Maher Zain’s CD
June 26, 2010
Thank You Allah, the latest CD by Maher Zain is now back in stock.
Testimony of Faith
June 19, 2010
Announcing the arrival of this luminous volume on the testimony of faith written by the Sufi and scholar of Aleppo, the late Imam Abdullah Sirajuddin al-Husayni
Sisters Magazine
May 16, 2010
‘Sisters Magazine: The Magazine for Fabulous Muslim Women’ from the UK now in stock.
The Mantle Adorned
May 13, 2010
Verse 55. As a flower in delicacy, as the full moon in honour, like the sea in bounty, as persistent as time itself
Verse 56. Such is his splendour that even alone in his glory superb courtiers and guards seem to stand around him
Finally, ‘The Mantle Adorned: Imam Busiri’s Burda’ translated by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, is available at Wardah Books. It is a breathtakingly beautiful book filled with praise and love for the Noble Messenger of God, s.a.w.
Each illuminated page bears a verse of the Burda, its translation, and a related poem by another poet echoing the same expression. The echoing poem on the photographed page here is by the famous Nusantara Sufi, Hamza Fansuri.
All are welcome to Wardah Books to peruse this immaculate volume.
New Arrivals May 2010
May 4, 2010
New Titles
Marvels of the Heart: Ajaib al-Qalb | Imam al-Ghazali
Bad Beginning and the Path to Islam | Gai Eaton
Tangled Braid: Poems of Hafiz
In the Footsteps of the Prophet (paperback) | Tariq Ramadan
Cool For Qat: A Yemeni Journey | Mortimer
Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction
Devil’s Delusion | Berlinski
Islamic Designs with CD | Van Roojen
Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry | Sutton
Beyond Fundamentalism | Reza Aslan
Forces of Fortune: The Rise of the New Muslim Middle Class | Nasr
Islamic Liturgy CD
When the Soul is Settled: Music of Iran CD
Into the Secret of the Heart CD | Shaykh Bawa Muhayadeen
Restock
Path of the Worshipful Servants to God | Imam al-Ghazali
Revelations of the Unseen | Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani
Lives of Man | Imam Haddad
Book of Assistance | Imam Haddad
What I Believe | Tariq Ramadan
Humanity: A Moral History
Muslim Next Door | Ali-Karamali
Women In Muslim Family Law | Esposito
Ayat Jamilah | Conover
Birth Control and Abortion in Islam
Provisions for the Seekers (paperback)
Islamic Guide to Sexual Relations
In-store talk: Joint Tenancy & Hibah al-Ruqbah in Singapore
April 28, 2010
Sadali Rasban will discuss contemporary issues of joint tenancy and Hibah al-Ruqbah as well as the recent developments in Singapore and the latest fatwa on the subject. Sadali runs a consultancy on wealth management and estate planning. He has written several books on the topic, the latest of which are: ‘Joint Tenancy – The Shariah Perspectives’, ‘Dying Intestate’ and ‘Muslim Law in Wealth & Estate Transfer’.
8 May 2010, Saturday
2pm at Wardah Books
New Arrivals March 2010
March 24, 2010
“If you are seeking closeness to the Beloved,
love everyone.
Whether in their presence or absence,
see only their good.
If you want to be as clear and refreshing as
the breath of the morning breeze,
like the sun have nothing but warmth
and light for everyone.”
- Nobody, Son of Nobody, Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir
New Titles
Al-Ghazali: The Path of the Worshipful Servants (Minhaj al Abidin)
Nobody, Son of Nobody: The Poems of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust (Illustrated Book)
Evil in Modern Thought
Islamic Philosophy: An Introduction
In the Land of the Ayatollahs, Tupac Shakur is King
Familiar Strangers (Muslims in China)
You Are Not A Gadget: A Manifesto
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man – Critical Edition | McLuhan
Foundations of the Deen 5-CD set | Zaid Shakir & Abdullah Ali
The Way Ahead 6-CD Set | Hamza Yusuf, Zaid Shakir & Yahya Rhodus
Restock
Love Is the Wine
Living and Dying With Grace
Why the French Don’t Like Headscarves
Agenda to Change Our Condition (New Edition)
In-Store Event
Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood
Drop in to the store on 27 March 2010 at 2pm for a chat with the author, Hidayah Amin.
I think there will be door gifts.
Musings on Neil Postman
March 8, 2010
On Saturday 6 March, Amran Noordin was at Wardah Books discussing the thoughts of Neil Postman. It was a small, intimate session and the discussion was lively. We discussed the need to have a ‘conversation’ with technology, to be wary of its application in all spheres of life. On education, we discussed the dangers of bureaucracy, the uncritical use of computers, and the the need for a (or lack of a) narrative.
Postman says in his book Technopoly: Technopoly eliminates alternatives to itself in precisely the way Aldous Huxley outlined in Brave New World. It does not make them illegal. It does not make them immoral. It does not even make them unpopular. It makes them invisible and therefore irrelevant. And it does so by redefining what we mean by religion, by art, by family, by politics, by history, by truth, by privacy, by intelligence, so that our definitions fit its new requirements. Technopoly, in other words, is totalitarian technocracy.
Do join us for future in-store discussions.
March in-store events at Wardah Books
March 2, 2010
Mark your calendars. We’ve lined up an eclectic mix of events for our dear readers.
Saturday 6 March 2010, 2pm
Neil Postman: Education, Technology and other Musings
A session with Amran Noordin
Saturday 13 March 2010, 2pm
Story-and-Song with Oni & Tengku Adil
Kak Oni reads ‘The Old Woman and the Eagle’
Saturday 27 March 2010, 2pm
Gedung Kuning: Memories of a Malay Childhood
The author, Hidayah Amin will be speaking about her book
See all of you there
Reading Everywhere
February 18, 2010
Whether you are waiting at a bus stop, lining up at a taxi-stand, sipping coffee at your favourite hangout or sitting on a bench at a crowded mall, dive into a good book and be transformed by the experience of the printed word. Nothing preserves, announces, expounds and transmits knowledge across time and space quite like a book. Blogs, ebooks and tweets come and go, but the book on your shelf is a constant, unassuming companion.
Our little bookshop started in 2002 and over the years we have become part of the community, hosting events and book-readings. Wardah has become a shared living room where people come, linger and browse.
At Wardah, we are advocates of literacy, enabling effective reading, thinking and writing. We also believe that there is much to read (and so little time!). So pick up a book today.
