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Starting a bookstore, need a name!
flyboy_nz
07/12/02 at 07:47:46
[slm] y'all,

long time no see, how's everyone doin?

Alright I'm finally getting underway on something I've been wanting to do for a long time... inshaAllah I'm going to open an Islamic bookstore! ;D

We don't have any good islamic bookstores in NZ so it'll be a first of its kind..looking at the big picture its something we need to set a platform for da'wah.

Anyways i need your input- [i] WHAT DO I CALL IT??[/i] ???  Maybe you've noticed a really cool name in your travels or have some funky ideas :-[.. fire away!

shukran!  
[wlm],
;-)Ahmed

Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
gift
07/12/02 at 08:40:51
[slm]

[glow=green,2,300]mubrook[/glow] br ahmed on such a wonderful achievement.

how about the name of one of our very own madina forums  ;) :
The Shahadah Bookstore

or...

The Oasis of Knowledge - Islamic bookstore

i'm sure some of our more creative members can post some more funky, literary type names

[wlm]
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
mwishka
07/12/02 at 09:40:28
bro ahmed,

um not a real short name ( ::) is anyone surprised, you silly mouse?),
but the first thing that popped into my head combines the two most important qualities of writings on islam:

words of wisdom, words of praise

he he he .....and because of the unremittent tendency of so many people to shorten every uttered phrase, a conversation could happen in which a non-muslim asks a muslim "wow, where did you get such a great book?" and the muslim says "words of wisdom" and the non-muslim, not having any reaction in their mind to this half of the name, in the way that people can be so reactive to things about their own religion or spiritual beliefs or lack thereof, will think "hey, 'words of wisdom'.....sounds like a good place to search for and gather um wisdom....think i'll check it out", and walks in the door of your islamic bookstore open to and prepared to take in whatever wisdom can be found there.......     ;)

mwishka
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
Taalibatul_ilm
07/12/02 at 10:17:25
[slm]
How about "Iqra'" ?
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
siddiqui
07/12/02 at 10:30:01
[slm]
How about Maktab
[wlm]
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
Kathy
07/12/02 at 17:15:56
[quote author=Taalibatul_ilm link=board=bebzi;num=1026474466;start=0#3 date=07/12/02 at 10:17:25] [slm]
How about "Iqra'" ?[/quote]

Excellent idea... another Islamic bookstore in Chicago took it!

8)For the record... the Little Mouse told me that I can have rights over WOW! However I will concede it.... for a price..... 8)
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
flyboy_nz
07/13/02 at 07:37:51
[slm],

:D hey some nice ideas coming through.. I came to the right place in terms of creativity!  Iqra! I love that word :)

I can tell its gonna be a hard choice choosing, but yeah keep the ideas flowing!

jazakAllah,
[wlm],
;-)Ahmed
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
A_Stranger
07/13/02 at 07:58:00
[slm]

Firstly, congrats.  ;D

Secondly, some good ideas have been put forward here.
What about 'Mountains of Knowledge' - it's a bit of a mouthful, but its nice. There's a bookshop here called that. Or....hmm...can't think of anymore right now. I  think 'Iqra' was also a pretty good  idea.

G'luck.

Wassalaam
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
Abdullah
07/13/02 at 17:07:47
asalaamu alaikum,

yo bro,

whas de scene??? lol

Try something not in arabic, the reason is because it can alienate people who don't know it- and sound very ethnocentric to some

Living in an English speaking country, mulsim minority and no bookstores,

something either straightforward as to the purpose of the bookstore and something that can be directly referenced, with a muslim name as well perhaps


ie.  The Light of Islam,  (Noor-e-Islam), The Islamic Book Depot lol, Straight Path Books or something

language of choice here means inclusiveness

or

something intriguing so people accidently can wander into the bookstore and perhaps be enlightened without inteneding to be:

like yeah, Mountains (or The Fountain) of Knowledge, or of Truth, or of Enlightenment

or maybe like, The Rivers of Paradise or something.

anyways, you never even told me about that idea bro!  lol all the best Insha'Allah. asalamu alaikum. abdullah,.
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
nur-ul-aain
07/13/02 at 19:00:43
[slm]

aight cheezy me got some ideas for ya bro..

first off i gotta agree with bro abdullah..we're living here it would be wise to talk to ppl in a way they'll understand...naam?

aight..here's one..it's played out though but hey..."from darkness to light"
or u could use..."words to Paradise"...how bouts "read and reflect"

masalaama akhi,
nur  :-)
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
deenb4dunya
07/13/02 at 23:21:23
A store in Ottawa opened called REFLECTIONS:)
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
UmmZaid
07/14/02 at 02:40:38
Salaam 'Alaikum

Mabruk!  

I like mwishka's Words of Wisdom, or something similar.  Fountain of Wisdom... Source of Light... Fount of Knowledge... Source of Learning... Source of Peace... Words of Peace... something that emphasises knowledge, peace, light... things that might intrigue the odd passer-by.

Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
se7en
07/14/02 at 15:43:23

as salaamu alaykum,

wordplay  8)


ps - deen that is awesome!
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
imaazh
07/15/02 at 07:58:38
[slm]

Mabruk Brother Ahmed!!!

If you ever decide to cross the Tasman and open up a branch here in queensland, ahlan wa sahlan!

Everyone else has put forth really creative names, forgive me if my contribution seem a little repetitive:

Writers of Faith
Pearls of Wisdom
Reflections of Peace
Contemplations of Deen
The Islamic Muse

Good Luck deciding.  I'm sure whatever you choose, everything will go well, inshaallah.

[slm]
:-)


07/15/02 at 08:00:20
imaazh
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
flyboy_nz
07/18/02 at 07:42:20
[slm],

shukran for the support :)... I'm getting all sorts of advice from friends about this.. we had a long discussion on the bookstore after Isha and I mentioned some of the names- Words of Wisdom- Islamic Bookstore got a thumbs up so cheers Mwishka mouse! ;D  

Argh I've just got so much on my plate.. we had a visit tonight from the WAMY Secretary General and we had to rush around to present an outline of our national youth organisation and a proposal for him...then there are the TTC classes on Sunday, and a report i need to write up, not to mention the fundraising project I've got to get onto!! :o

Please make du'a for me to be able to get this bookstore off the ground...I need to get underway to research all the areas fully... if anyone has done something like this before and can lend some words of wisdom and advice, I'd appreciate it.  JazakAllahu khair, wasalaam,

;-)Ahmed
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
Kathy
07/18/02 at 08:23:15
[slm]

Now I get to name my price..... see my above posting.... 8)
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
Ankabut
07/18/02 at 16:43:09
[color=Green][/color] [slm] Bro Ahmad,

Maasha'Allah, a real dream of mine to open up a bookshop and I hope you will be blessed in this venture Inshaa'Allah. My cousin emigrated to New Zealand from Zimbabwe recently and she will be happy to hear about this venture. :)

My contribution:

The oasis

[wlm]
Sis Ankabut  :-)
Re: Starting a bookstore, need a name!
flyboy_nz
07/19/02 at 16:05:55
[slm],

oh Aunty Kathy, I know you are most kind and generous... what would it take?? some NZ made luddoo perhaps? ;)

Sis Ankabut, good to hear about your cousin gracing our shores.. pass on this link to her [url]www.nzmuslim.net[/url]  it is being run by a couple of good friends of mine.

wasalaam,
;-)Ahmed


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