For immediate release · October 2026
Leicester father of six writes the book he wished someone had handed him at fifteen
Remember Me: A Young Muslim’s Guide to Success in Both Worlds is out now in paperback. On 4 September it was #1 in all three of its Amazon UK Young Adult categories. A portion of the proceeds from every copy goes to Revive Darul Arqam.
LEICESTER. Imran Ali, a father of six and uncle to some thirty nieces and nephews, has published a book for Muslim teenagers that explains why their resolutions keep collapsing, and what to do about it.
The book opens on a scene most teenagers will recognise. All five prayers, up early, no more scrolling, a different person from tomorrow. They meant every word of it. They already know how many days it lasted. Remember Me sets out why that happens, using what the Qur’an and the authentic Sunnah say about how Allah built us, and the modern psychology that is catching up with it. In plain English.
Imran said: “I spent twenty-five years in corporate life and business. I know first-hand the pull of worldly success, and what it does and doesn’t deliver. That is why I wrote a book that refuses to choose between this world and the next. No teenager should have to work out who they are, and Whose they are, on their own.”
Imran’s work starts from one line. Reminders aren’t enough. We need systems. A reminder covers Friday. A system covers every day.
Shaykh Muhammad Zaqir, Founder and Director of Darul Arqam Educational Trust, said: “Very few people can hold a teenager’s attention long enough to teach them anything. Imran is one of the few who can, and I have had him teach our students. Now he has written it down. This belongs in the hands of every Muslim teenager.”
Remember Me is written in eight short parts, made to be read one a day. A du’a runs through the whole book. The reader is not handed it. They collect it a piece at a time, one at the end of each part, and by the last page it is there in their own handwriting.
Imran has begun delivering Remember Me as a two-hour session for masjids, madrasas, youth groups and community groups. Enquiries through akhimranali.com/speaking.
A portion of the proceeds from every copy goes to Revive Darul Arqam (UK registered charity 1187831), who deliver aid and build lasting projects in Syria and Yemen. Imran has travelled to Syria with the charity.
Imran Ali is based in Leicester. He holds a Diploma in Islamic Studies and has run workshops for teenagers and young adults through masjids, youth clubs and community groups on confidence, resilience, public speaking, problem-solving and entrepreneurship. For years he has been the one other families turn to when a young person needs a word from someone who isn’t their parent.
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