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Saniyasnain Khan is an Indian television host and children’s author with more than 100 children’s books to his credit. The books are about subjects relating to Islam and a number of them have been translated into other languages, including French, German, Turkish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Bosnian, Norwegian, Russian, Uzbek, Arabic, Malay, Bengali and Urdu. He has also created board games for children on Islamic themes.
Son of noted Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Saniyasnain Khan was born in 1959. His first book, entitled Tell Me About Hajj, was published in 1999. A trustee of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS International), a non-profit, non-political organization working towards peace and spirituality, he contributes articles on Islam and spirituality to English newspapers. He hosts a weekly TV program, Islam for Kids, on ETV Urdu and was a co-host of Kahaniyan Quran Se (Stories from the Quran) which was telecasted on ZEE-Salaam.
Recently he was recognised by the Limca Book of Records. His book The Story of Khadija has been awarded the Sharjah Children’s Book Award. He is mentioned in a study done on the World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims 2013 by George Washington University, USA.
The author can be reached at: skhan@goodwordbooks.com
