- Saniyasnain Khan
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caption = Saniyasnain Khan at the Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur at a book signing session in 2003
birthdate = birth date|1959|12|10|df=y
birthplace =Azamgarh ,Uttar Pradesh ,India
occupation = Children's Author, Publisher of Islamic Books
genre =Children's literature ,
notableworks = "Goodnight Stories from the Quran ", "Tell Me about the Prophet Muhammad ", others
website = http://www.goodwordbooks.com/Saniyasnain Khan is an
Indian children's author , known for his bestselling children's books on Islamic subjects.cite web |url=http://www.skhan.org |title=Saniyasnain Khan |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29] Some of his books have been translated into French, Danish, Turkish, Urdu, Arabic, Malay, and Uzbek languages. He established Goodword Books in 1996 - a publishing company dedicated in producing books on Islam.cite web |url=http://www.goodwordbooks.com/ |title=Good Word Books |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29] He is a trustee of the CPS International, which is a non-profit organization working towards peace and spirituality. cite web |url=http://www.cpsglobal.org |title=CPS International |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29] He also contributes articles on spirituality in the Speaking Tree column of the Times of Indiacite web |url=http://consciencetalk.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html |title=Sacred Space of a speaking mind: February 2007 |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29] and participates in the inter-faith initiatives towards peace and non-violence.Life
Early on in his life, the noted Islamic scholar, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan,cite web |url=http://www.wkhan.net |title=Wahiduddin Khan_Home |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29] felt the desire to give expression to his positive ideas by bringing out a monthly magazine called Al-Risala in Delhi in 1976. The Maulana’s endeavor to present the peace-loving message of Islam led to the widespread acceptance and popularity of his books. At this point, the need to bring out high quality children’s books was felt and so the Maulana’s son, Saniyasnain Khan, took the initiative and founded Goodword Kidz in 1996. This organization has been wholly dedicated to producing meaningful and wholesome books which lay emphasis on Islamic and moral values.cite web |url=http://www.ibpindia.org/publishingtoday/newsletter.asp?f=g90083g08f4ht3208|title=Writing is the byproduct of reading. When you read only then will you write|format= |work= |accessdate=2008-09-18]
Islam is the religion of peace and harmony and it was felt that there was a pressing need to educate the new generation about this. It was felt that if this new generation could be taught about the real Islamic idealism and other human values, they would surely become little ambassadors of Islamic goodness.
With this objective in mind, Saniyasnain Khan endeavors to present books for children which provide a solid foundation of Islamic and moral values through themes carefully chosen from the Quran and other Islamic sources. In this way children not only learn the ethical values conveyed by the message of Islam, but they also become stimulated to learn about Islamic ideals when they grow up. His books combine simple texts with imaginative illustrations, it being widely accepted that words and pictures together are most effective with young readers. Goodword’s aim is not only to make children aware of Islamic values and moral teachings, but also to make them so enamored of them that they embody them in their lives.cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/articles/yoginder_sikand/trend_setting_islamic_publishing_good_news_goodword.html |title=Trend-Setting in Islamic Publishing: Good News from Goodword | Indian Muslims |format= |work= |accessdate=2008-06-29]
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