Saniyasnain Khan

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Saniyasnain Khan
Saniyasnain Khan in 2003 at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur.
Saniyasnain Khan in 2003 at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur.
Born (1959-12-10) 10 December 1959 (age 64)
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationAuthor
GenreChildren's literature,
Notable worksGoodnight Stories from the Quran, Tell Me about the Prophet Muhammad
RelativesWahiduddin Khan (father), Zafarul Islam Khan (brother)
Website
www.goodwordbooks.com

Saniyasnain Khan is an Indian television host and children's author of over 100 children's books on Islamic topics.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He established Goodword Books in 1999.[7][8]

He has also created board games for children on Islamic themes.[9][10][11] A trustee of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS International) – a non-profit, non-political organization working towards peace and spirituality,[12] he contributes articles on Islam and spirituality to English newspapers.[3][13]

He is considered to be among the World's 500 Most Influential Muslims by the George Washington University, USA.[14] His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Bosnian, Norwegian, Russian, Uzbek, Turkish, Arabic, Malay, Thai, Malayalam, Bengali, Urdu, etc. [15]

Selected works[edit]

Khan's children's books include:[16]

  • Tell Me About Hajj[17]
  • Tell Me About the Prophet Yusuf[18]
  • The Greatest Stories from the Quran[19]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ saniyasnain khan – Google News. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  2. ^ Aug-2008 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Ibpindia.org. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b HighBeam
  4. ^ Call them the Harry Potter books on Islam Archived 15 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Dinar Standard (16 July 2008). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  5. ^ An article on doomsday prophecies and their scientific and sociological probabilities Archived 9 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Lifepositive.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Saniyasnain Khan". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Saniyasnain Khan". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Saniyasnain Khan: Biography, Selected Works, and a List of Books by Author Saniyasnain Khan". www.paperbackswap.com. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ Learn as you play. Indian Express (7 March 2010). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  10. ^ Games that entertain and educate people about religion. Deccan Herald. (6 February 2010). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Good Word Books". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  12. ^ "CPS International". Retrieved 29 June 2008.
  13. ^ Gaur's Site – Peace Inside Radiates Tranquillity Outside Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Gaur20032002.multiply.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Gmail".
  15. ^ Afzal | (4 December 2020). "When Net Ummah met Saniyasnain Khan". Net Ummah. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Goodword :: Search for Products". www.goodword.net. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  17. ^ eid al-adha activities « good tree montessori homeschool. Goodtreemontessori.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  18. ^ Tell Me About the Prophet Yusuf Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Archive.arabnews.com (5 October 2006). Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  19. ^ Khan, Saniyasnain (2002). The Greatest Stories from the Quran. Goodword Books. ISBN 978-81-7898-097-3.
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