Yahiya Emerick
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Yahiya Emerick is a former president of the Islamic Foundation of North America, vice-principal at an Islamic school, and a Muslim author. He has written several published articles and works of fiction.
Life
[edit]Emerick was born into an American Protestant Christian family, and converted to Islam(Sunni) in 1989 while a freshman at Michigan State University.[1] He later obtained a graduate degree in history.
Emerick has served as a Muslim lecturer, educator, prayer leader, and author. He founded Amirah Publishing in 1992, in order to further his goal of publishing American-oriented literature on Islam. Emerick's Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam has been distributed worldwide by Alpha Books. From 1998 until 2008 his books were all published by Noorart Inc.[2]
Career Roles
[edit]- Former President: Islamic Foundation of North America.
- Vice-Principal: Served as a vice-principal at an Islamic school.
Books
[edit]- Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Islam
- Critical Lives: Muhammad
- Learning About Islam
- Complete Idiot's Guide to Rumi Meditations
- The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an in Today's English
- My First Book About Islam
- What Islam is All About
- The Seafaring Beggar and Other Stories
- How to Tell Others About Islam
- Ahmad Deen and the Curse of the Aztec Warrior
- Ahmad Deen and the Jinn at Shaolin
- Layla Deen and the Case of the Ramadan Rogue
- The Holy Qur'an for School Children
- Muslim Youth Speak
- Color and Learn Salah
- In the Path of the Holy Prophet
- Test Masters for What Islam is All About
- Test Masters for Learning About Islam
- My First Book about Eman
- Full Circle: Story and Coloring Book
- Isabella: a Girl of Muslim Spain
- Layla Deen and the Popularity Contest
References
[edit]- ^ Emerick, Yahiya, Understanding Islam, Alpha Books, 2004. Second Edition. From the foreword by Qusim Najar.
- ^ Noorart Inc. Products
External links
[edit]- https://muslimkidsbooks.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/meet-the-author-q-a-with-yahiya-emerick/
- https://www.librarything.com/author/emerickyahiya
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/275339/yahiya-emerick/#:~:text=Yahiya Emerick is an American,Journal for Religion and Education
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