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Saniyasnain Khan | |
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| Saniyasnain Khan in 2003 at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur. | |
| Born | 10 December 1959 Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Children's literature, |
| Notable works | Goodnight Stories from the Quran, Tell Me about the Prophet Muhammad |
| Relatives | Wahiduddin Khan (father), Zafarul Islam Khan (brother) |
| Website | |
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Saniyasnain Khan is an Indian television host and children's author of over 100 children's books on Islamic topics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He established Goodword Books in 1999. [7] [8]
He has also created board games for children on Islamic themes. [9] [10] [11] A trustee of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS International) – a non-profit, non-political organization working towards peace and spirituality, [12] he contributes articles on Islam and spirituality to English newspapers. [3] [13]
He is considered to be among the World's 500 Most Influential Muslims by the George Washington University, USA. [14] His books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Swedish, Bosnian, Norwegian, Russian, Uzbek, Turkish, Arabic, Malay, Thai, Malayalam, Bengali, Urdu, etc. [15]
Khan's children's books include: [16]