The Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said:
“He who leaves home in search of knowledge, walks in the path of God”

It is now almost 17 months since the bookshop was established in the portacabin, which sits besides the main hall. The whole project started as an experiment, an upgrade from a trolley, stacking CD/DVDs to a more spacious cabin, stacking CD/DVDs with the added Books.

In that time, we have been so surprised by the eagerness of the members to take up the readership of the books available, that we had to increase subjects and stock, so that today we carry almost 700 titles in Books, CDs & DVDs.

In the ladies, they have designed and created a more spacious, friendly and accessible bookstand that has helped to attract even more interest and readership.

We are now beginning to receive enquiries from other Jamaats and non-members, that is inducing us to go online and supply the books/CDs/DVDs via our website.

With the help of very knowledgeable volunteers, we have established separate shelf areas for titles on The Qur’an, The Prophet & Imams, Du’a, Ziyarats, Children, etc.

The popularity of the bookshop has been such that not only we have we discovered hidden readership but also hidden authors/writers within the community, both here in Stanmore and other Jamaats. We have received many books written by our Jamaat members and also from community members in Dubai, Tanzania and USA.

This is a very important aspect of our community, that we understand the history of Shia Islam and interpret it for others.

With so much interest, expansion is the next phase, and for that we have requested the EC for an additional portacabin, so that we may increase the subjects, as well as create space for browsing the many wonderful books that give us so much joy and understanding of our faith.

To read & understand is knowledge
Anything else is ignorance.

We pray for an ever more enlightenment.

Shaukat Manji

Hujjat Bookshop Administrator