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Saniyasnain Khan in 2003 at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur. |
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| Born | 10 December 1959 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Children's Author |
| Genres | Children's literature, |
| Notable work(s) | Goodnight Stories from the Quran, Tell Me about the Prophet Muhammad |
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www.goodwordbooks.com |
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Saniyasnain Khan is an Indian television host and children's author,[1][2][3] He writes children's books on subjects related to Islam.[4][5][6][7] Some of his books have been translated into French, German, Turkish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Uzbek, Arabic, Malay, Bengali and Urdu.[8][9] He has also created board games for children on Islamic themes.[10][11] He has written over 100 children's books.[12] A trustee of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS International) – a non-profit, non-political organization working towards peace and spirituality,[13] he contributes articles on Islam and spirituality to English newspapers.[4][14][15][16] He does a weekly TV program, "Islam for Kids"[17] on ETV Urdu[18] and was a co-host of Kahaniyan Quran Se[19] (Stories from the Quran) which is being telecast on ZEE-Salaam.[20] Recently he was recognized by the Limca Book of Records.[21]
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Son of noted Islamic scholar, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan,[22] Saniyasnain Khan was born in 1959 at Azamgarh, U.P. India. In 1967 he moved to Delhi along with his father. He attended the Mazharul Islam Middle School and the Govt Model Higher Secondary School-2 (Ludlow Castle), Delhi. He subsequently studied at Jamia Hamdard, the University of Delhi and Jamia Millia Islamia. He did his post-graduation in Arabic from the University of Delhi. In 1976, under the guidance of his father, he started an Urdu monthy magazine called Al-Risala.[23] In 1996, he established Goodword Books. His first book, entitled Tell Me About Hajj, was published in 1999.
Saniyasnain Khan has written numerous children's books including:[24]