hiba’s Reading List

Toddlers (Ages 2-3)

Title	Author	Publisher	Availability	Special Features/ Caution
Meow Meow	N/A	Bookgroup	All leading bookstores	Bookgroup books (http://bookgroup.org.pk) are a favourite for storybooks. However, make sure to sift through the content first, before purchasing Bookgroup books, pointing out anything in the story that is not in par with Islamic etiquette or teachings to my children, as they listen to it with eager ears.
Aam ka Pair (Mango Tree)
Mairee Dost (My Friend)
Chotee (Little One)
Urdu course books up to grade 1 level		Oxford University Press	All OUP outlets

Preschoolers (3-6)

Title	Author	Publisher	Availability
Learning at Home series and First Skills readers		Ladybird
Know Your (Birds, Vehicles, etc.) series		Luck Publications
Quran Stories for Kids	Saniyasnain Khan	GoodWord Books	Paradise Books
Amira’s Totally Chocolate World	J. Samia Mair		Dawah Books / Naheed Superstore
The Perfect Gift	J. Samia Mair		Dawah Books / Naheed Superstore
Keywords with Ladybird (Peter and Jane series)		Ladybird
The Eeman Reading Series		Dar al-Fatah, Sharjah (9716339864)
Jhilmil	Naima Suhaib		Dawah Books
Oon Hoon / Chooza Kahani	Maryam Khansa	Mashraba-e-Ilm-o-Hikmat, Lahore
Santara Magazine (Urdu)			All leading bookstores

Pre-teens (7-12)

Title	Author	Publisher	Availability
hibakidz Magazine		Hiba Magazine	See page 48 for a complete list of book stores
VShine International (Magazine)		Najeeb Hanafi (Karachi)	All leading bookstores and newsstands
Islamic Village series	Luqman Nagy	GoodWord Books	Paradise Books
A Treasury of Islamic Values for Children		GoodWord Books	Paradise Books
Children’s Stories Project / Invincible Abdullah series	Uthman Hutchinson
The Dua of Faizah	Umm An-Numan	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets / Dawah Books
Khulafa-e-Rashideen series		Darussalam	All Darusalam outlets
Rashid and the Haupmann Diamond	Hassan Radwan	The Islamic Foundation
Stories of the Sahabah	Adapted by Noura Durkee	The Islamic Foundation	Dawah Books
Kareem and Fatima	Zeba Siddiqui	American Trust Publications
Islamic Rose Books series	Linda Delgado
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq	Jeanette Winter
Zaynab and Zakariya Learn to Recycle	Fehmmida Ibrahim Shah	Smart Ark
Islamic School Book series	Susan Douglass	The International Institute of Islamic Thought, GoodWord Books
Stories from the Quran	Sajeda Zaidi	Oxford University Press	All OUP outlets
Lives of the Prophets	Retold and illustrated by Elma Ruth Harder	Oxford University Press	All OUP outlets
Ismat’s Eid	Fawzia Gilani-Willams	Oxford University Press	All OUP outlets
Oxford Progressive Readers series		Oxford University Press	All OUP outlets
Illustrated Animal Stories from the Quran	Dr. Abdur Rauf	Ferozsons	All Ferozesons outlets
A Special Garden	Saulat Pervez	Ferozsons	All Ferozesons outlets
Jagmag / Rimjhim	Naima Suhaib		Dawah Books
Saathi / Noor / Naunehaal / Taleem-o-Tarbiyat			Urdu magazines available at leading newsstands

Adults (13 onwards)

Title	Author	Publisher	Availability
Sunehray Awraaq (Gems and Jewels)	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sunehray Faislay	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sunehri Kirnain	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sunehray Huroof	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sunehray Nuqoosh	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Waldain: Ita’at-o-Nafarmani	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sayyidna Abu Bakr Kee Zindagi Kay Sunehray Waqiat	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Sayyidna Umar Kee Zindagi Kay Sunehray Waqiat	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Golden Series of the Prophet’s Companions (18 books)		Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
The Golden Rays of Prophethood	Abdul Malik Mujahid	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Enjoy your Life	Dr. Abd Al-Rahman al-Arifi	Darussalam	All Darussalam outlets
Don’t Be Sad	Dr. Aid al-Qarni	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
Forty Hadiths on Good Moral Values	Yahya Ondigo	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
The Ideal Muslim	Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
The Ideal Muslimah	Muhammad Ali al-Hashimi	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
Women Around the Messenger	Muhammad Ali Qutub	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
The Muslim Home: 40 Recommendations	Salih al-Munajjid	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
Nurturing Eeman in Children	Dr. Aisha Hamdan	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
You Can Be The Happiest Woman in the World	Dr. Aid al-Qarni	International Islamic Publishing House	Dawah Books / Darussalam outlets
Blissful Marriage: A Practical Islamic Guide	Drs. Ekram & Mohamed Rida Beshir	Amana Publications	Dawah Books
The Muslim Marriage Guide	Ruqayyah Waris Maqsood	Amana Publications
The Marriage Series (4 Books)	Muhammad al-Jibaly	Al-Kitab As-Sunnah Publishing	Dawah Books
MAGAZINES
Hiba Magazine		Rana Rais Khan	See page 48
Batool		Idarah-e-Batool, Lahore	0213-5313695-6 / Leading newsstands
Khawateen Magazine		Malik Abbas Akhtar Awan	Leading newsstands