Through the Blue Gate :
'Adventures with the Awliya' - Volume [2].
[A5] Paperback - 248 pages,
by Noor Yusuf.
Publ. by Nur Publications.

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Description :

Introducing Through the Blue Gate, the second book in the Adventures with the Awliya series…This second book is the sequel to Beyond the Forest. It narrates in a lively and interactive way, some of the accounts of the great figures of Islam, who were renowned in their time and afterwards for their towering piety, profound wisdom, compassionate humanity and miraculous blessings. They are the Awliyah Allah, the Friends of God, and are sometimes known as Muslim saints. This is a reference to the verses of the Qur'an;

'Take Heed! These are the Awliyah Allah - on them will be neither fear or grief -
those who believe and are reverently heedful - for them will be glad tidings in this world and the
hereafter...'  as well as a number of well known hadith.
 

It is in these figures that one finds the fullest expression of the Islamic life-model - the Sunna of the Blessed Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.  The charcters depicted in the stories of this series, are drawn from differrent time periods and places across history. Although the stories are dramatised, their core is events that are recorded in reliable Islamic historical and biographical accounts.

The Adventures with the Awliya Series follows three young Muslim children on adventures through legend and history, through which they learn valuable life lessons. The series explores a vast array of cultures and their storied heritage, presenting positive role models in exciting adventures and more familiar contexts.

Concerned with diversity and inclusivity, the book is one of the current few to have Muslim characters as the protagonists, and can be enjoyed by readers of all backgrounds, exploring central themes of spirituality, diversity, and the celebration of heritage, mythologies and cultures from around the world.

About Noor Yusuf

Noor Yusuf is a young poet and author. Born in South Africa and raised in the United Kingdom, she has been writing and composing both long-form prose and poetry for a number of years. Her works have garnered her a number of awards at both local and national level, including being a three-times winner of the Young Muslim Writer’s Award. Her deep attachment to traditional Islamic spirituality informs the majority of her works.
 

At the age of 15, and over only twelve nights, she authored The Soliloquy of the Full Moon, an original work on the nativity of the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. This is a thousand line narrative epic of fully metered English poetry detailing the signs, wonders and prophecies that heralded the Mawlid – or birth – of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. It seamlessly fuses the classical cadences of Shakespeare and Milton with the equally classical genres of Arabic praise and biographical poetry, to create a work that is entirely unique and a definitive contribution to Western Muslim culture.
 

She has also just released Through the Blue Gate, the sequel to Beyond the Forest. These are the first two instalments of Adventures with the Awliya, a children’s adventure series influenced by classics such as the Faraway Tree, as well as accounts of Muslim Sufi's and mystics. The books follow three young Muslim children on adventures through legend and history, through which they learn valuable life lessons. The series explores a vast array of cultures and their storied heritage, presenting positive role models in exciting adventures and more familiar contexts. Concerned with diversity and inclusivity, the book is one of the current few to have Muslim characters as the protagonists, and can be enjoyed by readers of all backgrounds, exploring central themes of spirituality, diversity, and the celebration of heritage, mythologies and cultures from around the world. She is currently working on several other books including a fully-fledged historical fantasy trilogy.
 

She read linguistics at the University of Birmingham, after having been home-schooled for a number of years, and is also pursuing traditional studies of Islamic law, theology, metaphysics and spirituality under her father Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf. She is authorised in the six canonical hadith works as well as various other classical texts, whose full recitations she has completed with elevated chains from a number of the oldest hadith narrators still living. Besides writing, she is also an artist and the conductor of a children’s choir.

Suitable for Ages 8 + to adults! The whole family can share and enjoy!

Adventures with the Awliya [1].
Adventures with the Awliya [2].
 

Homepage for Sufism.

More Chidrens Books.
Also see Madrassah/Syllabus Books.

 

Dimensions : 21 x 15cm (approx)