N. J. Dawood Book order (chronological)

Some of the best-loved stories in the world, originating in Persia, India and Arabia, retold especially for children.

Sindbad, shipwrecked on exotic shores inhabited by mythical beasts and flying men; the amazing adventures of the Barber of Baghdad's six brothers; how Ali Baba outwitted the forty thieves ... The daily entertainment of everyday people over a thousand years ago, these Arabian, Indian and Persian tales are full of magic and excitement.

The Koran is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But, above all, the Koran provides the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to the Muslim faith today: prayer, fasting, almsgiving, pilgrimage to Mecca and absolute faith in God and His apostle.