Our story
It began with a question
How a question about Sahifa-e-Sajjadiya in English became a publishing house.
It began in 2019, when Sama Anwar and Aleena Jillani were working together on a very personal project.
Sama was designing an accessible, beautifully laid-out edition of Sahifa-e-Sajjadiya (A.S). As they turned its pages, Aleena asked a simple question: why isn’t it easily available in English?
That question changed what they did next. Along the way they saw a gap in modern, high-quality Islamic children’s books and Shia educational materials, books that truly engage young minds. They did not only want children to memorise. They wanted them to fall in love with the teachings and stories of the Ahlul Bayt (A.S).
They opened their sketchbooks and started to write and design. What began as a single question became a publishing house.
“Why isn’t it easily available in English?”The question that started Praying Pearls
What we make
From one edition to a whole shelf
A note from us
We are not scholars
We want to say this plainly: we are not scholars. We are two friends and parents who love the Ahlul Bayt (A.S) and are trying to do our little part, as best we can, to serve them. We take care with every page, but we are human, and we can make mistakes.
If you notice an error in any of our books, a name, a date, a spelling, a reference or a line of Arabic, please let us know. We will thank you, check it with knowledgeable people, and correct it in the next edition. Your guidance is part of this service, and we welcome it with an open heart.
The authors
Meet the founders
