Islamic book summaries

267 summaries of classical and modern Islamic books, from al-Ghazali, Ibn al-Qayyim and Imam al-Busiri to Yasmin Mogahed and Omar Suleiman. Every summary is in short audio and text chapters, with a free preview chapter on its page. Browse by category below or by author.

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Qur’anic Studies book summaries

How to Let the Qur’an Change Your Life

Imam Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi31 min

The Miracle of the Qur’an and Its Amazing Effect on the Heart

Abu Suhailah ‘Umar Quinn55 min

From the Cave to Your Hands

Ibn Kathir28 min

The Moment Heaven Answered

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti26 min

The Spider’s House and the Good Tree

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah31 min

The Seven Verses You Say Every Day, and Never Truly Heard

Muhammad Abduh32 min

The Short Surahs You Pray With, and What They Are Really Telling You

Muhammad Abduh33 min

Why Four Short Verses Weigh a Third of the Qur’an

Ibn Taymiyyah28 min

Your Shield Against Envy, Magic and Whispers

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah32 min

How the First Muslims Fell in Love With the Qur’an

Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam29 min

The Book No One Could Copy

Mustafa Sadiq al-Rafi’i27 min

The Best Remembrance

Al-Qurtubi29 min

How to Read the Qur’an Without Getting It Wrong

Ibn Taymiyyah28 min

Letters From Your Lord

Abu Bakr al-Ajurri28 min

Not Random at All

Hamid al-Din al-Farahi29 min

Why This Surah Comes Next

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti29 min

Counting Every Letter

Ibn al-Jawzi28 min

Three Masters, One Mystery

Al-Rummani27 min

The Miraculous Preachings of the Glorious Quran

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi1 h 26 min

The Never-Ending Trials of Life

Shaykh Saalih Aal Shaykh46 min

The Jewels of the Qur’an

Imam Al Ghazali37 min

Lessons From Surah Yusuf

Yasir Qadhi1 h 31 min

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Spirituality book summaries

The Inner Audit

al-Harith al-Muhasibi13 chapters · 30 min

Lamps in the Darkness

Ibn Abi al-Dunya12 chapters · 28 min

The Soul's Ledger

Ibn Abi al-Dunya13 chapters · 30 min

Weaning the Soul

al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi12 chapters · 34 min

Al-Ghazali Letter to a Disciple (Ayyuha’l-Walad)

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali56 min

Stop Trying to Control Everything

Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari50 min

The Secret Formula for a Happiness That Never Fades

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali38 min

A Treasury of Rumi

Muhammad Isa Waley1 h 6 min

You Came Into This World for One Reason

Jalal al-Din Rumi 37 min

The Thirty Birds Who Went Looking for Their King

Farid al-Din Attar 41 min

Gems for the Heart

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah34 min

The Sayings of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah

Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah56 min

The Hidden Light Behind Everything You See

Imam al-Ghazali47 min

The Boy Who Found God Alone on an Island

Ibn Tufayl31 min

The Garden of Stories That Will Change How You Treat People

Saadi of Shiraz41 min

Let the Days Do What They Will

Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i 41 min

No Sin Is Too Big

Ibn Qudama al-Maqdisi38 min

The Hidden Kindnesses of Allah You Never Noticed

Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari37 min

Why Did They Get It and Not Me? Answers From the Great Teacher of Baghdad

Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani36 min

Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali1 h 8 min

Al-Ghazali on Vigilance and Self-Examination

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali56 min

The Letter From the Desert That Maps the Only Journey That Really Matters

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah34 min

The One Thing Every Human Being Is Secretly Chasing

Ibn Hazm29 min

The Robber, the Slave Girl and the Prince Who Walked Away From His Throne

Claud Field37 min

Blessed Are the Strangers

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali46 min

The Doctor for Your Soul You Never Knew You Needed

Ibn al-Jawzi41 min

The Hidden Deeds That Decide Everything

Ibn Taymiyyah38 min

How to Fall in Love With Allah

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali43 min

Why Your Heart Was Made to Love

Ibn Taymiyyah41 min

The Woman Who Waited a Lifetime for Love

Jami44 min

Spiritual Gems

Ja’far al-Sadiq 57 min

The Sultan of Lovers

Umar ibn al-Farid34 min

One Heart Can Hold Only One Love

Jami38 min

The Secret Garden Hidden Inside You

Mahmud Shabistari44 min

Midnight Conversations With the One Who Never Sleeps

Khwaja Abdullah Ansari32 min

Fleeing to Allah

Ibn Taymiyyah1 h

The Purification of the Soul

Ibn Rajab1 h 11 min

Infamies of the Soul and Their Treatments

Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sulami52 min

The One Word That Holds Every Secret

Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari41 min

Are You Really Who You Think You Are?

Abu Sa’id al-Kharraz41 min

Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and Breaking the Two Desires

Imam Al-Ghazali1 h 6 min

Reclaim Your Heart

Yasmin Mogahed2 h 44 min

Secrets of Divine Love

A. Helwa47 min

The Book of Assistance

Imam ‘Abdallah Ibn Alawi al-Haddad1 h 13 min

Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death & the Afterlife

Imam Al-Ghazali4 h 43 min

Timeless Seeds of Advice

B. B. Abdulla25 min

Jannah

Omar Suleiman2 h 52 min

Supporting the Truth

Umar Quinn2 h 39 min

Living Presence

Kabir Edmund Helminski4 h 10 min

For Those Left Behind

Omar Suleiman59 min

Physicians of the Heart

Wali Ali Meyer5 h 26 min

Angels in Your Presence

Omar Suleiman41 min

Inside the Soul of Islam

Mamoon Yusaf1 h 14 min

Spiritual Gems of Islam

Imam Jamal Rahman1 h 39 min

A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine

Ibn Daud2 h 43 min

Divine Wisdom and the Problem of Evil

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya1 h 54 min

The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformation

Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi1 h 19 min

Heartfelt Advice To A Friend

Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah1 h 2 min

The Way of the Spiritual Muslims

Ikram Hawramani2 h 6 min

Revive Your Heart

Nouman Ali Khan1 h 33 min

Al-Ubudiyyah

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah1 h 48 min

Al-Ghazali on Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God

Imam Al Ghazali2 h 10 min

Diseases of the Heart and Their Cure

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiya51 min

The Essential Rumi

Rumi55 min

From Darkness Into Light (Studying Qur’an & Hadith)

A. Helwa37 min

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Islamic Practice & Guidance book summaries

The Honest Loaf

al-Harith al-Muhasibi13 chapters · 31 min

The Light in the Heart

al-Harith al-Muhasibi13 chapters · 31 min

The Firmest Handhold

Ibn Abi al-Dunya13 chapters · 36 min

The Grateful Heart

Ibn Abi al-Dunya13 chapters · 32 min

The Power of Du’a

Aliyah Umm Raiyaan1 h 11 min

Your Perfect Day

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali35 min

How to Learn Anything and Never Forget It

Burhan al-Din al-Zarnuji36 min

Every Second Counts

Ibn al-Jawzi34 min

Why Your Prayer Feels Empty, and How to Fill It

Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah41 min

The Words That Protect You From Morning to Night

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah41 min

The Weapon Every Believer Forgets to Use

Ibn al-Imam40 min

The Greatest Gift No One Talks About

Ibn Abi al-Dunya41 min

Relief Is Closer Than You Think

Ibn Abi al-Dunya37 min

The Secret of a Heart at Peace

Ibn Abi al-Dunya37 min

The Key That Unlocks a Heart That Feels Nothing

Ibn Ata’illah al-Iskandari37 min

The Hidden Gift Inside Your Sadness

Ibn Abi al-Dunya34 min

Why Your Illness Might Be a Gift

Ibn Abi al-Dunya40 min

What to Do When You Lose Someone You Love

Al-Manbiji58 min

The Child Waiting at Paradise’s Door

Ibn Nasir al-Din al-Dimashqi1 h 11 min

The People Whose Prayers Were Answered Before They Lowered Their Hands

Ibn Abi al-Dunya37 min

What Happens the Moment You Die, and Everything After

Imam Al-Ghazali38 min

Close Your Eyes and Imagine the Day You Meet Allah

Al-Harith al-Muhasibi38 min

The Five Lives Every Human Being Must Live

Imam ‘Abdallah ibn ‘Alawi al-Haddad38 min

How the Righteous Faced Death Without Fear

Ibn al-Jawzi36 min

A Place So Beautiful No Eye Has Ever Seen It

Ibn Abi al-Dunya37 min

Why the Wisest People in History Chose to Be Alone

Ibn Abi al-Dunya33 min

The Quiet Strength That Wins Every Argument

Ibn Abi al-Dunya37 min

How to Get Along With Anyone Without Losing Yourself

Ibn Abi al-Dunya38 min

Help Others and Allah Will Help You

Ibn Abi al-Dunya31 min

The Smartest Minds in Islamic History and the Problems They Solved

Ibn al-Jawzi36 min

The Hidden Reward in Every Coin You Spend on Your Family

Ibn Abi al-Dunya34 min

What Wise Kings Did When Everything Fell Apart

Ibn Zafar al-Siqilli33 min

The Most Generous People Who Ever Lived and What They Did

Al-Muhassin al-Tanukhi33 min

Prayers of the Pious

Omar Suleiman1 h 29 min

A Comprehensive Guide For the New Muslim

Anwar Wright47 min

The Divine Reality

Hamza Andreas Tzortzis2 h 5 min

40 on Justice

Omar Suleiman3 h 33 min

The Muslim Mindset

Zakia Khalil2 h 30 min

Applying Islamic Principles to Clinical Mental Health Care

Hooman Keshavarzi2 h 47 min

Islam – An Introduction

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi.2 h 22 min

Western Civilization – Islam and Muslims

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi2 h 22 min

Patience and Gratitude

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah1 h 40 min

The Marvels of the Heart

Imam Al Ghazali1 h 56 min

Islam Answers Atheism

Asrar Rashid2 h 21 min

Lost Islamic History

Firas Alkhateeb3 h 20 min

The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam

Muhammad Iqbal2 h 12 min

Four Pillars of Islam

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi2 h 50 min

Judgement Day

Omar Suleiman1 h 30 min

Islam & the World

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi1 h 12 min

Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

Imam Al Ghazali1 h 4 min

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The Prophet ﷺ & the Companions book summaries

The Poem That Healed a Broken Man

Imam al-Busiri38 min

How Can Any Sky Reach Your Height?

Imam Sharaf al-Din al-Busiri31 min

Crowns and Consciences

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti28 min

The Man Who Carried Flour at Midnight

Ibn al-Jawzi28 min

The Prince Who Gave Up Everything to Become the Most Just Ruler in History

Ibn al-Jawzi36 min

The Prophet’s Secrets to a Healthy Body and a Healthy Heart

Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah38 min

One Night Beyond the Stars

Ja’far al-Barzanji30 min

The Advice the Prophet Gave a Young Boy That Can Protect Your Entire Life

Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali37 min

The Words That Changed the World

Abdullah al-Mamun al-Suhrawardy32 min

A Day in the Life of the Prophet

Abu al-Shaykh al-Asbahani35 min

The Perfect Example

Sayyid Sulaiman Nadvi26 min

The Friendships That Will Shine on Pulpits of Light

Imam Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi32 min

Who Is Calling You in the Last Third of the Night?

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr & Ibn Taymiyyah33 min

Ten Years That Changed the World

Ibn Kathir28 min

When Islam Came to the Nile

Ibn ‘Abd al-Hakam28 min

Given to Him Alone

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti27 min

How Do We Know He Was a Prophet? The Evidence, Weighed by a Master Judge

Al-Mawardi29 min

Voices on the Road

Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr27 min

The Men and Women Who Stood Beside Him

Al-Nasa’i27 min

The Prophet’s Life in a Single Sitting

Ibn Hazm29 min

A Thousand Lines of Love

Zayn al-Din al-‘Iraqi29 min

Ten Names Written in Paradise

‘Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi28 min

Everyone Around Him

Ibn Sayyid al-Nas27 min

The Judge Who Walked Away

Ibn Jama’a27 min

Medina Period

Martin Lings2 h 11 min

Meccan Period

Martin Lings1 h 52 min

Saviours of Islamic Spirit

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi4 h 17 min

A Treasury of Hadith

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Daqiq al-‘Id3 h 1 min

Meeting Muhammad SAWS

Omar Suleiman1 h 26 min

Stories of the Prophets

Ibn Kathir4 h 35 min

The Life Of Caliph Ali

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi2 h 27 min

Children Around the Prophet

Hesham Al-Awadi1 h 46 min

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Women in Islam book summaries

The 900-Year-Old Secret to a Happy Marriage

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali33 min

The Women Who Shared the Prophet’s Home and Changed History

Muhibb al-Din al-Tabari36 min

The Daughter Who Was a Piece of the Prophet’s Heart

Ibn Shahin37 min

The Woman Who Corrected the Companions

Badr al-Din al-Zarkashi33 min

Why the Prophet Turned Back at His Daughter’s Door

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti37 min

The Handbook Baghdad Gave Its Women

Ibn al-Jawzi31 min

The Poet Who Lost Her Daughter and Found Her Voice

A’ishah Taymur28 min

The Book Sir Syed Tore Up

Sayyid Mumtaz Ali26 min

The Desert Researcher

Malak Hifni Nasif29 min

The Women Who Silenced Kings

Ibn Abi Tahir Tayfur31 min

The Forgotten Women Poets of Islam Who Proved the Critics Wrong

Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti32 min

What She Saw Behind Closed Doors

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Dawud30 min

The Women Who Lived Beside the Prophet, and the Children He Loved

Abu Ubaydah Ma’mar ibn al-Muthanna36 min

Scholars, Widows and Rebels

Abu al-Hasan al-Ma’afiri al-Maliqi30 min

Khadija (RA)

Resit Haylamaz55 min

Al-Muhaddithat

Mohammad Akram Nadwi3 h 2 min

Big Little Steps

Mathilde Loujayne3 h 10 min

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