العربيةُ أدبٌ ورسالةٌ ومقام
Al-Maqam Institute is the dedicated Arabic and Islamic wing of Musa Allama’s work: eight catalogued Arabic Diwans, two revised English books, a wider archive of 66–80 poetic collections, faithful translation, editorial preparation, and confidential writing commissions.
Now in the Book Souq
The institute’s four wings
Each wing has a distinct purpose while sharing one standard: serious language, disciplined thought, editorial discretion, and work built to survive beyond the moment.
An organised home for 66–80 original Diwans: poetry, meditations, invocations, reflections, fragments, and works still in manuscript.
Enter this wing →Arabic–English and English–Arabic translation shaped by meaning, register, audience, and the dignity of the original voice.
Enter this wing →Faith-centred essays, reflective prose, educational material, biographies, introductions, and carefully framed Islamic content.
Enter this wing →Discreet ghostwriting, commissioned poetry, speeches, books, memoirs, institutional texts, and confidential editorial work.
Enter this wing →The live catalogue
The Book Souq now holds eight documented Diwans, two revised English books and two curated bundles. Public excerpts may be read freely; complete paid editions are delivered only through the approval and payment desk.
Original archive
مجموعة الدواوين
Eight Arabic Diwans now have traceable publication packs, with covers, samples, print interiors, EPUB editions, metadata and editorial status.
7 complete advance editions · DIW-008 on editorial hold
Arabic only
المؤلفات العربية
Poetry, essays, aphorisms, spiritual reflections, literary prose, introductions, and book-length manuscripts composed directly in Arabic.
Original Arabic voice preserved
Two-language editions
كتب عربية وإنجليزية
Bilingual and parallel-text works for readers who value both the source language and an elegant, faithful English rendering.
Translation, adaptation, and editorial preparation
Restricted shelf
الأعمال الخاصة
Books and texts developed for private clients. Authorship, confidentiality, and portfolio disclosure follow the terms of each commission.
Discretion by design
Translation bureau
Available for books, essays, poetry, Islamic and educational material, speeches, institutional texts, correspondence, and carefully selected commercial documents.
The work is interpreted in context rather than passed through literal or automated substitutions.
Classical, literary, academic, devotional, commercial, and public-facing texts require different English or Arabic voices.
Key names, concepts, citations, and specialist expressions are handled consistently across the whole manuscript.
Every commissioned translation includes review for flow, clarity, tone, and publication readiness.
لكلِّ نصٍّ أمانة، ولكلِّ كلمةٍ مقام
Al-Maqam does not present Arabic or Islamic writing as decoration. Language is treated as knowledge, memory, responsibility, and a means of carrying meaning faithfully between people.
Commissioned work is approached with research, structure, discretion, revision, and respect for the client’s chosen authorship arrangement. Public portfolio disclosure is never assumed.
مكتب الأعمال الخاصة
Submitting a brief is not a public portfolio disclosure and does not itself create a commission agreement.
