About
About Manhajie
An independent publisher of books, translations, and educational works in Islamic thought and intellectual life, published in several languages from the start.
Why Manhajie exists
Many readers, Muslim and otherwise, come to Islamic thought in fragments: a lecture clip, a quotation, an argument met online in its sharpest form. What is often missing is the whole picture, set out carefully and patiently, in a language the reader actually reads. Manhajie was founded to publish books that supply that picture, and to keep them in print and in reach.
The name
The name comes from the Arabic manhaj: a clear path, a method. It reflects what we hope our books offer: not only conclusions, but a way of thinking toward them that a reader can follow and check.
What we publish
Our list spans four kinds of work:
- Islamic thought and guidance, such as The Compass, a framework of principles for a coherent Muslim life, and Faith, honestly, which states sixty-two of the strongest objections to belief in full before answering them.
- Letters and reflection, such as 17 Lessons from Prison.
- Fiction that takes moral and spiritual life seriously, from Bread for the Soldiers, set in Fatimid Cairo, to Night Notes, set in a student's dorm room.
- Educational works, such as Learn Engineering Thermodynamics with AI.
We do not publish polemic for its own sake, sensationalism, or work that misrepresents its sources. When a book takes on a hard question, we expect it to state the other side fairly.
Translation
Manhajie titles already appear in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, and Japanese. We treat each translation as an edition in its own right, with its own page and its own care for tone and terminology, rather than a by-product of the original. Our aim is to grow the number of languages only as fast as we can do each one properly.
Stewardship in practice
Stewardship is the word we use for our responsibility to the works entrusted to us. In practice it means:
- editing carefully, and verifying sources and references before publication;
- keeping books available, in print and digitally, rather than letting them lapse;
- correcting errors when readers report them;
- being open with readers about how our books are made, as set out in our Editorial Standards.
Who we serve
We write first for Muslim readers who want depth, especially younger readers meeting serious questions from philosophy, science, history, or personal experience. We also write for any reader who wants to see how Islamic thought engages its own tradition and its critics, and for students and teachers looking for educational material made with care.
Get in touch
For publishing, translation, rights, or partnerships, write to [email protected] or use the contact form. For new titles and essays, follow the Manhajie journal.