Beginnings - Islamic Narratives of Creation, Beings and Endings

By: Khan Zak, Zaid Ali

Listen close: there was a silence that held everything. From that silence came a command - "Kun, fayakun" - and the story unfurled. This book is an intimate guide through those first moments and the great narratives that followed: the Pen and the Preserved Tablet, the making of the heavens and earth, the luminous hosts of angels, the secretive realm of jinn, the clay that became Adam, and the steady passage of prophets who carried God's message. Told in a storyteller's voice and steeped in devotion, it offers not only facts but the sense and soul of these beginnings.

Carefully distinguished between revealed scripture, classical exegesis, and later folkloric layers, this work neither flattens theological complexity nor forsakes reverent imagination. Sufi poets and mystics are welcomed alongside mufassirun (exegetes) so the reader may taste both legal sobriety and the rapture of devotion.

Inside you'll find: lyrical chapter openings, clear markers for canonical vs. noncanonical material, a glossary of Arabic terms, and suggested readings for deeper study. Whether read aloud by the bedside or studied with a notebook, this book is made for hearts that want to know how the world began - and why those beginnings still call to us.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN281Y4R
• ISBN13: 9798247622390
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"