My Top 99 Books

Somebody recently asked me what had happened to the booklist I had online, which I realised had inadvertently gotten lost – what better an opportunity to compile another one.  Here, my cherished readers, are my 99 best-loved books!  I love all of these books for their own reasons.  Some of them taught me loads, some taught me just one valuable lesson – a gem so precious that I will cherish the whole book forever!  All of these books have got me to where I am today, and I am so grateful to Allah to live in a time where we have easy access to so much knowledge. I’ve tried my best to categorise them into particular sections, simply because I like to have things in categories! I hope these books can be transformational for you.  At times, just reading the title of a book has transformed me forever – those books have not been listed here though!

Biographies & Descriptions of The Messenger of Allah ﷺ

How can we emulate and love someone we don’t know? Here are the books that helped me to know The Messenger of Allah ﷺ

1. Muhammad ﷺ Messenger Of Allah: Ash-Shifa Qadi ‘Iyad
2. Muhammad ﷺ The Perfect Man  Sayyid Muhammad Ibn Alawi Al-Maliki Al-Hasani
3. Our Master Muhammad ﷺ The Messenger of Allah Imam Abdallah Sirajuddin al-Husayni
4. Muhammad ﷺ A Portrait Of Perfection Shaykh Abd Al-Majid Al-Sharnubi
5. Muhammad ﷺ His Character and Beauty Shaykh Yusuf Nabahani
6. Muhammad ﷺ The Best of Creation- A Glimpse of His Blessed Life Sayyid Muhammad Ibn Alawi Al-Maliki Al-Hasani
7. Muhammad ﷺ His Life Based On The Earliest Sources Martin Lings

Poetry on The Messenger of Allah & His Family ﷺ

Poems are a beautiful way of learning about the life of The Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his blessed family.

8. The Burda Imam Al Busiri
9. The Mainstay Ibn Ajiba
10. The Barzanji Mawlid Imam Barzanji
11. The Soliloquy of the Full Moon Noor Yusuf
12. Necklace of Pearls – The Mawlid of our Liegelady Fatima al-Zahra Al-Sayyid Muhammad bin Hasan bin Alawi al-Haddad
13. The Burda Al Hasaniyya Wal Husayniyya Shaykh Salih al Ja’fari

Biographies of The Family of The Messenger of Allah ﷺ

‘Love the family of The Messenger of Allah ﷺ for his love‘, again, how can you love those you don’t know?

14. The Perfect Family: Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
15. Khadija: The First Muslim and the Wife of the Prophet Muhammad Resit Haylamaz
16. The Life and Marriage of Fatimah al-Zahrah Luqman al-Andalusi
17. The Virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib Luqman al-Andalusi
18. The Book of Wisdoms Ibn Ata Illah
19. The Refinement of Souls Ibn Ata Illah
20. The Bridegroom’s Crown Ibn Ata Illah
21. Portraits from the Lives of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Abdur Rahman Al Basha

Leadership

22. Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway Susan Jeffers
23. The Hero Within Carol S Pearson
24. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, Robin Sharma
25. The Leader Who Had No Title, Robin Sharma
26. First Things First Stephen R. Covey
27. How To Get What You Want And Want What You Have John Gray

Male Archetypal Identity

28. King, Warrior, Magician, Lover Douglas Moore & Robert Gillette
29. The King Within Douglas Moore & Robert Gillette
30. The Warrior Within Douglas Moore & Robert Gillette
31. The Magician Within Douglas Moore & Robert Gillette
32. The Lover Within Douglas Moore & Robert Gillette
33. Iron John Robert Bly
34. Raising Men Steve Biddulph
35. For Women Only What You Need To Know About The Inner Lives Of Men Shaunti Feldhahn
36. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul John Eldredge
37. No More Mr Nice Guy Robert A Glover

Female Archetypal Identity

38. Love Warrior Glennon Doyle Melton
39. The Great Mother Erich Neumann
40. If Oceans Were Ink Carla Power
41. Women Who Love Too Much Robin Norwood
42. Women Who Do Too Much Patricia Sprinkle
43. Men Who Hate Women And The Women Who Love Them, Susan Forward
44. The Essence Of Womanhood: Re-Awakening The Authentic Feminine Susie Heath
45. Loving Him Without Losing You Beverly Engel
46. Ruby Slippers Jonayln Grace Fincher
47. Kiss Sleeping Beauty Goodbye Madonna Kolbenshlag
48. Tripping The Prom Queen – The Truth About Women and Rivalry Susan Shapiro Barash
49. Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert
50. Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert
51. The Bridge To Wholeness Jean Raffa
52. Healing the Sacred Divide Jean Raffa
53. The Heroine’s Journey Maureen Murdock
54. For Men Only A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women Shaunti Feldahn
55. Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul John & Stasi Eldredge
56. The Nice Girl Syndrome, Beverly Engel

Parenting

57. Parenting Without Power Struggles Susan Stiffelman
58. Simplicity Parenting Kim John Payne
59. The Soul Of Discipline Kim John Payne
60. The Grown Ups Guide to Teenage Humans Josh Shipp
61. Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child John Gottman
62. Hands-Free Mama: A Guide To Putting Down The Phone, Burning the To-Do List, And Letting Go Of Perfection To Grasp What Really Matters! Rachel Macy Stafford
63. Raising Boys Steve Biddulph
64. Liberated Parents, Liberated Children Adele Faber And Elaine Mazlish
65. How to Talk so Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk
66. The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teens Stephen Covey

Boundaries

67. Boundaries Henry Cloud And John Townsend
68. Safe People Henry Cloud
69. Love Must Be Tough: New Hope For Marriages In Crisis James Dobson
70. Games People Play, Eric Berne
71. In Sheep’s Clothing George Simon
72. Dealing With Relatives (Even If You Can’t Stand Them) Rick Kirschner

Love

73. The Courage to Love Stephen Gilligan
74. Five Love Languages Gary Chapman
75. Reclaim Your Heart, Yasmin Mogahed
76. The Surrendered Wife Laura Doyle
77. Things Will Get as Good as You Can Stand Laura Doyle
78. Fascinating Womanhood Helen Andelin
79. Love And Respect: The Love She Most Desires; The Respect He Desperately Needs Emerson Eggerichs

Communication

80. How To Talk To Anyone Leil Lowndes
81. What Do You Say After You Say Hello Eric Berne

In-Laws

82. The Daughter in Law Rules Sally Shields
83. Six in the Bed Nancy Wasserman Cocola
84. Toxic In-Laws, Susan Forward
85. What Do You Want From Me? Terri Apter

Marriage

86. The Four Seasons Of Marriage, Gary Chapman.
87. Why Marriages Succeed Or Fail: And How You Can Make Yours Last John Gottman

Pornography Addiction

88. Every Man’s Battle Stephen Arterburn And Fred Stoeker
89. Every Woman’s Battle Shannon Ethridge
90. Every Heart Restored Fred And Brenda Stoeker
91. Exposed: A Novel Ashley Weis

Healing

92. I Need Your Love Is It True? Byron Katie
93. Who Would You Be Without Your Story? Byron Katie
94. When You And Your Mother Can’t Be Friends, Victoria Secunda
95. The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Ellen Bass
96. The Journey, Brandon Bays
97. The Journey For Kids Brandon Bays
98. Freedom Is, Brandon Bays
99. You Can Heal Your Life Louise Hay

 There you have it! 99 of my best-loved books! And thank you to the lady who requested them, may Allah bless you and your family!