"Khalid bin Al-Waleed (R) was the hero of Islam. He led several battles and was always victorious. He conquered the apostates, especially Musailamah Al-Kadhab (the Liar) and restored order and peace to the Arabian Peninsula. He devised military tactics, which, by the help of Allah, made him defeat t..
Kindness to Parents is a very enlightening booklet by Abdul Malik Al-Qasim. He has collected several stories and narrations that demonstrate the Birr (being dutiful) and kindness to our righteous Salaf towards their parents' needs and necessities, in obedience to Allah's worship insincerity. He refe..
Truthfulness and kindness are the signs of happiness of the nation and the individual. The key to happiness is sincerity and compassion, while misery is associated with lying and envying. Allah has not blessed any person with a blessing after Islam greater than truthfulness and kindness. Allah has n..
Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy. But Monty Python was just around the corner . . .Enjoying an unlikely cult status early on, the Pythons then proceeded to tour the USA and Canada. As their popularity ..
When Nelson Mandela prophesized that "the world will never respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect...” pointing out that “...the black people of the world are looking up to Nigeria to become a symbol of pride and confidence…", he was bringing to the fore, the Manifest Destiny of the Nigerian..
As our digital lives grow more complicated, sometimes the simplest tools become even more valuable. Galison's Password Keeper is a perfectly analog space to store elaborate logins and hard-to-remember passcodes for safekeeping. Featuring a discreet design and a compact portable size, the Password Ke..
Random Nigerianna captures the struggles in the life of six different individuals in six different settings across different regions in Nigeria. 'A Private Matter' is a story about a couple's struggle with their emotions, personal needs and desires enshrined in the clutches of the forceful power of ..
A comprehensive guide to the art of creating realistic paintings, for intermediate and advanced artists alike!Many artists want nothing more than to produce stunningly photorealistic paintings—images that capture a person or place as it actually appears. With more than 330 artworks—including hundred..
Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean. This was perhaps the greatest challenge yet: to cross the vast and merciless Sahara desert.Shrugging aside the perils of camel stew and being ru..
For fans of A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Solacers by Arion Golmakani, White Orleander by Janet Fitch and Finding Fish by Antwone Quenton Fisher, here comes an indelible story of the resilience of the human spirit from one of the emerging voices from Africa. Silver Lining tells the heart-w..
The Anguish and Vigilance of Things is Richard Ali’s long-awaited debut. The collection deals with a range of ideas and issues, playing with form and structure. At the center of them, all is the image of a poet in a penultimate space, at an angle to the stairs of this world in the sense of Jame..
One of the blessings of Allah upon this Ummah is that He appointed for it people who would undertake to preserve the Sunnah of their Prophet (S). They were the scholars who devoted their entire lives to this monumental task, foregoing physical pleasures and taking delight, instead, in spending ..