Islam in General

The author’s objective in writing this book reflects a comprehensive and logical conception of Islam to all human beings regardless of their religious beliefs.  The aim is to portray Islam as a whole, in a single perspective, building a coherent and organic structure of human life. The basis of this concept is in order to explain the rational basis of our beliefs, presenting Islamic modes of worship, outlining the Islamic way of life with the aim to unveil the wisdom behind such concepts. The reader primarily will find this book to be self sufficient “Towards Understanding Islam”. 

About the Author

Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.

Author: Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi

Publisher: Idara Tarjuman ul Quran

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Author:  Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi

Publisher: Islamic Publications

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This book has been widely lauded by academicians, lawyers, legists, jurists, politicians, students of political science, Muslim and non-Muslim scholars of Islam, and many others interested in knowing the political system of Islam. It also provides information about the historic struggle of the Muslims in the early years of the newborn state of Pakistan, to achieve the objectives for which this country came into being. It gives an account of the combined endeavors of the politico-religious leadership of that time to put the country in the right direction, the obstacles they faced during their struggle to achieve the objectives, and the popular ‘Movement for Islamic Constitution’, which earned the country its first “Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan”, in 1956.

The fundamental conception, on which this book is based upon is to, primarily dispel the false accusation and concept of Islam being a violent religion which preaches the spilling of blood to its followers in light of explaining the concept of fair war in various theologies apart from Islam such as Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism. The author Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi himself refrains from presenting their own opinion rather the notion is supported by referring to the teachings of Islam and its laws without any alterations and presented exactly as inscribed in the Holy Quran, the Hadith and books of Islamic jurisprudence. To present our own belief system, commandments, teachings and codes and put forth arguments in support of them following which it is left to the reader’s intellect.

About the Author

Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.

Author: Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi

Publisher: Idara Tarjuman ul Quran

Translated by: Wing Cmdr. Syed Rahatullah Shah

Editor: Syed Firasat Shah

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Author:  Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi

Publisher: Islamic Publications 

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This book is in fact a collection of Friday sermons of Maulana Maudoodi which he delivered before the simple illiterate villagers who use to come for Jumma prayers in the mosque of Dar-ul-Islam Pathankot. In those sermons, he elucidated the fundamentals of Islam in a simple and most logical manner the like of which is rarely to found in the religious literature of any language. There is a harmony of thought, the conviction of true believer, and beauty of language which captures both the mind and heart.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author:  Nouman Ali Khan

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Nouman Ali Khan offers insights on how to reorient our lives for success in both this world and the next.

Revive Your Heart is a call for spiritual renewal and an invitation to have a conversation with one of the world's most recognizable voices on Islam, Nouman Ali Khan.

This collection of essays is disarmingly simple, yet it challenges us to change. To revise our actions, our assumptions and our beliefs so we can be transformed from within, as well as externally. It aims to help modern Muslims maintain a spiritual connection with Allah and to address the challenges facing believers today: the disunity in the Muslim community, terrorists acting in the name of Islam, and the disconnection with Allah. These challenges and more are tackled by Nouman Ali Khan, with his profound engagement with the Qur'an, in his trademark voice that is sought out by millions of Muslims on a daily basis.

About the Author

Nouman Ali Khan is a Muslim speaker and the CEO and founder of Bayyinah Institute, an Arabic studies educational institution in the United States. Currently, he is recognized as one of the world's most influential Muslims, not only in the West. His deep and profound bond with the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, is at the heart of his work and the focus of his teachings, which manage to reach out to millions of Muslims from many different countries.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Abdur Rashid Siddiqui

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Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938), thinker and philosopher – poet of Indo-Pakistan sub-continent, was one of the key architects of contemporary Islam. Through the medium of his thoughtful writing and soul-transforming poetry, both Urdu and Persian, he infused a new spirit in the Muslims, not only of India and Pakistan but also Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia and the Middle East. He challenged the western concept of nationalism and expounded the concept of Islamic nations, on which the idea of Pakistan is based. A Treasury of Iqbal is a glimpse of his thought and contribution.

Abdur Rashid Siddiqui (d. 2019) gained an honours degree in Economics and Politics as well as a Law degree from the University of Bombay. He completed his postgraduate study in Librarianship in London. He worked as an Information Librarian at the University of Leicester from 1966 until his retirement in 1997. His publications include, Lift up your Hearts!, Man and Destiny: Some Reflections on Iqbal’s Concept of Khudi and the Perfect Man, Living in Allah’s Presence: Aspects of Islamic Spirituality and Treasures of the Qur’an: Surah al-Fatihah to Surah al-Ma’idah. He also edited a collection of essays entitled Tazkiyah: Path to Self-Development. This Treasury book is the last project he worked on before his return to his Creator.

Author:  Molana Yousaf Islahi

Publisher: Islamic Publications 

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The Etiquettes of Islamic Life is an attempt to present these etiquettes and manners of Islamic culture in conventional book form. This work which represents a pattern of life ordered in the light of the teachings of the book of God, the precedent of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the guidance provided by the immortal deeds of our forebears, and the Islamic taste and temperament, contains five important chapters:

Chapter I_ Manners and Culture

Chapter II _ True Submission

Chapter III_ Good Society

Chapter IV_ Propagation of Religion

Chapter V_ Sense of Devotion 

The life adorned with these etiquettes will not only be acclaimed with reverence and admiration in this world but will also be deemed worthy of reward and favor in the hereinafter.

“As Muslims we are commanded by Allah to constantly be reading and reflecting from the verses of the Quran. However, at times when we aren’t native to the Arabic language, we can feel discouraged from not understanding the themes presented. This has now been made a lot easier and thought provoking with this beautiful effort in front of you. Br. Hasan has done all the legwork of categorizing the verses in the Quran into underlying themes of truth and falsehood. This gives us a strong understanding of what the verse is communicating without the reader needing to be well versed in Arabic. This book will suffice in familiarizing a reader with the main concepts of Islam and what Allah is actually saying. With chapter summaries at the beginning of each theme and the references for all the verses, this is a must have in every Muslim’s life. It will be useful to use as an encyclopedic work to look up all the verses under different concepts easily and will lead you to conclusions maybe otherwise devoid of. There have been many blessed and amazing efforts of trying to make the meanings of the Quran more accessible to everyone, and this by far is one of the best and most useful works I have come across”.

Karim Azzat, Islamic Center of Staten Island, NY (karim@icstatenisland.org)

About the Author

Nausherwan Hasan was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed his education and an engineering degree, followed by graduate studies at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1973  and spent his entire career with Ebasco, a design engineering and construction legacy firm of AECOM. He retired in 2017 after working on a variety of projects nationwide. He is also the author of Durability and Sustainability of Concrete, which provides engineers with a step-by-step approach for making durable concrete exposed to aggressive environments.
He is married to Sonia , daughter of M D Ariff, and is blessed with a son, Saad and two grandchildren, Hannah and Adam.
He lives on Staten Island, New York, where he is an active member of the Muslim community and a trustee of Masjid Al-Noor since 1980’s

Author: Nausherwan Hasan

Publisher: Idara Tarjuman ul Quran

Pages: 704

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Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

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Through four beautiful narratives (the People of the Cave; the Man with Two Gardens; Mūsā and Khiḍr; and Dhū al-Qarnayn), this Surah not only summarizes the whole religion of Islam, but also teaches a number of important lessons. Beginning with the role and function of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, it goes on to highlight the need for Muslims to show genuine concern for humanity at large.

The importance of genuine knowledge, and the necessity to take it only from qualified teachers who have taqwā, is also highlighted – showing that the highest form of knowledge is that which is acquired through God-consciousness and utter submission to the will of Allah.

The Surah also indicates that believers must always strive against their egos and attribute nothing of the blessings and bounties they possess to their egos or knowhow. One must always remember that Allah is the Master of the whole universe and everything that happens in it is under His control, no matter how good, bad or difficult it might appear.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Omar Suleiman

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Pages:  270

As stunning as the Prophet Muhammad’s صلى الله عليه وسلم appearance was, his character was even more strikingly beautiful. As Ali h said, “I’ve never seen anything like him, before him or after him”. This beautifully presented book provides 30 reflections from the life of our beloved Prophet  Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to try to understand and emulate him.

About Author

Imam Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and Professor of Islamic studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, USA.

Author: Mokrane Guezzou

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"Rhetorical questions and parables in the Noble Quran are profound means of transmitting deep wisdom but requires a discerning eye. And that is precisely what Mr. Nausherwan Hasan has been able to accomplish in this scholarly yet accessible book, which will bless the seeker of many generations. Within the many rhetorical questions in the Quran are subtle substantive, descriptive, normative, and prescriptive insights which the author has extracted carefully, faithfully and meaningfully, from the words, the contexts and the clues, to make manifest their latent, universal, and enduring wisdom. The book is a gift for those who unceasingly search for truth in the infinite treasures of the Quran".  

 Muhammad Naeem, Senior Librarian, Brooklyn Public LibraryCentral Library, New York

About the Author

Nausherwan Hasan was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, where he completed his education and an engineering degree, followed by graduate studies at Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He immigrated to the United States of America in 1973  and spent his entire career with Ebasco, a design engineering and construction legacy firm of AECOM. He retired in 2017 after working on a variety of projects nationwide. He is also the author of Durability and Sustainability of Concrete, which provides engineers with a step-by-step approach for making durable concrete exposed to aggressive environments.
He is married to Sonia , daughter of M D Ariff, and is blessed with a son, Saad and two grandchildren, Hannah and Adam.
He lives on Staten Island, New York, where he is an active member of the Muslim community and a trustee of Masjid Al-Noor since 1980’s

Author: Nausherwan Hasan

Publisher: Idara Tarjuman ul Quran

Pages: 324

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Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Abdur Rashid Siddiqui

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Living in Allah’s Presence: Aspects of Islamic Spirituality introduces the natural human characteristics (fiṯrah) that are universally considered to be praiseworthy. In the Qur’ān, Islam is referred to as al-dīn al-fiṯrah, meaning that the human being is, by his very nature, inclined to submit to the will of Allah, and is inclined towards goodness. These Qur’ānic concepts like sincerity, truthfulness, humility, morality, modesty and steadfastness underpin the Islamic value system. The reflections on these key concepts presented in this book guide the reader towards moral excellence and self-purification, which, if achieved, lead to the establishment of justice, living a life in Allah’s presence and building a true relationship with Him, striving to fulfill His will on earth and seeking His pleasure in the afterlife.

Abdur Rashid Siddiqui gained honours degree in economics and politics as well as a law degree from the University of Bombay. He completed his postgraduate study in librarianship from the University of London and was elected an associate of the Library Association. He worked as an information librarian at the University of Leicester from 1966 until his retirement in 1997. Siddiqui passed away in 2019.

His publications are Key to al-Fātiḥah, Key to Āl ꜤImrān, two volumes of 55 Khuṯbah for Friday prayers under the title Lift Up Your Hearts, Man and Destiny: Some Reflections on Iqbal’s Concepts of Khūdī and the Perfect Man, Qur’ānic Keywords, and Nawā-e-Benawā (an anthology of Urdu poetry). He has also edited a collection of essays entitled Tazkiyah: The Islamic Path to Self-Development.

Publisher: CPGS/IIIT

Author: Ismail Raja al Faruqi

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Genuine understanding of Islam, the religion, will reveal that Islam is a later moment of that very consciousness which produced Judaism and Christianity, that Islam, the culture, is as much a source of the Western civilization of the present millennium as classical Greece and Rome, that Islam’s anti-clericalism made it the first “Protestant” revolution, that its rationalism made it the first “Enlightenment”, that its pragmatism made it the first “technocracy”, and that its law of war and peace made it the first “United Nations”.

About the Author 

Professor Ismail Raji al Faruqi, Palestinian-American philosopher, visionary, and an authority in comparative religion, was one of the foremost Muslim scholars of the 20th century. In this study he presents the meaning and message of Islam to the wider world community. Key elements of the faith are summarized and explained in an overall theme of seven parts consisting of 21 chapters. Yet the chapters represent far more than a simple description of Muslim peoples and orthodox practice. Al Faruqi was a great thinker, formidable in logic, and relished intellectual engagement on every level, particularly when it came to Islam and other faiths. And it is this unique reasoning process that is reflected in this work, al Faruqi signature contribution, which not only expounds on Islam as spiritual faith and action, but also on Islam the great experience.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Mohammad Hashim Kamali

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A Textbook of Hadith Studies provides a wide-ranging coverage of Hadith methodology and literature for intermediate and advanced levels of study. It offers insights into the history of Hadith, their compilation, documentation and methods for ascertaining their accuracy. It deals also with the principles of Hadith criticism (al-j all) wa al-ta WV) and classification. Mohammad Hashim Kamali, born in Afghanistan in 1944, is currently Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. He studied law at Kabul University and did LL.M in comparative law, and Ph.D in Islamic law at the University of London, 1972 and 1976 respectively. He served as Assistant Professor at the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University in Montreal, was a Visiting Professor at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio and later on, a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin, Germany. He has participated in over 100 national and international conferences, published 13 books and over 80 academic articles. His books include Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Cambridge, and K.L., 1991 and 1998); Freedom of Expression in Islam (Cambridge, and K.L., 1997 and 1998) and Islamic Commercial Law: An Analysis of Futures and Options (Cambridge, and K.L., 2001).
THE ISLAMIC FOUNDATION aims to achieve excellence in academic research, education, publications, training and building bridges between Muslims and others. Since 1973, the Foundation has developed its national and international standing through the character, variety and scope of its activities. It has, at present, over 300 published titles, and houses one of the largest private Islamic libraries in Western Europe. It published an academic journal: The Muslim World Book Review (quarterly). Its academic wing the Markfield Institute of Higher Education awards MA/MPhil/PhD degrees, Post-Graduate Diploma and Certificate in Islamic Studies in partnership with Newman University, Birmingham, UK.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Dr. Yasir Qadhi

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Pages:  264

Allāh called Sūrah Yūsuf the ‘Best of All Stories,’ which He revealed in the Qur’ān, the best of all Revelations, to the best of all prophets, our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. The story was revealed to lift his spirits at a time when his sufferings and worries had mounted. This was a time when he had gone through at least a decade of ridicule and rejection in Makkah, a time when he lost his beloved wife and partner, Khadījah, a time when he had lost his dear uncle, Abū Ṭālib.

The Prophet Yūsuf lived thousands of years ago, but time has not diminished his story’s relevance. It is a tale of love, passion, betrayal, and forgiveness, and it has something to teach us, at every stage of our lives. It imparts Divine wisdom wrapped in unparalleled eloquence. It is a timeless story that will continue to soothe our souls during times of hardship and reignite our trust in our Lord.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Omar Suleiman

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Pages:  351

JUSTICE is essential to the survival and flourishing of any civilization. The words of God and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم remind us of the centrality of justice in our lives and our societies. Injustice (ẓulm) is condemned repeatedly in the Qur’an and the teachings of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. How are we to confront injustices in our personal lives, our communities and our societies? In an age of widespread injustices against the weak, the vulnerable and the dispossessed, how does Islam teach us to respond?
This unique commentary on forty hadith narrated from the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم explores Islamic teachings regarding social justice. It covers a wide variety of topics ranging from the environment, racism, family relations, the rights of the elderly, the disabled, and humanity more generally. This book will take you on a journey through Islam’s rich heritage and the guidance it provides us to confront injustices in our societies today.

About Author 

Omar Suleiman is the Founder and President of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research and Professor of Islamic Studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. USA.

Publisher: The Islamic Foundation/Kube Publishing

Author: Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi

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Pages: 238

With a focus upon the social dimension of worship Maudoodi's original approach to religious ritual and self-purification considers worship's transformative role in social life, as well as on the spirit. This work offers an illuminating and unique study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by a leading Muslim intellectual from the twentieth century.

Worship in Islam is an in-depth study of the nature and significance of Islamic spirituality by Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi, one of the leading Muslim intellectuals of the twentieth century, with special reference to the concepts of God’s Oneness (tawhid), the finality of Prophethood (risalah) and the Islamic system of worship (ibadah) and a focus upon prayer (salah) and fasting (ṣawm) and their role in the development of the Islamic personality and Islam’s social order. The distinguishing feature of Mawdūdī’s approach is his elaboration of the social dimension of worship, which extends the traditional approach found in Islamic jurisprudence, with its focus upon ritual and self-purification, to consider worship’s transformative role in social life. Presenting a holistic view of the Islamic system, Mawdūdī highlights Islam’s social, economic and political dimensions, which he argues have the capacity to resolve emergent issues and problems that humankind faces.

Edited and translated into accessible English by Ahmad Imam Shafaq Hashemi, this book is an authoritative compilation of a leading Islamic revivalist’s reflections upon the central matter of worship’s role in Islam. This historic text should be of wider interest to both students and specialists in contemporary Islamic thought, and includes an introduction by Professor Anis Ahmad.

About the Author

Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi (1903-1979) was a leading Muslim intellectual and a chief architect of the Islamic revival in the twentieth century. In 1941 he founded Jama'at-i-Islami, a political party in Pakistan, which he led until 1972. He authored more than a hundred works on Islam, both popular and scholarly, and his writings have been translated into some forty languages.

Publisher: The International Institute of Islamic Thought

Author: Mahmoud Ayoub

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Pages:  244

THE QUR’AN AND SUNNAH are the two primary sources of Muslim faith, life, law and morality. The Qur’an is for Muslims the foundation of their faith and the Sunnah is the framework of their morality. Together they constitute the two sources of the law (ShariꜤah) of God, a guide to prosperity and happiness in this life and to the bliss of the hereafter. Although the Qur’an and Sunnah are materially and formally two independent sources, they are inextricably bound in a dynamic relationship. The rulings and precepts (ahkam) of the Qur’an constitute the law (sharꜤ) of God. They are supplemented by the precepts of the authentic Sunnah, which possess authority second only to the precepts of the Qur’an. The Qur’an commands Muslims, “Whatever the Messenger gives you, that you must take, and whatever he forbids you, you must desist therefrom…” (59:7)

In answer to this need, IIIT convened an annual Summer School for scholars to study the Qur’an and Sunnah. The eleven papers included in this volume constitute the proceedings of the first Summer Institute, 2008. The essays making up the collection are focused discussions, and comprised of diverse writings on significant subjects relating to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, of common and intellectual interest as well as relevancy.

Publisher: Kube Publishing

Author: Madiha M. Saeed

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Pages:  378

What are the hidden Qur’anic gems that lead to optimal faith, success, taqwa and overall health?

Allah has given us the answers. He has taught us how we eat, drink, sleep, behave and live – all to maintain perfect balance and harmony. And yet, when we disrupt Allah’s balance, we contribute to the global epidemic of lifestyle-based chronic diseases.

The latest evidence-based research shows that when we live according to the Qur’an and Sunnah, we can optimize our brain and body function, unlocking the secrets to optimal physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health, and even save the planet.

Publisher: The International Institute of Islamic Thought

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Pages:  307

About the Book
This collection of papers presents a reformist project calling upon Muslim intellectuals and scholars everywhere to comprehend the vast breadth and depth of the crisis engulfing Muslim thought today and the necessity of solving this crisis to enable the Ummah to experience a revival and fulfill its role among the nations of the world. The reader will find a variety of articles dealing with this intellectual crisis, these include a chapter on ijtihad’s role and history, important since our intellectual problems cannot be solved without the scholars’ use of independent reasoning and creativity. Another discusses imitation (taqlid) calling upon Muslim scholars and intellectuals to abandon imitation and to stop favoring the past over the present when trying to solve modern problems. Another looks at human rights.

About the Author
Dr. Taha Jabir Al-Alwaniwas born in Iraq in 1935. He was a graduate of Al-Azhar University, Cairo. The world-renowned Islamic scholar was an expert in Islamic legal theory, jurisprudence, the principles of jurisprudence, Qur’anic sciences, and general Islamic thought. He was president of the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences (GSISS), USA; president of the Fiqh Council of North America; member of the OIC Islamic Fiqh Academy; and president of the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), USA. The prolific writer, who passed away on March 4, 2016, has to his credit many works including: Source Methodology in Islamic Jurisprudence; Towards a Fiqh for Minorities; The Ethics of Disagreement in Islam; Ijtihad; and The Qur’an and the Sunnah: The Time-Space Factor.

The Four Imams provides an engaging and informative account of the four most well-renowned Imams in Islamic history – Iman Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi’i and Imam Ahmad. Adopting a story-telling style, it relays biographical information, summarising their fascinating life journeys, alongside lessons and conclusions that have real-world application for the reader in an age-appropriate manner.

Publisher: IPS Press

Author: Ali Hammuda

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Pages:  136