A BOOK I AM WORKING ON- YOUR INPUT REQUIRED

Sajid Iqbal —

Salaam

Im working on a project if succesful it will be published as a book inshallah.

I've always thought there isn't a book out there where young Muslims can turn to who are turning to Islam or beginning to understand stuff they are confused with etc.. and if it is its not widely acvailable.

Whether at school, college or uni. whether in prison or in your late 30's etc.... and even something that parents/elders can refer to when answering/guiding younger ppl/kids/relatives etc...

Everytime I chat with young ppl it always questions on arrivals, marriage, beard, sects, black magic, 2 eids, mosques, imams, madhabs, boy/girlfriends, etc etc....
so i thought why not have all these issues that concern or confuse young Muslims in to a book that everyone can refer to as and when required.
In a nutshell all the revival maghazines and the lets talk radio shows i do in one:-)

there are 1 or 2 books like this but they dont cover as many topics i want to cover and in the way i want to aswell.

So your help:

Firstly, is this required?

secondly, what do you think are the main topics/issued that should be covered... i need an exhauseted list

thirdly, are you happy to take part in a questionaire which i can use for research?

fourthly, any similar books or books i should look at for research?

I genuinely beleive this is required an dwill help current and future generations if done properly.
I am aiming to contact all teh big scholars worldwide from all organisations to mak ethis comprehensive and for all Muslims no matter what sect.

wasalaam

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Angel — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - 12:59

I remember when I was in my early teens as well as late teens I liked reading books but compare that to teens nowadays I don't think they will personally speaking.

Maybe do diff topics on YouTube but then again there is baba Ali who does something similar.

If there is a demand then it is a good idea, I remember my brother saying he didn't see any info on masons ( I think that's what u mean when referring to arrivals?).

Other topics would be hijab ( however lots of info on this but worth covering on this type of book), makeup, 'hijab' for men, other things would be smoking,shesha, drugs, halal/haram income ie fraud. Can't think of much right now.....

Sajid Iqbal — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - 15:11

[quote=Patience]And Mental Health within communities. Psychosis of any kind is right now the MOST common condition in many teenagers but in the Muslim world, we can't find any solutions for it. How bloody crazy is THAT? And NO muslim support for parents with mental children and no support for children with a parent who is suffering.

Why do u want to right A book when u have this website? Just need to do some serious PRing... And in no tim$e this place will be crawling with troubled, confused 15 and over year old :P[/quote]

website has its own audience and a book has its own.
idea of the book is to have in all muslim shops in UK and mainstream bookshops like waterstones as well along with having books in libraries, and as a teaching tool at scholl and colleges etc....

The Lamp — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - 15:12

[quote=Noor]if you can't make a magazine/website sucessful you have no chance of making a book.

priorities ed.[/quote]

Harsh! LOL!

Sajid, go ahead, I'm right behind you on this one. I would also recommend having a section on anger and bitterness and how to deal with it.

Sajid Iqbal — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - 15:50

[quote=Noor]if you can't make a magazine/website sucessful you have no chance of making a book.

priorities ed.[/quote]

thanks for that Noor... just what i needed

magazine was very succesful in terms of its content, distribution, feedback. the issue was finance.
here there is no finance issue as publisher will cover all costs, not me or revival.
then its just a matter of pr and selling which revival can do.

Noor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 - 16:38

lol. sorry 🙂

it is a good idea (i just read your first post properly, didn't see the last paragraph), if the content is good and written in a good way, then it could be a very very good book.

but as Angel said i don't think Muslim youth are into books as much as going to talks, listening to lectures, youtube videos etc.

it's good that you are embarking on a new adventure but also a shame that you have neglected the revival (yes big assumption but on the forum and website aspect, nothing has been done).

the book you are planning on writing could have been a revival project, a reward in some way for all the past revival regular writers who worked really really hard for the magazine to be successful, for a number of years, a big commitment. it would have been nice to include them in the book and have them be a part of it all.

You — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 - 02:04

[quote=Angel]I remember my brother saying he didn't see any info on masons ( I think that's what u mean when referring to arrivals?).[/quote]

The thing about such things is that it is not steeped in reality.

People make up and believe all sorts of fantasy stuff and that doesnt help.

If we said Santa was a freemason, they would probably start believing that there is a santa out there going through chimneys before christmas, trying to corrupt all the kids that have been good.

Sajid Iqbal — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 - 10:11

it's good that you are embarking on a new adventure but also a shame that you have neglected the revival (yes big assumption but on the forum and website aspect, nothing has been done).

me and admin have discussed improving the site...so don't worry it hasn't been neglected...we are working on it.

the book you are planning on writing could have been a revival project, a reward in some way for all the past revival regular writers who worked really really hard for the magazine to be successful, for a number of years, a big commitment. it would have been nice to include them in the book and have them be a part of it all

this is a revival project as any money we receive from this will go towards the revival future mag/ events etc.
For me to complete this book I will be trying to get the revival team to assist me all the way. I am hoping to include the best articles from the revival mag in to the book cos we have some great articles so why re-write them. Of course all contributors will be mentioned.

Sajid Iqbal — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 - 15:10

[quote=The Lamp]Abdal Hakim Murad is really good for the psychology and philosophical element of things.
Tariq Ramadhan, Ajmal Masroor?
Do they have to be from the UK?[/quote]

NO FROM ANYWHERE. I WILL TRY TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM

LookingToSee — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 - 16:57

  • trust in Allah. - exam times, tough times, breaking up with mates.
  • closeness of Allah
  • fighting temptations; tv, books, and stuff..i cant think right now
  • managing time balancing religion and school
  • family
  • we need to be warned abt stuff like horoscopes, music, boy/girl relationships, backbiting (guys do it too) especially emphasis to teachers/siblings.
  • prayer. like what the fard are, that you only need to pray 4 rakaat for dhuhr and the rest are sunnahs; i know a lot of people who dont pray coz there's just too much to pray. they've been taught ishaa is like 17 rakaat. so they'd either pray it when they're not tired or not pray it at all.
  • choosing your mates well.
  • beauty of islam - to make them understand why its worth going to madrassah, importance of madrassah
  • respect - friends, teachers (including completing homework (:P)) .
  • cringe...masterbation (i really liked the mention in world of teens)
  • which lead to..cringe...wet dreams (but i think that topic is EXTREMELY important) which lead to description of ghusl, what nullify ghusl
  • dhikr - morning and evening dhikr and general dhikr

Lioness of Allah — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 - 20:48

Salaam all!

I personally like the idea of a book myself, it's something you can preseve forever and it will always will be there to refer too- the good ole book...

But... As a teenager myself,I can see more people relating and refering to the internet, you tubing etc... So maybe you could do something electronically? Or maybe create an App?
For teenagers, i think the main thing for us to understand is that we need to combine the deen and the dunya together,not just get fixated on one thing and focus on that particular thing for the rest of your life. I think teenagers need reassurance,support and encouragement that will help them to understand that Islam is not just for old people and can be fun too....
Oh, and maybe talk about peer pressure,gangs and relationships too...

The Islamic Guide: Just for those awkward,lost and confused times.

Sajid Iqbal — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - 11:27

[quote=Lilly]

  • trust in Allah. - exam times, tough times, breaking up with mates.
  • closeness of Allah
  • fighting temptations; tv, books, and stuff..i cant think right now
  • managing time balancing religion and school
  • family
  • we need to be warned abt stuff like horoscopes, music, boy/girl relationships, backbiting (guys do it too) especially emphasis to teachers/siblings.
  • prayer. like what the fard are, that you only need to pray 4 rakaat for dhuhr and the rest are sunnahs; i know a lot of people who dont pray coz there's just too much to pray. they've been taught ishaa is like 17 rakaat. so they'd either pray it when they're not tired or not pray it at all.
  • choosing your mates well.
  • beauty of islam - to make them understand why its worth going to madrassah, importance of madrassah
  • respect - friends, teachers (including completing homework (:P)) .
  • cringe...masterbation (i really liked the mention in world of teens)
  • which lead to..cringe...wet dreams (but i think that topic is EXTREMELY important) which lead to description of ghusl, what nullify ghusl
  • dhikr - morning and evening dhikr and general dhikr

[/quote]
GREAT INPUT, THANKS

Valkyrie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - 15:42

Slms,

Awesome idea, insha A' it will go far and inspire young muslims everywherrrre.

- I personally would buy it and would prefer it as a hard copy rather than electronic.
- Please include fatwa and advice to male and female equally as sometimes it kinda is aimed at males only.
- I like Lilly's suggestions very much
- add humour pls and things that everyone can relate to.

LookingToSee — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - 16:01

too much effort on humour leads to kids thinking "hurgh, that granpa's trying to act cool when he dont even know what he's talking abt" kinda thing. so just go with the flow or get some of the revvy boys to write bits and bobs if they're willing. (they might be more willing if you give them "revvy boys" badges (We've gathered stickers are outdated) )

TPOS — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - 22:20

[quote=Lilly]too much effort on humour leads to kids thinking "hurgh, that granpa's trying to act cool when he dont even know what he's talking abt" kinda thing. so just go with the flow or get some of the revvy boys to write bits and bobs if they're willing. (they might be more willing if you give them "revvy boys" badges (We've gathered stickers are outdated) )[/quote]
Who are the revvy boys? And why just the boys, sexist much?!

Also, Ed, please make it a paperback book, not hardback! They're so much nicer to read 😛 😃

RI_RS — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 - 22:29

I don't have anything huge to say but Wth, definitely no humour if you want to write a book that will be taken seriously as an academic text. Who would write a book about the importance of praying fardh and psychoses in religion and casually throw jokes in in places?

No. Don't do it.

HOWEVER I do have a philosophy of mind book that at the beginning of each chapter it has a really small comic at the top that's related to one of the arguments simplified. Nothing too silly or hilarious, just a bit of light relief, but you can still take the book seriously. Remember, just because a book is for young people, doesn't mean it has to be patronizing. You don't wanna end up with just a really fat version of the mag.

LookingToSee — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 - 10:44

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE][quote=Lilly]too much effort on humour leads to kids thinking "hurgh, that granpa's trying to act cool when he dont even know what he's talking abt" kinda thing. so just go with the flow or get some of the revvy boys to write bits and bobs if they're willing. (they might be more willing if you give them "revvy boys" badges (We've gathered stickers are outdated) )[/quote]
Who are the revvy boys? And why just the boys, sexist much?!

Also, Ed, please make it a paperback book, not hardback! They're so much nicer to read 😛 :-D[/quote]

blond moment. actually..it just goes to say that girls wil write bits of it. but the guys...so much unsurity (this is where Lollywood has a heart attack). i kid i kid.

get both the girls and boys of revvy to write bits and bobs. then inshaaAllah there wont be patronizing

laila — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 - 12:05

such a book first let me say Mashallah would be a fantastic project, vast and let me say again gigantic. perhaps this could be done over several small books containing different topics, a compilation if you will, coming out every year. it is a life times work and well worth it once achieved - the series of books for the 21 century muslim, brilliant.

i often think what could i leave my children so that they can remember the right path and not ever say that i was not able to guide them properly, such a book or books would be ideal.

are you also in contact with sources who have already written books and would welcome a young perspective, they can help you immensely

And if you could post the chapters you write on here so we may see that would be very good and are you open to suggestions once you have written stuff. i'll get back with some books i have, written by young alims which my friends seem to rate

Sajid Iqbal — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 - 15:16

[quote=laila]such a book first let me say Mashallah would be a fantastic project, vast and let me say again gigantic. perhaps this could be done over several small books containing different topics, a compilation if you will, coming out every year. it is a life times work and well worth it once achieved - the series of books for the 21 century muslim, brilliant.

i often think what could i leave my children so that they can remember the right path and not ever say that i was not able to guide them properly, such a book or books would be ideal.

are you also in contact with sources who have already written books and would welcome a young perspective, they can help you immensely

And if you could post the chapters you write on here so we may see that would be very good and are you open to suggestions once you have written stuff. i'll get back with some books i have, written by young alims which my friends seem to rate[/quote]
thanks for your comment there... its confirmed my beleif that such a book is required!

pls do suggests topics/issues which you feel are important. also as I am COMPILING the book I'm happy to include sections from other writers in the book.

So anyone who wants to contribute please do let me know as this is a MASSIVE task in hand.