A.K. Barkatulla (317)839-8150/7669
The Alim 1.5
------------
An Islamic study toolkit which includes: the Quran in Arabic, Yusuf Ali
and M. Pickthall Translations and Concordances, Yusuf Ali Commentary, a
Transliteration, Sahih Bukhari Hadith, Hadith Qudsi database, Islamic
Subjects database, Maududi Sura Information, Chronological History of
Islam, Biographies of the Companions of the Prophet, and Islamic Terms
Dictionary. Every database is searchable via keywords (with Boolean
operators) or by subject, regular expressions, and word series.
Background searching and "save search" features. Multiple window
operations and GUI menus and dialog boxes. Some of the enhancements in
Version 1.5 include support for faster searches and searching in Arabic,
sound support (English only) via speech synthesis (with a sound board), a
new Sahih Bukhari subjects database, and miscellaneous bug fixes.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM, 1.5MB to 15MB free on a
hard disk and EGA or better display for Arabic
Price: $99 (less for upgrades from Version 1.0)
Speech Synthesis Module - $24.95
ISL Software Corp. IQRA Bookcenter
(800)397-5561/(512)690-5973 (800)521-4272
Holy Quran (English)
--------------------
A program to display the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran. Keyword
search capability with Boolean operators. Thesaurus and theme index.
Ability to display Arabic script as well. This is one of a series of
programs (mostly Arabic) which run under the Sakhr DOS system. Databases
of the Quran, Al-Bukhary hadith, and Al-Mawarith (inheritance) expert
system also available. The system requires a DOS Arabization package.
Price: Holy Quran (English) - Unknown
DOS Arabization - $40
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with Sakhr DOS Arabization, VGA display
and 20MB free on a hard disk
Available: June 1992
Al Alamiah Electronics Company
Heliopolis, Cairo
P.O. Box: 5189 H. West
Code 11771 EGYPT
IslamicWare: The Holy Koran & Explanation v7.0
----------------------------------------------
"Koran: Contemporary Text" displays searchable text of a new English
translation of the Quran by Ahmad Darwish. Subject index and concordance
(word index) also available. "Explanation Koran: Contemporary Text", a
commentary on the above translation. Also available "Koran: Academic
Text", "Quran: Yusuf Ali text translation", "Koran: Yusuf Ali revised
text", and "Koran: Muhammad Pickthall text revised", each available with
index and concordance. Koran CD and the first electronic Islamic
encyclopedia are due in December 1992.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible, 10MB free on a hard disk (for text), 4MB
free on a hard disk (for concordance)
Price: Suras 1 & 2 available for free
"Koran: Contemporary Text" - $80, with Index - $180, with Concord - $280
"Explanation Koran: Contemporary Text" - $80, with Index - $180,
with Concord-$280. Other programs follow the same pricing structure.
Ahmad Darwish & M. K.
P.O. Box 8279
Fremont, CA 94537-8279
(510)794-9363
QuranBase
---------
A database program of the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran. Fully
searchable by keyword, chapter, verse and subject.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 256K RAM, mono, CGA, EGA or VGA
display and 1.5MB free on a hard disk
Price: $179
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
QuranBase Mac
-------------
A database program of the Yusuf Ali translation of the Quran. Fully
searchable by keyword, chapter, verse, and subject.
Requires: Macintosh SE or higher (min. 2 MB RAM), 2.5MB free on a hard
disk and Hypercard software
Price: $179
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
Quranic Text
------------
Text of the M. H. Shakir English translation of the Quran as published by
Tahrike Tarsile Quran, Inc.
Price: Free
Requires: Any text editor or word processor
Access: The filename is "Quran.tar.Z" and is available via file transfer
(FTP) from the following locations on the Internet.
Host Directory
ariel.unm.edu /pub/misc
cs.ubc.ca /mirror1/next/Literature/working
etlport.etl.go.jp /pub/NeXT/Literature/working
ftp.uu.net /doc/literary/obi/Religion
gatekeeper.dec.com /.0/data
hp5.mcs.kent.edu /pub
nova.cc.purdue.edu /pub/next/Literature/working
pinus.slu.se /pub/etext/misc
princeton.edu /pub
roxette.mty.itesm.mx /pub/next/Literature/working
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/doc
snake.mcs.kent.edu /pub and /pub/quran
sonata.cc.purdue.edu /pub/next/Literature/working
sunsite.unc.edu /pub/docs/books/religious
unix.hensa.ac.uk /pub/uunet/doc/literary/obi/Religion
B. ON-LINE DATABASES - HADITH
Al-Hadith Database
------------------
A program to search the Sahih al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Al-Muwatta,
Tirmidhy and Nasa'i hadith sources in English. Cross-referencing between
the Al-Quran Database & Islamic LawBase.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM and 20MB free on a hard disk
Price: $199
Islamic Computing Centre Islamic Book Service
73, St. Thomas's Road 10900 W. Washington Street
London N4 2QJ U.K Indianapolis, IN 46231-2080
A.K. Barkatulla (317)839-8150/7669
Hadith on CD
------------
Collections of hadith databases on CD ROM. Over 15 languages supported.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with CD-ROM drive
Price: Unknown
M.M. Al-Azami & Aqil M. Azmi
Center for Hadith Analysis
805 29th Street, #552-N
Boulder, Colorado 80303
(303)938-1211
HadithBase
----------
A database program of Sahih al-Bukhari hadiths. Fully searchable by
keyword and subject with Boolean operators.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM, mono, CGA, EGA or VGA
display and 3 MB free on a hard disk
Price: $195
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
C. ON-LINE DATABASES - OTHER
Islamic LawBase
---------------
A program to search the following legal literature: Fiqh al-Sunnah,
Majellah al-ahkam, Hedaya al-Marghinani, Fatawa-e-Qazi Khan, Al Halal Wal
Haram, Muwatta of Imam Malik, al Risala al-Qairawaniya, Criminal Law of
Islam, and Kitab-ul-Kharaj in English.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM and 20MB free on a hard disk
Price: $199
Islamic Computing Centre Islamic Book Service
73, St. Thomas's Road 10900 W. Washington Street
London N4 2QJ U.K Indianapolis, IN 46231-2080
A.K. Barkatulla (317)839-8150/7669
Nahjul Balaagha Version 2.0
---------------------------
A database program of the sayings and letters of Imaam Ali. Provides the
ability to search, display and print sayings by keyword.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: Unknown
Al-Mahdi Islamic Software Centre (MISC)
P.O. Box 45844
Nairobi, Kenya
D. EDUCATIONAL/GAMES
Al-Qari
-------
A program designed to teach children and adults to recite the Quran in
Arabic. Uses sounds and text in Arabic and English.
Requires: Macintosh
Price: Unknown
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
Hijrah
------
Small game written in BASIC which quizzes the player regarding the flight
of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from Mecca to Medina.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with BASIC interpreter (such as BASICA)
Price: $5 (Shareware)
Available: AmNet BBS (see entry)
Islamic Scholar I
-----------------
Written in an artificial intelligence language, this menu-driven
educational program covers more than 60 topics in fiqh and aqeedah;
basics of Islam; and "how to"s - the basic duties of Muslims. The English
meaning and transliteration of small chapters from the Quran is also
included.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: $39
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
pcIQ
----
A "trivia type" quiz game on topics such as the Qur'an, seerah, the
ummah, events and fiqh. Multiple choice answers. Also includes a facility
to learn to read the last hizb of the Quran in Arabic and display color
Islamic art.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM, EGA or VGA display
Price: $69
Islamic Computing Centre Islamic Book Service
73, St. Thomas's Road 10900 W. Washington Street
London N4 2QJ U.K Indianapolis, IN 46231-2080
A.K. Barkatulla (317)839-8150/7669
E. PRAYER TIME CALCULATION
An-Nida' 2.1
------------
Calculates prayer time schedules for any month of any year (up to 2050);
for any location in the world. Comes preset for more than 550 locations
world wide. Other locations may be used as well. Options include printing
in Arabic or English, calculation using Hijrah or Christian calendars,
Shafi'i or Hanafi prayer times, Qibla direction and more.
Requires: Macintosh and Hypercard software
Price: $39
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
calendrical.l
-------------
A Common Lisp program to calculate the Hijri, Gregorian and Julian
calendars. Includes definitions of some important events.
Requires: LISP interpreter
Price: Free
Author(s): Nachum Dershowitz and Edward Reingold
Available: On the Internet, via file transfer (FTP) from the AMASS
Software Library (see entry)
IslamicTimer
------------
A software package for calculating Islamic (Hijri) Calendar, prayer time
schedules and the direction of the Qiblah.
Requires: UNIX C Compiler
Price: Free with suggested donation to a worthy cause
Author: Waleed Muhanna
Available: On the Internet.
Minaret 1.3
-----------
A menu-driven program to calculate prayer times for many cities in the
world. New cities can be added by providing location and timing data.
Shows the direction of the Qibla, and various data related to the Hijri
calendar (date conversion). Produces text and TeX output of prayer
schedules.
Requires: Macintosh
Price: $10 (Shareware)
Kamal Abdali
P.O. Box 65207
Washington, DC 20035
Available: On the Internet, via file transfer (FTP) from the AMASS
Software Library (see entry) and sumex-aim.stanford.edu
Praytimer
---------
A C language computer program to calculate prayer schedules given
selected parameters. A program based on Minaret 1.3 but can operate in
batch mode.
Requires: C compiler
Price: Free
Kamal Abdali
P.O. Box 65207
Washington, DC 20035
Available: On the Internet, via file transfer (FTP) from the AMASS
Software Library (see entry)
Prayer Time Table
-----------------
FORTRAN-language computer routines to calculate prayer times and moon
sighting data given selected parameters.
Requires: FORTRAN compiler
Price: Free
T. Djamaluddin
Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606, Japan
Available: On the Internet
Prayer Time Table (1988)
------------------------
FORTRAN-language computer routines to calculate prayer times and moon
sighting data given selected parameters.
Requires: FORTRAN compiler
Price: Free
Moustafa Baraka
Available: On the Internet
Prayer Timing Ver 1.1
---------------------
FORTRAN-language computer routines to calculate prayer times and moon
sighting data given selected parameters.
Requires: FORTRAN compiler
Price: "Free" with a request for donation to MSA-UMR
MSA-UMR
202 Rolla Building
Rolla, MO 65401
Available: On the Internet
Taqwim 3.0
----------
A program which converts dates from the Gregorian calendar to the Islamic
calendar.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: $20
Mark Woodworth & John Woods
University of Chicago
Department of Middle Eastern Studies
F. MISCELLANEOUS
Al-Munad
--------
Calculates prayer times for any day of any year (up to 2050); or any
location in the world. Comes preset for more than 800 locations world
wide. Other locations may be used as well. System Extension reminds you
when prayer times are due. Also allows you to tell it to remind you after
some time has passed. Calculation using Shafi'i or Hanafi prayer times,
astronomical times, Qibla direction, and more.
Requires: Macintosh
Price: $39
Sound Vision
843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411
Chicago, IL 60607
(800)432-4262
Clip Art Collection #1: Calligraphic Designs
--------------------------------------------
Thirty calligraphic images in Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) format.
Requires: Macintosh with an application to read EPS formatted files and a
Postscript printer or imagesetter
Price: $54.95
Sakkal Design
1523 175th Place SE
Bothell, WA 98012
(206)484-8830
Daily Ayat
----------
A program to automatically display an ayat of the Quran each time you
start your computer.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: $19.95
ISL Software Corp.
San Antonio, TX
(800)397-5561/(512)690-5973
Daily Hadith
------------
A program to automatically display a short hadith each time you start
your computer.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: $19.95
ISL Software Corp.
San Antonio, TX
(800)397-5561/(512)690-5973
Miscellaneous Sounds
--------------------
Macintosh sound samples of the Athan (call to prayer) and the first sura
of the Quran.
Requires: Macintosh and a sound utility (e.g. SoundEdit or SoundMaster)
or System 7
Price: Free
Available: Via file transfer (FTP) from the AMASS Software Library (see
entry)
PrayerMinder
------------
Allows for the creation and saving of prayer time tables. A memory-
resident program with a five-alarm clock which reminds you of the times
to pray.
Requires: IBM PC or compatible
Price: $29.95
ISL Software Corp.
San Antonio, TX
(800)397-5561/(512)690-5973
Quranref
--------
A word/reference/pattern lookup program based on the Icon programming
language (probably only runs on UNIX systems). It uses the Quranic text
of the M. H. Shakir English translation of the Quran (see entry).
Requires: Icon version 8 (A programming language), Icon Program Library,
and a C compiler
Price: Free
Available: On the Internet. Icon available via file transfer (FTP) from
cs.arizona.edu
N E T W O R K R E S O U R C E S
A. NEWSGROUPS AND MAILING LISTS
History of Islam Mailing List
-----------------------------
A mailing list to discuss the history of Islam.
Requires: A connection to the Internet and an e-mail package
Price: Free
Subscriptions: Send a message to LISTSERV@ULKYVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE ISLAM-L
Submissions: ISLAM-L@ULKYVM.BITNET
Malaysian Islamic Study Group Mailing List
------------------------------------------
A mailing list to discuss Islamic research in the Malay language
Requires: A connection to the Internet and an e-mail package
Price: Free
Subscriptions: Send a message to LISTSERV@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MISG-L
Submissions: MISG-L@PSUVM.BITNET
MSA-NET Mailing List
--------------------
A mailing list to discuss Muslim Student Association (MSA) issues.
Requires: A connection to the Internet and an e-mail package
Price: Free
Subscriptions: msa-request@eleceng.ee.queensu.ca
Submissions: msa@eleceng.ee.queensu.ca
Muslim News Network Mailing List
--------------------------------
MNN is a moderated forum dedicated to educate the network communities on
issues relating to the Muslims in an academic & non-political
environment. Submissions are compiled in the form of a newsletter and
mailed to the subscribers.
Requires: A connection to the Internet and an e-mail package
Price: Free
Subscriptions: Send a message to LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET with the
line SUB MUSLIMS
Submissions: MUSLIMS@ASUACAD.BITNET
Muslim Student Association Mailing List
---------------------------------------
A mailing list to discuss Muslim Student Association (MSA) issues.
Requires: A connection to the Internet and an e-mail package
Price: Free
Subscriptions: Send a message to LISTSERV@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MSA-L
Submissions: MSA-L@PSUVM.BITNET
Usenet - soc.religion.islam
---------------------------
A moderated newsgroup discussing Islamic topics.
Price: Free
Requires: A connection to the Internet and a Usenet newsreader such as rn
or nn
Other Usenet news groups which may discuss Islam peripherally are the
following:
soc.culture.afghanistan soc.culture.indian soc.culture.pakistan
soc.culture.arabic soc.culture.iranian soc.culture.turkish
soc.culture.bangladesh soc.culture.malaysia soc.culture.yugoslavia
talk.politics.mideast
B. ARCHIVES AND REMOTE SITES
American Arab Scientific Society (AMASS) Software Library
---------------------------------------------------------
An archive site with a collection of software including this resource
guide, Minaret 1.3, calendrical.l, praytimer, and other items.
Host: cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1)
Username: ftp
Password:
Requires: A connection to the Internet and file transfer (FTP) software
Price: Free
Questions: Abdelsalam Heddaya
AMnet Bulletin Board System
---------------------------
A bulletin board system setup by the American Muslim Council (AMC), a
lobby group for American Muslims. News reports, electronic mail, and
miscellaneous files are available.
Access Number: (202)789-2527
Parameters: 2400 Baud, No Parity, 8 Bit, 1 Stop
Location: Bethesda, Maryland
Requires: Macintosh or IBM PC or compatible and terminal emulation
software
Price: Free
Contact: Ammad-Ad-Dean Ahmed
Phone: (301)951-0539 (voice)
CalTech Muslims Group Archive
-----------------------------
The on-line text of the Quran was made available but is temporarily being
corrected. Miscellaneous documents, FORTRAN and C programs for prayer
time calculations and this guide.
Host: ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu (131.215.128.6)
Username: ftp
Password:
Directory: /pub/cms
Requires: A connection to the Internet and file transfer (FTP) software
Price: Free
Questions: Waqar Malik
Asim Mughal
CompuServe - Religion forum - Islam subject area
------------------------------------------------
On CompuServe, there is a subject area within the Religion forum which
discusses Islamic topics It has a file archive area as well.
Access: "Islam" Subject Area in the Religion Forum (GO RELIGION).
Requires: A subscription to CompuServe and CompuServe Information Manager
or terminal emulation software
Price: CompuServe on-line charges
The Islamic School
------------------
An Islamic subject area at the Cleveland Free-Net Community Computer
System. Introductory information on Islam, many of the areas are under
development including frequently asked questions and information about
the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Hosts: free-net-a.cwru.edu (29.22.8.82)
free-net-b.cwru.edu (129.22.8.75)
free-net-c.cwru.edu (129.22.8.76)
Requires: A connection to the Internet and virtual terminal software such
as telnet
Price: Free
Questions: Eusat Mercan (Sysop) (aa755)
Sukru Gultop (Co-sysop) (sxg12)
Mesut Sahin (Co-sysop) (mxs44)
All addresses are on Cleveland Free-net.
Access: Upon connecting you will be asked whether you are a registered
user or a visitor. Select 2 to indicate a visitor. Then, select 2 to
"Explore the system". Upon being presented with the main menu, type "go
islam" to access the Islamic School.
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Announcements ................................................................
4. Archive Info ..............................................................
This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.
-- Anonymous FTP --
Login: anonymous
Password: Your e-mail address
Site: rtfm.mit.edu
Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
Site: ftp.uu.net
Dir: /pub/usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/
Site: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Dir: /pub/calmsa/islam-faq/
-- E-MAIL --
Send E-mail to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
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Path: Computing Information/
CCO anonymous ftp archive/
pub/
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islam-faq/
Site: latif.com 70
Path: Resources relating to Islam/
Soc.Religion.Islam
-- World-Wide-Web (WWW) --
One recommended interface is 'mosaic,' below are mosaic 'home pages.'
URL at USENET Archive site:
http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/islam-faq/faq.html
URL at Caltech MSA site:
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa/links.html
5. Credits ...................................................................
The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.
-- FORMAT --
The format of the FAQ series has been done by utilizing resources of
Islamic Information & News Network (IINN). A custom program, Nebula,
written by editors of IINN for generating newsletters has been used.
What is IINN?
Islamic Information & News Network is a forum dedicated to educate the
network community on issues relating to Islam and Muslims in an academic
& non-political environment. Weekly digest is available on internet by
subscribing to MUSLIMS@ASUACAD.BITnet (A Bitnet listserv list) and on
USENET: bit.listserv.muslims.
-- Permissions --
Permission to post this multi-part FAQ has been obtained by the
following:
o Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)
o Islamic Information & News Network (Muslims@PSUVM.bitnet)
o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)
Permission to include CyberMuslim V2.0 was obtained from its
author Br.Mas'ood Cajee.
Permission to include Islamic Resource Guide was obtained from
its author Br.Basil Hashem.
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