Publications

Publications are primarily authored by Ustads at Hast o Neest.

The design, distribution of publications is undertaken by the Institute. The hand-made covers are by traditional artisans of Androon Shehr Lahore.

Publications List.

  • Hast o Neest Publications (English)

    1. Wisdom for the Modern Age | Abdal Hakim Murad | Dr. Timothy Winter | 176 pages | PKR 490/-

    1. (Original Title (U.K. Edition) ‘Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions’ )

      The Commentary on the Eleventh Contentions - Assertions, Aphorisms or shortened words of wisdom - provoke and prod the understanding and practice of the Muslim in the Modern Age, necessitating reflection and reassessment of faith today.

    Reviews of WIsdom for the Modern Age | Link

    Abdal Hakim Murad, a Muslim convert, and Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, UK. An influential British Sufi Muslim, his work includes publications on Islamic Theology and Muslim-Christian relations.

  • Hast o Neest Publications (Urdu)

    2. Hikmat e Sadra | Introduction to Islamic Philosophy | Hamid Reza Fazil | 108 pages | PKR 540/-

    1. The Philosophy of Mulla Sadra & an Introduction to Islamic Philosophy | Overview

      Ustad Hamid Reza Fazil, a traditional religious scholar of Arabic, Quranic Exegesis and Islamic Law with special interest in philosophy & metaphysics. He has been teaching philosophy & irfan at Hast o Neest for 10 years. He lives in Mianwali, Punjab.

  • Hast o Neest Publications (Urdu)

    3. Urdu Shairi ki Kitab | Ilm e Urooz | Prosody | Hijaz Mehdi Naqvi | 198 pages | PKR 850/-

    An Introduction to Prosody or Ilm e Urooz in Urdu poetry | Overview

    Syed Hijaz Mehdi Naqvi is a poet and teaches Urdu poetry appreciation at Hast o Neest. He is also the co-founder of Mir-o-Ghalib, Karachi.

  • How to Acquire a Copy

    To Acquire a Copy of a Book

    1. Visit Goshaenur, Masjid Wazir Khan 2. Visit Hast o Neest, Gulberg II, Lahore

    3. Email on hast.o.neest@gmail.com or whatsapp on +92 300 8493170 for delivery to a postal address within and outside of Pakistan via Pakistan Post Office.

  • Shaheedi Publications (English)

    1. Diary of a Disciple of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia (English translation of the (Urdu) book نظامی بنسری Nizami Bansari, originally authored in Farsi (Brij Bhasha?) by Raj Kumar Hardev, set in the lifetime of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Aulia (1238-1325) during the reign of Alauddin Tughlaq. It was translated from the original Persian - Persian title, Chehel Roza [A Discourse of 40 Days] - into the classic Urdu of the 1940s by Khawaja Hasan Nizami. ) | Hadya PKR 400/-

      (Dawn Review, 2021)