The Minaret Speaks
By Syed Abul Hasan 'Ali Nadwi
Publisher: UK Islamic Academy, Leicester
Hardback 31 Pages
An Imaginary narrative of Islamic History written by a Muslim scholar and Historian of great repute aimed at creating an eagerness in Children to discover their History.
He narrates the history of Islam as observed and related by the Minaret of Qutbuddin, a famous Islamic monument in Delhi, India.
The Author
Sheikh Sheikh Maulana Syed Abul Hasan 'Ali Nadwi, one of the most prolific writers, Historians and original thinkers of our time, author of well over fifty books in various languages, and a scholar of rare distinction, passed into the mercy of Allah in December 1999.
The Maulana was a founder member of the Muslim World League (Rabita), a member of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), a member of the World Supreme Council of Mosques, and a member of the Fiqh Council of Rabita. He was also a member of Advisory Council of the Islamic University of Madinah al-Munawwarah, a member of its Supreme Council, and a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters of Damascus, Syria. He was also a founder member of the League of the Islamic Literature in India.
Perhaps better known as the founder member and first rector of Nadwatul Ulama (India), and president of the Academy of Islamic Research and Publications.T
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