المكتبة الإسلامية
Islamic Books to Download
A selection of classical Islamic books, free to download.
The Holy Quran
Memorisation, recitation (tajwid) and commentary. On the etiquette of the Quran: “At-Tibyan” by Imam an-Nawawi. Commentaries (tafsir): “Tafsir Ibn Kathir”, “Ahkam al-Quran” by Abu Bakr Ibn al-Arabi and “Fi Zilal al-Quran” (In the Shade of the Quran) by Sayyid Qutb.
Hadith
The two Sahihs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, and the books of Sunan, with “Riyad as-Salihin” as a daily companion and the recognised commentaries, above all “Fath al-Bari”. An-Nawawi’s Forty Hadith are the minimum to learn by heart.
Creed (aqida)
“Kubra al-Yaqiniyyat al-Kawniyya” by Dr Said Ramadan al-Buti, the commentary on al-Aqida at-Tahawiyya and the commentary on al-Aqida al-Wasitiyya.
Jurisprudence of worship
“Fiqh as-Sunna” by Sayyid Sabiq and “Nayl al-Awtar” by ash-Shawkani, a detailed work of comparative fiqh.
The Prophet’s biography (sira)
“Fiqh as-Sira” by Dr Said Ramadan al-Buti, the Sira of Ibn Hisham with Imam as-Suhayli’s commentary “ar-Rawd al-Unuf”, and “Hayat as-Sahaba” (The Lives of the Companions) by Sheikh Muhammad Yusuf al-Kandhlawi.
Prophetic practice
“Kitab al-Adhkar” by an-Nawawi and “Zad al-Maad” by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya.
Spirituality and purification of the soul
“Qut al-Qulub” by Abu Talib al-Makki, “ar-Risala al-Qushayriyya” by Imam al-Qushayri, “Ihya Ulum ad-Din” (The Revival of the Religious Sciences) by al-Ghazali, “al-Fath ar-Rabbani” by Sheikh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani and “Bustan al-Arifin” by Imam an-Nawawi.
Calling to Islam (da‘wa)
The epistles of Imam Hasan al-Banna and the books of Abu al-Ala al-Mawdudi, Dr Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Sheikh Said Hawwa and Sheikh Abu al-Hasan an-Nadwi.
Islamic history
“What Has the World Lost Due to the Decline of Muslims?” by Sheikh Abu al-Hasan an-Nadwi and, by the same author, “Rijal al-Fikr wa ad-Da‘wa” (Men of Thought and Call).
Biographies of the pious
“Sifat as-Safwa” by Abu al-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi and “al-Islam bayna al-Ulama wa al-Hukkam” (Islam between Scholars and Rulers) by Abd al-Aziz al-Badri.
Arabic language and morphology
“Mufradat Alfaz al-Quran” (The Vocabulary of the Quran) by ar-Raghib al-Isfahani, “an-Nahw al-Wafi” by Abbas Hasan and “as-Sarf” by Muhammad Khayr ad-Din al-Halwani.