. He trained his unwavering lens on every aspect
of life, never shying from the tragedy, never failing to exult the
success.
He was born into an Africa at the high noon of colonial decline and by his
early teens was already documenting events which were soon to dominate world
news. He witnessed and recorded the alternating currents of his beloved
continent and beyond, projecting those images across the world, sometimes
shocking, sometimes delighting millions of television viewers and newspaper
readers.
His coverage of the 1984 Ethiopia famine proved so compelling that it inspired a
collective global conscience and became the catalyst for the greatest ever act
of giving. Unquestionably, it also saved the lives of millions of men, women and
children.
His more than 30-year career was ended by the crash of a
hijacked Ethiopian airliner off the Comoros (b. Aug. 29, 1943--d. Nov. 23, 1996
The Concise
Encyclopaedia of Islam
(Revised Edition)
By Cyril Glasse (a Practicing Muslim)
Paperback 534 Pages
14 maps, 5 diagrams
Chronology, Bibliography
Published by Stacey International
This fully revised new edition comprehensively
encompasses the religion, history and culture of the Islamic world in some 1300
entries. It covers aspects of religious belief, ritual, practices, prayer,
significant political movements, spiritual and political leaders, art,
architecture, sects, law, social institutions, history, ethnography, nations and
states, languages, science, major cities and centres of learning.; This edition
includes a double-column page on the Taliban - where they arose from, why, and
what they aspire to. Also included are several other organizations and movements
which bear upon the crisis that has descended upon the world, West and East
alike.
The first edition of the Encyclopedia won worldwide acclaim.
The Book Assumes no prior knowledge of the
subject. Detailed cross-references lead the general reader into deeper knowledge
of' Islam. whatever his starting point. Many quotations. and hitherto
un-translated prayers. support the religious and philosophical entries. Six
years in preparation by a practicing Muslim, this work is the result of a
Lifetimes study and a wide personal acquaintance with the Muslim world.
As a western scholar (a graduate of Columbia University) and a Practicing Muslim,
Cyril Glassé manages to straddle both cultures with an understanding of, and
respect for both the current Islamic world and its complex past.
The
Concise Encyclopedia of Islam is the first major reference work about Islam to
be written by a Muslim for a Western audience
The entries cover an extraordinary range of Islamic literature and history as
well as the religion itself. The maps and
chronologies are particularly valuable.
"Erudite, accurate and comprehensive. All this factual information is given
in detail, yet readably, with clarity and elegance."
Daily Telegraph
***
"This beautifully illustrated book is a feast of fact and insight .... An
enormous amount of information is contained here, all of it fascinating.'
Washington Post
"Cereal Glasses work will surely dominate the decades to come. His
knowledge of the judicial, philosophical, and theological literature of the
entire Islamic world astonishes time and time again."
HelmutWaldmann,professorof Religion, Tubingen University
Islam: Religion of Life
by Abdul Wadod Shalabi
Edited by Abd al-Hakim Murad
Paperback Pocket Size 79 Pages
Handy Pocket Size
Ideal as a Gift to Muslims and especially to non Muslims
Among the
finest introductions to Islam
Published By Quilliam Press
This concise book is among the
finest introductions to Islam for an educated readership. Its content is
authentic, reliable, and powerfully presented -- written by an Islamic scholar,
Dr. Abdul Wadod Shalabi, who combines traditional religious training from al-Azhar
University and Western education from the University of Cambridge, where the
author received his doctorate.
Edited by Abdul-Hakim Murad (T.
J. Winter) himself a scholar of repute
It aims to accurately introduce Islam to Muslims and non-Muslims both,
particularly in wake of the recent world events.
Written about Islam from within. It seeks to show something of the
true nature of the faith, thereby challenging the accepted stereotypes which so
badly compromise the present dialogue of civilizations. By explaining the
significance of the formal practices and doctrines of the Islamic religion, it
endeavors to build a bridge over what must be the deepest yet most irrational
gulf ever to have cleaved apart two cultures.
About the Author:
Abdul Wadod Shalabi is the author of over twenty books on all aspects of Islam.
He combines a deep loyalty to his theological training at al-Azhar University in
Cairo, while having an acute understanding of the crisis of the modern world.
His studies abroad, which earned him a doctorate from the University of
Cambridge, and his prominent career in the Azhar hierarchy (he has been editor
of its journal and deputy Shaykh of al-Azhar), have placed him in a unique
position to distill and introduce Islam to multitudes raised in the West.
The Lives of Man.
Imam al-Haddad, translated by Mostafa al-Badawi. 1991.
Pages xiv+97. 216x138mm.
Published By Quilliam Press Ltd UK
A brief tour of the five lives of man:
before conception, in the world, life in the
grave, at the Resurrection, and in Heaven or Hell,
explaining the nature of the soul at each stage.
What happens after death? Who are "Munkar and Nakir?"
What will Heaven and Hell be like? What signs should we expect before the Day of
Judgement? Who is the Dajjal? When will the Mahdi appear? These and many
questions are answered, on the basis of the Qur'an and Hadith, in this
fascinating book.
Imam al-Haddad explains that every human being passes through the
"lives:" before conception, life in the world, life in the grave, the
Resurrection, and finally, the Garden or the Fire. A complete Muslim must be
aware of each of these if he is to be sufficiently prepared for eternal life.
The author lived at Tarim in the Hadramaut Valley between Yemen and Oman, and is
widely held to have been the "renewer" of 12th Islamic century.
A direct descendant of the Prophet, may the peace and blessing of Allah be upon
him, he was a noted authority of the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, and a
writer on devotional matters, both in poetry and prose. His works have been
translated into many languages.
The author, Imam al-Haddad lived in Tarim in the Hadramant Valley between
Yemen and Oman, and is widely held to have been the 'renewer' of the Islamic
century. He was a noted authority on the Shafi'i school of jurisprudence, and a
writer on devotional matters, both in poetry and prose. His works have been
translated into many languages.
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