About Us
The Organization
Madinah Publishers and Distributors, was established in, 2000 in Florida, USA, as a publishing company.
We have branched out to include, Madinah Center, its charity subsidiary, and www.IslamLife.com, the primary website for Madinah Publishers and Distributors.
It is an active website containing thousands of posts about every aspect of Islam and life.
IslamLife.com brand is owned and managed by Jalal Abualrub, MPD’s director, chief translator and author, and his wife, Alaa Mencke, chief editor of MPD.
The Mission
The Quran, Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah traditions, and all original Islamic resources, are all in Arabi.
With most Muslims currently being non-Arabs, they have limited direct access to the original Arabi resources of Islam.
Despite the myriad of non-Arab Muslims and non-Muslims, the Islamic library, in other than the Arabi language, remains limited and often contains works that are contrary to the Sunnah and often times, cause harm to Islam or present the reader with useless knowledge.
Because we at Madinah Publishers and Distributors (MPD), and, Madinah Center (MC), which is our charity branch, are aware of the need to provide correct, authentic Islamic knowledge to non-Arabi speaking community worldwide, our mission is to …
- Translate the knowledge of Islam into various languages, as a means of introducing Islam and the legacy of Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy J, to the non-Arabi speaking;
- Eliminate archaic and complicated language, strive to explain Islamic terms, and provide ample details for Islam’s tenets and various aspects.
- Provide easy to understand, easy to read books, booklets and pamphlets, in addition to multi-media Da’wah products, educational seminars, and conferences to bring non-Arab Muslims and non-Muslims closer to the knowledge of Islam.
Allah willing, we will soon add other languages, to widen the reach of the Islamic message.
Our production is now primarily in English, with German, French and other major languages to come, Allah willing.
Jalal Abualrub
Director of, Madinah Publishers and Distributors (MPD), and, Madinah Center (MC).
Educational Background and Education
Jalal Abualrub
Jalal Abualrub studied Islam in the traditional method based on teachers and the books of both earlier and contemporary Imams of Islam.
A latter student of the Imam of Hadeeth in our time, Nasir Ad-Deen Al-Albani, Jalal Abualrub authored and translated dozens of Islamic books and booklets and thousands of articles since 1992, for various organizations, including Madinah Publishers and Distributors.
Jalal Abualrub has been active in giving authentic Da’wah to non-Arabs for decades.
In 1994, Jalal Abualrub helped establish Masjid Al-I`hsan, Orlando, Florida, USA, where he was the Imam and Islamic teacher until 2002, except for 1998-1999.
From 1998-2000, he also translated Islamic books for Darussalam Publishers and Distributors, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
From 1994-1998, he translated Islamic literature for The Dar for Islamic Heritage, Kissimmee, Florida, USA.
From 1992 to 1994 Jalal Abualrub worked as a translator of Islamic literature, Islamic and Arabi teacher, lecturer, and volunteer Imam, mainly in Pinellas County, Florida, USA.
In 1989-1991, he worked as executive manager with the charity organization, Dar Al-Ber Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Between the years 1980-1989, Jalal Abualrub taught various Islamic topics in English at Masajid, Islamic centers, schools, colleges and universities, including Aqeedah, Tafsir, Fiqh, Hadeeth, and Seerah.
He also volunteered as an Imam in various Masajid, calling to the Quran and Sunnah and the way of the Prophet’s Companions.
Alaa Menke
Alaa Mencke, chief editor at Madinah Publishers and Distributors, was guided to Islam in 1984 and is from the United States.
She has an extensive educational and professional background.
Her most recent educational accomplishment is in being TEFL certified (International Certificate in TESOL L4), in Amman, Jordan, by EBC, Madrid, Spain which is accredited by Ascentis, UK.
Alaa Mencke also holds a MS in Education from Capella University, Minneapolis, MN, USA and a Bachelor’s of Arts in American Studies from Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Alaa Mencke’s work experience in TEFL and teaching English began in 1982, teaching English to Vietnamese refugees in the United States.
She has also worked in an ESL department in a community college in the US and has taught all levels of ESL, including TOEFL.
Since 1992 she has edited and proofread books for various organizations, including Dar At-Turath, and began working at Madinah Publishers and Distributors in 2000.
She is the editor of all of Jalal Abualrub’s books and booklets, and most of his articles. She also edited and proofread books for Dar An-Nafa-es, Amman, Jordan; Darussalam Publishers and Distributors, Riyadh, SA; and, Islamqa, an online website.
Alaa Mencke’s editing and proofreading work also includes, Tafsir Al Sa’di; a Seerah television program for Qatar TV; Tafsir Ibn Kathir; Zad-ul Ma’ad; and many other publications.
Works
Selections of Original Translations by Jalal Abualrub, Edited by Alaa Mencke
Translations for the Dar for Islamic Heritage
- Innovation, and its Evil Effects, by Sali’h Al-Fozan;
- Rights Basic to the Natural Human Constitution, by Muhammad Al-Uthaymeen;
- The Hadith is Proof Itself in Belief and Laws, by Nasiruddeen Al-Albani;
- Explaining the Pillars of Iman, by Mohammad Al-Uthaymeen;
- Kitab Al-Ikhlas (Book of Sincerity), by Husain Al-Awaysha;
- Basics & Benefits from the Forty Hadith Nawawi, by Nathim Sultan;
- Hundreds of articles for the monthly magazine “The Muslim Creed.”
Translations for Darussalam Publishers and Distributors
- Chapters (Juzu) 1-10, 12, 13 & 25-27 of, Tafsir Ibn Kathir;
- Chapters 1-2 of, Selected Friday Sermons;
- Pillars of Islam, by Abdullah Ibn Jabrin;
- Silent Moments, by Abdul-Malik Al-Qasim;
- How to Achieve Happiness, by Abdur-Rahman As-Sa`di;
- Healing With the Medicine of the Prophet, by Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jauziyyah;
- The Seerah of the Prophet, by Al-Mubarakpuri;
- Establish the Prayers and the Prize is Paradise, by Abdul-Malik Al-Qasim.
- Currently translating, Tafsir As-Sa`di, by Imam Abdul Rahman Ibn Nasir As-Sa’di: two volumes are in print, eight more to come, in shaa Allah.
Translations for Madinah Publishers and Distributors
1. Vol. 1-4 of, Zad-ul Ma`ad, by Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim;
2. Hundreds of articles posted on, www.IslamLife.com.
Work Authored by Jalal Abualrub, Edited by Alaa Mencke
Holy Wars, Crusades, Jihad
Biography of Muhammad Ibn Abdul Wahhab
50 Concepts Brought by Muhammad
Muhammad’s Role in Islam
Ebooks
Future Book Projects by Jalal Abualrub for Madinah Publishers and Distributors
- Books 3-8 of the 8-book series, The Prophet of Mercy: Glad Tidings in the Two Testaments about the Coming of Muhammad; Biography of The Prophet of Mercy; Muhammad, An Intimate Portrait; Muhammad: the Warrior Prophet; Doubts about Islam and Rebuttal.
- The next 10 volumes of the translation and explanation of the great classical work by Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, Zad-ul Ma`ad fi Hady-i Khairi-l-`Ibad.
- Translating, Iqhtidha As-Sirat Al-Mustaqeem, by Imam Ibn Taimiyyah, on the methodology of the Sunnah.
33 Booklets Explaining Islam
1) A Brief Introduction to Islam; 2) Pillars of Tau`heed (Islamic Monotheism); 3) The Quran: Islam’s Holy Book; 4) Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah Traditions; 5) Islamic Salah (Prayer); 6) Manners of Siyam (Fasting); 7) Islamic Zakah (Alms) System; 8) `Hajj: The Islamic Pilgrimage; 9) Marriage in Islam; 10) Islam and Politics; 11) Fundamentals of the Islamic Economy; 12) Sharee`ah (Islamic Law); 13) Religious Fanaticism: Causes and Cure; 14) Ittiba` (Obedience); 15) `Hijab of Muslim Women and Attire of Muslim Men; 16) The False Messiah; 17) Day of Resurrection; 18) A`hkam Ahl Adh-Dhimmah (Treatment of Non-Muslims in Islam); 19) Second Coming of Jesus; 20) Bid`ah (Innovation); 21) Consuming Al-Khamr (Intoxicants); 22) Al-`Hudud (Islam’s Penal Code); 23) The Four Duties; 24) Marriage Age in Islam; 25) ‘Palestine’ or ‘Israel’; 26) Stories of the Prophets between the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Quran; 27) Who Taught Muhammad; 28) Ban This Book; 29) Suicide; 30) Fundamentalism; 31) The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality; 32) The Infidels; 33) Preaching the Gospel.