Glossary of Islamic Terms
By Aisha Bewley
283 pages Hardback A5
Published by Ta-Ha Publishers, London UK

A comprehensive glossary of terms covering areas such as Qur’an, Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh and Tasawwuf, as well as names of people and places. Well organised for easy access and referencing. A must for the non-Arabic speaking Muslim.

This book is a repository of Islamic information, knowledge and wisdom, which not only the general reader but also both student and teacher alike will find indispensable. As well as having its own Alphabetical index, the main body of the book is divided into several key sections including General and Historical Terms, The Qur’an, Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, kalam and Sufism. 
As well as presenting a key vocabulary of relevant terminology, each sections also provides details of key text, author and people. This makes it possible for readers to go straight to a particular field or topic without having to pick their way through material not directly relevant to their enquiry, as well as pointing them in the likely direction of further and more detailed research.

The key terminology in this concise yet complete work is bound to assist any genuine seeker to navigate a sure and steady course, insha’Allah.

THE AUTHOR 
Aisha Abdurrahman at Tarjumana Bewley is one today’s most prolific translators of classical Arabic work into English. Aisha Bewley not only understands Arabic but she is also aware of the basic meanings and nature of teachings and history of Islam. Her knowledge is born of experience and direct transmission, not merely academic theory and learning by rote. For more than twenty-five years she has been concerned with making the contents of many classical works in Arabic more Accessible to English-speaking readers for the first time, including Ash-Shifa of Qadi “Iyad. 

She is co-translator of Qur'an. Other works include Muwatta of Imam Malik , Men of Madina & Women of Madina of Ibn Sa'd and she has also written a number of books. .