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Printing, publishing and distribution1992 — Istanbul

Guraba Bookstore

Guraba Bookstore was established in Istanbul in 1992 as a beacon of knowledge and a destination for students, readers and researchers. The bookstore prints, publishes and distributes beneficial books, particularly in Islamic creed, Islamic studies and Islamic education, following the way of the righteous predecessors. Since its foundation, it has paid close attention to printing quality, thoughtful book design and the selection of valuable scholarly works, publishing numerous books and scholarly series in Arabic and Turkish. It also works to bring its publications to readers, bookstores and scholarly institutions within and beyond Türkiye, helping to spread beneficial knowledge and serve Arabic-speaking readers and students of knowledge.

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Founder of Guraba Bookstore

Sheikh Abdullah al-Athari

The bookstore was founded by Sheikh Abdullah ibn Abd al-Hamid ibn Abd al-Majid Al Ismail al-Bazzaz al-Athari, who was born in Kirkuk, Iraq, in 1958 and has lived in Istanbul since 1986, establishing Guraba Bookstore there in 1992. He is a member of the Higher Council of the Muslim Scholars Association and of the International Association of Jurists. He studied under a number of leading scholars, including Sheikh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Sheikh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymin and Sheikh Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on them. He holds scholarly authorisations and chains of transmission from a number of scholars and transmitters. Through writing, publishing, lessons, and scholarly and religious lectures, he has devoted his efforts to spreading sound Islamic creed, Islamic studies and Prophetic education in accordance with the way of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‘ah.

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