New books and New ways to Buy

December 16th, 2009

Asalaamu’Alaikum

Long time with no Blog update, but lots of things have been happening.

Firstly, our second and third books are now in print, and in the shops insha’Allah. These are:

Time to Pray, our first boardbook, in a new art style for us.

Time to wake up. Time for Fajr. Make your Wudhu and go to the Masjid.
A rhyming story to teach children the benefit of prayer. It’s important to show this vital part in the life of every Muslim, in an accessible way.

We can’t overestimate the value of Prayer.

Buy Time to Pray from the SeerahStore

Time to Pray    ALLAH lets us have fun

Allah lets us have fun, a hardback book with similar artwork to last years ‘Time for Isha’a‘.

A rhyming story for young children, that teaches us to appreciate the things we take for granted. Allah has given us so much. We have so much. We have so much to be thankful for. Sometimes it is easy to forget how blessed we are.

Buy Allah lets us have fun at the SeerahStore

Our first two books, Time for Isha’a, and The Jolly Jamaat, are also available to buy online from the SeerahStore, at a new reduced price.

 

So, the SeerahStore is up and running, just about. The only method of payment taken, at the moment, is via Paypal, and this is only if you have a Paypal account. I am hoping to get more payment methods, and simpler ones, available soon insha’Allah.

And don’t forget you can also buy all our publications, and other Seerah Foundation books, from your nearest Islamic Bookstore. Most Islamic bookshops worldwide get books from Kube Publishing Ltd., who distribute all our books in the UK, and internationally.

 

Since we started StoneFaruq, in May 2008, Allhamdulillaah,we have put 4 Children’s Books into print. But the road is long, we have more than 40 books (mostly already written) that need to be illustrated. We hope insha’Allah that with your du’ah, and your help, that we can increase our output.

More news to come in the days ahead of our next book…

Jazak’Allah Khair. Wassalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullahposted by Faruq

News: Distribution deal with Kube Publishing

June 29th, 2009

Assalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullah

Some news regarding our new book distribution deal, with the well known Islamic organisation, Kube Publishing.

Kube Publishing is the distributor for all Islamic Foundation publications, and their books are widely available in Islamic Bookshops the world over. Now, insha’Allah, all books from StoneFaruq, as well as the Seerah Foundation books, ‘A Day with the Dinosaurs’, and ‘Muhammad: Encyclopaedia of Seerah for Children’, will be distributed, and marketed by Kube Publishing.

Currently our books (Time for Isha’a and The Jolly Jamaat), are only available in a few Islamic bookshops, mainly in London, with little or no international presence. Also, our online shop, SeerahStore.com, is still offline, and the launch has been delayed. Making our books hard to find for most people. So insha’Allah, this deal with Kube Publishing will enable many more to have access to our books, and many more children will benefit insha’Allah.

Finally, our forthcoming books (Time to Pray and Allah lets us have fun) will be available later this summer insha’Allah, and will also be distributed by Kube Publishing. Look out for our Books for Children. Coming soon, insha’Allah, to an Islamic Bookshop near you.

Jazak’Allah Khair. Wassalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullahposted by Faruq

Preview: ‘Time to Pray’

April 10th, 2009

Assalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullah

The ever imminent completion of books 3 and 4 is close at hand insha’Allah. Just some last minute preparation now, till they are sent off to the printers. Allhamdulilaah.

Neilsen have the details for both books now, they’re all ISBN’ed up and good-to-go, so expect them to turn up on Amazon and other sites in the next few weeks

The one more likely to be available first, ‘Allah lets us have fun’, was previewed here. Below is the preview of the other book, which will be a ‘board book’ insha’Allah, ‘Time to Pray’. Another rhyming pre-school book, but different to all the others.

Here’s the blurb from the back cover:

Time to wake up. Time for Fajr. Make your Wudhu and go to the
Masjid.  A rhyming story to teach children the benefit of prayer.
It’s important to show this vital part in the life of every Muslim,
in an accessible way. We can’t overestimate the value of prayer.

Here are some sample pages (click to enlarge):

Preview of Time to Pray

Preview of Time to Pray

As you can see, the style is very different from the other books, and it’s our first book with ‘no faces’, which is a big issue for some people. Something I’ve been looking into a great deal.

All this has delayed the launch of our online shop, so apologies for that. The Seerah Store will see the light of day soon insha’Allah.

Wassalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullahposted by Faruq

All images - copyright © 2009 StoneFaruq

Around the wwworld in a day.

February 26th, 2009

Assalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullah

Now I have some kind of internet connection at home, I’ve been trawling the web, attempting to spread the word about StoneFaruq and our books insha’Allah.

 
I’ve set up a ‘Lens‘ at squidoo.com

Books-for-Children-from-StoneFaruq

 

There’s a ‘group’ for us  on facebook

Books for Children on facebook

 

Finally, we’re on Muxlim.com too (that’s not a typo btw)

my.muxlim.com/stonefaruq

 
Can anyone make any suggestions as to where else I should go? Forums where they may be interested, or other popular sites that may attract more interest in these books insha’Allah.

Answers on a postcard (or just in the comments section below).

Jazak’Allah khair. Wassalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullahposted by Faruq

 

 
Update: For what it’s worth, I made a Twitter page as well…

twitter.com/stonefaruq

 

Buy on eBay!!

February 21st, 2009

Assalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullah

Just a quick post, the SeerahStore is still in development, online within a month insha’Allah, to enable people to purchase our, and the Seerah Foundation’s books, at the click of a mouse. In the meantime, both our books are available on eBay right here.

(will update the auction with overseas postage prices soon insha’Allah)

Jazak’Allah Khair. Wassalaamu’alaikum Warahmat’ullahposted by Faruq