Author: Safaruk Z Chowdhury

Book length: 178 pages

Excerpt: The ‘iddah safeguards the woman’s protection and dignified exit from a marriage because the husband cannot just discard her.

Author: Ashraf bin Md Hashim

Excerpt: All types of games and competitions, even if it involves awards, are permissible when certain conditions are met: the competitions do not go beyond the principles of Islamic law, do not cause a person to become negligent in their duties, and they bring some benefit.

Author: Fakhruddin Owaisi

Book length: 106 pages

Excerpt: The Prophet approved of the innovations of the Sahabah, such as in supplication or selection of a specific Surah in prayer, as long as they did not contradict Islamic principles.

Author: Salime Leyla Gürkan

Excerpt: In the Medinan passages, the insincerity and hostility of the Jews toward early Muslims mirrors the opposition of the people of Israel against their prophets and their repeated breaking of the covenant.

Authors: Mohammad Fazlhashemi, Najam Haider, Farhad Daftary and Jonah Blank

Book length: 76 pages

Excerpt: The Shī‘ah would divide over which of the descendants should be regarded as the rightful Shī‘ah imāms.

Author: Eissa Dar

Excerpt: To say that Abū Hanīfah was weak in hadith despite being recognized as a mujtahid (one deemed capable of independent reasoning) is a clear contradiction.

Author: Ibn al-Jawzī

Book length: 590 pages

Excerpt: Nothing assists Iblīs over worshipers and ascetics more than their ignorance.

Author: Morgan Housel

Book length: 256 pages

Excerpt: A series of interviews of a thousand elderly Americans about
important life lessons learned found that what was valuable in life
were quality friendships, being part of something bigger than
themselves, and spending quality time with their kids.

Authors: Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel and Peter C. Brown

Book length: 336 pages

Excerpt: Recalling facts and concepts from memory makes learning stick better than review by rereading.

Author: Isra Yazicioglu

Excerpt: We repeatedly observe natural actors accomplishing results beyond their apparent power, showing that they must be empowered through an unseen One who enables a minute seed to flourish into a huge tree, a tree to bear fruit, etc.