The Tokat Library of Islamic Classics (Fons Vitae) endeavors to present the timeless writings of the Islamic tradition to contemporary readers in robust and lively English translations. With full awareness of the breadth and creativity of Islam’s literary achievements across languages such as Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, and Chinese, the Library encompasses works from a wide variety of genres, namely philosophy, mysticism, theology, scriptural commentary, legal theory, science, poetry, history, travel writing, and biography.
Each translation in the Tokat Library of Islamic Classics is of the highest quality and is undertaken by a skilled translator who is also a widely recognized expert in the text’s subject matter, thereby ensuring both readability and scholarly precision.
Mohammed Rustom, Carleton University/Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies
William Chittick, Stony Brook University
Dick Davis, Ohio State University
Jamal Elias, University of Pennsylvania
Ahmet Karamustafa, University of Maryland
James Montgomery, University of Cambridge
Sachiko Murata, Stony Brook University
Wen-chin Ouyang, School of Oriental and African Studies
Shawkat Toorawa, Yale University
