Books

• Majallah Ulum-i- Islamiyah’s Special Issue on Allama Shibli Nomani

  Oct 31, 2015

  Majallah Ulum-i- Islamiyah (Urdu research journal of the Department of Islamic Studies, AMU, Aligarh) has just published a special issue on Allama Shibli Nomani. Edited by Prof. Zafarul Islam, this issue contains articles on the distinctive asp...

• A compilation of thoughtful essays on the Qur’an

  Oct 31, 2015

  Book: Ruju’ Ilal Qur’an: aur doosre mazameen Author: Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqui Publisher: Al-Qalam Publications Pages: 72 Price: Rs 70 ISBN: 978-81-926577-7-6 Waseem Makai   Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqui, eco...

• VP releases Dr. Hashim Kidwai’s auto-biography

  Oct 14, 2015

  New Delhi: The Vice President, Muhammad Hamid Ansari released the auto-biography of his teacher and former MP, Dr. Hashim Kidwai on 28 September. In a function organised at his official residence, the Vice President released the book entitled, ...

• Mus’haf: shades of divine

  Oct 14, 2015

  Book: Mushaf (Urdu) Author: Nimra Ahmad Publisher: Manshurat, Lahore Zahid Fayaz Some novels don’t just narrate a story,  they guide us to the right path. They make us understand the real meaning of life in a simple...

• A new book on the anti-Sikh pogroms

  Oct 12, 2015

  This book narrates the story of gruesome murders that took place in Delhi over 30 years ago after the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh guards. It is a feather in the Sikh community’s turban that they have kept this issue alive. ...

• Story of 50-year long history of the Millat

  Oct 12, 2015

  Book:Dastawizat-e Mushawarat / Mushawarat Documents Compiler: Dr. Zafarul-Islam Khan Pages: 1086 (Urdu), 1062 (English) Price Rs. 1,200 (each) Publisher: Pharos Media, New Delhi Muhammad Alamullah This book is based ...

• Modi's First Year in Office

  Sep 17, 2015

  It is indeed paradoxical that political strategy exercised by the same man, which led to BJP's defeat in the 2004 Lok Sabha polls, played a key role in helping the same party return to power in 2014 with a massive mandate. The man was the s...

• Geelani’s role in the Kashmir movement

  Sep 17, 2015

  Book: Paradise on Fire: Syed Ali Geelani and the Struggle for Freedom in Kashmir Author:Abdul Hakeem Publishers: Revival Publications, UK Year:  2014 Pages: 265 ISBN: 9780953676842. Mushtaq Ul Haq Ahmad Sikandar   ...

• Colonialism and the Call to Jihad in British India

  Sep 05, 2015

  Book: Colonialism and the Call to Jihad in British India Publisher: Sage, New Delhi Year: 2015 Pages: 232 ISBN: 9789351502616 This is a historical narrative that examines the role of ulema and their use of the concept of jihad du...

• Truth hits hard

  Sep 05, 2015

  I’ve just finished a book in one go. The name of the book is: Ayodhya: The Dark Night - The secret history of Ram’s appearance in Babri Masjid, by Delhi-based journalists Kishore Jha and Dhirendra K Jha (he’s with the English ...

• First book probes Modi in office

  Sep 05, 2015

  Book: Image and Substance: Modi’s First Year in Office Author: Nilofar Suhrawardy Publisher: Pharos Media & Publishing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi Pages: 141 p/b Year: 2015 Price: Rs 150 ISBN: 81-7221-070-1 (to order please refer...

• The courts and the demolition

  Sep 04, 2015

  V. Krishna Ananth The political discourse in India since the mid-1980s, dominated by the revanchist campaign  involving the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya, has been marked by rhetoric, invocation of myths  and the juridical. It is id...

• Women in Islam: Exploring New Paradigms

  Sep 04, 2015

  Boo: Women in Islam: Exploring New Paradigms Author: Moin Qazi Publisher: Notion Press, Chennai Year: 2015 Pages: 141 Price: 199 ISBN: 978-93-84878-03-0   Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi   It is almost imp...

• PUDR report on SIMI saga

  Sep 04, 2015

  PUDR has now released its report “Banned and Damned: SIMI’s Saga with UAPA Tribunals”. Since 2001, the Students Islamic Movement of India, SIMI, has remained banned as an ‘unlawful’ organisation under the Unlawful ...

• Muhammad as a Leader

  Sep 01, 2015

  Book: The Leadership of Muhammad Author: Prof. John Adair Publisher: Kogan Page, New Delhi Pages: 136 p/b Year: 2013 ISBN: 9788175544994 Price in India: Rs. 195   Zia H Shah, MD   John Adair is ...

• Two new books on India's state terrorism

  Aug 19, 2015

  Both books amply demonstrate how government agencies fabricate stories to suit their political masters and using lies and deceit throw innocents into jails for years in horrible conditions.

• Understanding the history of Muslim India

  Jul 03, 2015

  M M Khan  Book: Islamic Civilization in South Asia: A History of Muslim Power and Presence in the Indian Subcontinent Author: Burjor Avari Publisher: Routledge, Abingdon Pages: 317, PB Year: 2013 Price: £26.99 ...

• Tribute to Purnia’s Urdu poets

  Jul 03, 2015

  Book: Urdu Shayeri Ke Irtaqa Mei’n Qadeem Purnia Ki Khidmaat (Old Purnia’s Contribution to Urdu Poetry’s Evolution) Author: Dr. Unsuri Badr Publisher: Noor Publications, New Delhi - 110002 Year: 2013 Pages: 296 h/c P...

• Al-Biruni — the founder of Indology

  Jun 13, 2015

  Muhammad Mujahid Syed INDIA (Kitabul Hind) by Al-Biruni is an abridged edition of the famous German scholar Edward C. Sachau’s (1845-1930) English translation edited with an introduction and notes by Qeyamuddin Ahmad and published by...

• Qur’ani Lessons

  May 29, 2015

  The Qur’ani Durus (part I, II), the latest Urdu book authored by Prof. Zafarul Islam Islahi of the Department of Islamic Studies, AMU, is a collection of articles earlier published under the column “Dars-i- Qur’an” in Ma...