About
The people behind the pages.
Jaryah Books was founded by Afreen Fazil and Yiasir Ahmed, and works between the UK and the UAE. We design for publishers like Kube Publishing, and for authors publishing their first book.
We work on books in English and Arabic, and on bilingual books, and we give every one the care we would want for our own.
Founders
The designers
Afreen and Yiasir
Jaryah Books is the two of us, wife and husband, working between the UK and the UAE. You work with us directly, from the first message to the final files.
Design
Afreen Fazil
Covers, the look of each book, and Arabic lettering. Her Arabic type work was featured in Aesthetica.
Typesetting
Yiasir Ahmed
Interiors: the grid, Arabic and English together, the notes and references, and the files for print and the ebook.
What we do
From manuscript to finished book
Each part of the book gets its own care, and the same eye runs through all of it.
- 01
Covers
A cover that carries the book: front, spine and back, ready for print, with versions for shops and social media.
- Concepts and revisions
- Full wrap with spine and barcode
- Ebook and marketing versions
- 02
Typesetting
Interiors set for comfortable reading, with a clear hierarchy and every note and reference in its place.
- Interior design and style sheet
- Typesetting and proof rounds
- Print-ready PDF for any printer
- 03
Ebooks
EPUB and Kindle files made from the same design, so the book reads well on every screen.
- Reflowable EPUB 3
- Kindle-ready file
- Checked on real devices
- 04
Arabic and bilingual
Arabic, English, or both side by side, with Qur’anic text, hadith and transliteration handled with care.
- Arabic and English typesetting
- Right-to-left and mixed layouts
- Qur’an and hadith text checked
For publishers, we design series and take on ongoing typesetting. For authors, we guide you from the manuscript to files that are ready for your printer and every bookshop.
The name
Our name comes from sadaqah jāriyah, the charity that keeps flowing after we are gone. A good book does the same: knowledge that keeps giving.
«إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عنه عمله إلا من ثلاثة: إلا من صدقة جارية، أو علم يُنتفع به، أو ولد صالح يدعو له»
“When a person dies, their deeds come to an end except for three: an ongoing charity, knowledge that benefits others, or a righteous child who prays for them.”
Sahih Muslim 1631
- ماءWater
- لبنMilk
- خمرWine
- عسلHoney
Our four colours are the rivers of Jannah in Surah Muhammad (47:15): water, milk, wine and honey. Jāriyah shares its root with tajrī, the word for how those rivers flow.