About the publishing house

Vakar Yayınları is a publishing house that aims to make Ottoman literature accessible to a wider readership. Our focus here is particularly on works of traditional sunnī theology from the Ottoman era.

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Inārat al-āfāq – The Enlightening of Horizons

Inārat al-āfāq – The Enlightening of Horizons is an in-depth analysis of Islamic prayer times based on classical works of the four sunnī schools of law, combined with modern astronomical methods.

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What do we offer?

  • Fast & secure shipping

    Our books are shipped reliably and well protected within a few working days – worldwide.

  • High-quality reproductions

    We reproduce rare and carefully edited works from the Ottoman era, thereby contributing to their preservation.

  • Focus on theology

    Our focus is on classical Ottoman theological literature and we intend to make it accessible to a broad audience.