Author: Jonathan Brown

Excerpt: Ibn ‘Abbās: “It is not fitting for anyone to pass judgment on behalf of God regarding His creation, nor to assign them to Paradise or Hell.”

Author: Shad Helmstetter

Book length: 224 pages

Excerpt: As much as 77% of everything we think is negative, counterproductive, and works against us.

Author: Muntasir Zaman

Book length: 151 pages

Excerpt: Ibn Hajar: The dwellings of ancient civilizations indicate that they were not drastically tall.

Author: Matthew Dicks

Book length: 370 pages

Excerpt: The audience wants to see the protagonist ultimately
triumph, but they want suffering first; struggle and strife make stories great.

Author: Khalid Baig

Book length: 384 pages

Excerpt: Despite having reservations about a consensus on the prohibition of music, al-Shawkānī maintained that it remained doubtful, and a Muslim should avoid doubtful things.

Author: John Gottman

Book length: 295 pages

Excerpt: Neither spouse recognizes the value of a marriage until after the
separation is complete.

Author: Shahrul Hussain

Book length: 175 pages

Excerpt: The hadith of the Prophet ﷺ cursing women who visit graves is interpreted to be addressing those who go for the sake of crying aloud and wailing.

Author: Matthew Walker

Book length: 368 pages

Excerpt: A study found that time spent asleep helped cement newly learned information while an equivalent time spent awake was hazardous to recently acquired memories.

Author: Al-Ghazālī

Book length: 103 pages

Excerpt: Most people refrain from acting upon their sexual desire either
through incapacity, fear, embarrassment, or a wish to safeguard their
reputations. Reward follows only when one refrains from a reprehensible act, while able to perform it, for fear of God.

Author: Yasir Qadhi

Excerpt: The term ‘Salafī’ is a modern term that has attached itself to an age-old school of theology, the Atharī school.