The New Muslim’s Guide to Halal and Haram
A practical introduction to halal and haram, explaining the main principles and how they apply to food, money, work, medicine, family, and everyday choices.
Faith & Family
The New Muslim Library
By Yusef Ali
The New Muslim Library is a series of short, practical books for one reader: the person who has recently become a Muslim, or is returning to the faith, and wants to build a life on it.
Most introductions to Islam explain everything at once and equip you for nothing in particular. This series does the opposite. Each book takes a single subject — prayer, the Qur'an, Ramadan, zakah, Hajj, the life of the Prophet ﷺ, and more — to the depth that a first year, a first Ramadan, or a first pilgrimage actually requires, with tables, checklists, worked examples, and plain answers to the questions people are embarrassed to ask.
Every title is written in the same voice: mainstream Sunni in scope, respectful of the schools and branches, honest about difficulty, and never preachy. Arabic is explained when it appears. Differences of scholarly opinion are named rather than hidden. Nothing assumes a Muslim household, a Muslim family, or a mosque within walking distance.
