Darussalam tops among best Islamic publication houses

Darussalam International Publishing & Distribution, based in Riyadh, ranks among the best publication houses of the world producing authentic Islamic books and visual materials.
“As publishers and distributors, Darussalam has always been producing and printing books as per international standards,” said Abdul Malik Mujahid, Darussalam’s general manager.
Mujahid, who was speaking on the occasion of the Pakistan National Day, said that Darussalam, a multilingual Islamic publishing house, is distinguished to have published the translation and interpretation of the holy Qur’an and other Islamic literature in 28 languages.
“Since its inception, Darussalam has been engaged in producing books on Islam in different languages like Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Urdu, Persian, Turkish, Hindi, Bahasa (Indonesia) and Russian.
He said that Darussalam has also prepared easy-to-learn books for small children in attractive and colorful formats, which give them knowledge about basics of Islam. “We have more than 100 attractive and educative titles, especially for children,” said the Darussalam chief, adding that Darussalam has a distinction to have introduced innovative educational devices for learning Qur’anic teachings through computer technology.
To achieve this goal, Darussalam has launched Baba Salam, a series of mini-laptop, which has gained worldwide acceptance and popularity for learning the Noble Qur’an, supplications and other aspects of Islamic knowledge.
“We have about 30 devices available in the market,” said Mujahid. The most popular among them are Digital Qur’an, the Teacher and Al-Biyaan. “By using these devices, you can read and learn Qur’an and Islamic literature very easily and without any error,” he explained.
Now with the establishment of its own studio, Darussalam has stepped forward in catering today’s needs. Darussalam has around 500 audio cassettes and CDs in the market in Urdu and English languages.
Several video CDs are also in the process and some in the market. Darussalam has also several books and packages which are especially designed for the new Muslims and non-Muslims which would be helpful for Dawah purpose.
One of the most important projects accomplished by Darussalam is the first translation of six sahih hadith books in English language, which comprises 38 volumes containing 20,780 pages.
On the other hand, the publication house has also accomplished first Islamic studies series from grades 1 to 12. The series aims to acquaint the student with the teachings of Islam in every aspect: Beliefs, practices and moral conduct.
Darussalam’s most recent project in process is the translation of the most famous Ahadith book, Musnad Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal, which will consist of 27,647 Ahadith in 18 volumes.
The publication house hopes to accomplish this project in three to four years. “We have also accomplished another very important and much needed project called Encyclopedia of Seerah,” said Mujahid, adding that a team of prominent scholars and researchers worked on this special project for more than seven years in Urdu language.