Browse or search through an archive of hundreds of questions about Islam posed to aalims (scholars) in recent years.
Titles and other information about books dealing with a wide range of Islamic topics. Please send e-mail if you would like to contribute a book review.
Online Organizations
Through use of a mailing list, the Aalim Network provides a forum for submitting questions regarding Islam, receiving answers to these questions from 'aalims (scholars) responding on the basis of Twelver Shi'i jurisprudence. Answers are shared with the entire list so that all may benefit.
The DILP is an effort to digitize important Islamic resources and make them available to the masses through the Internet.
Addresses, contact information, and web site links to various mosques and Islamic centers.
The World Federation is an organization that has served the Muslim community in many ways. Find out useful information pertaining to the Muslim community from the WF web site.
The Islamic Gateway is a service provided on behalf of the Ummah by the Global Islamic Movement.
Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) consists of workers and volunteers dedicated to working for Muslims around the world and in the UK. The IRC has many projects covering a variety of issues from humanitarian aid to lobbying and campaigning. It is based in London, UK, but has contacts and projects in and / or regarding different parts of the world.
The Islamic Forum endeavors to provide a platform to facilitate the spiritual and intellectual enlightenment of Muslims in North America.
Booksellers and Publishers
Browse through catalogs and purchase books from various booksellers on the Internet.
Multimedia Resources
Sights and sounds of Islam. View and download Islamic images. Listen to RealAudio clips of qur'an, lectures, eulogies, and elegies. Fly through the virtual Kadhmayn Gallery with VRML technology.
History, landmarks, pictures, and other information about various holy cities in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Middle East.
Pictures and history behind the burial places of the Infallibles (peace be upon them).
A Win 95/NT applcation to help remind you of events occurring in the Islamic (Hijri) calendar or the Western Gregorian calendar.
Macintosh programs: Isa 3.01 (Jesus, an Islamic Perspective), Dua 2.0, Qur'an Research Tool 1.03.
An article dicussing the life and contributions of the late Ayatullah al-Udhama Sayyid Abul Qasim al-Khui.
An explanation of names, terms and symbols used in this site.
This section contains essays, stories, poems, and other contributions made by various Muslims. Any quality contributions are very welcome. Please send email if you are interested in contributing.
Includes three translations side by side (M.H. Shakir, Abdullah Yusufali, Marmaduke Pickthall), a comprehensive search engine and topical index.
Listen to the recitation of the Qur'an with RealAudio. Contains both Tarteel (fast recitation) by Shaykh abd al-Basit and Tilawah by various famous reciters.
A site dedicated towards the Qur'an. Contains informative articles about the Qur'an, and links to many translations available on the Internet.
A brief biography of Khadija al-Kubra, the wife of the Prophet (s).
Excerpts from Polarization around the Character of Imam Ali (a) by Allama Murtadha Muttahari.
An English translation of the work about Imam al-Mahdi (a) by Ayatullah Ibrahim Amini. This work explains the belief in the Mahdi (a), and treats questions such as the occultation of the 12th Imam (a) and the various signs of his reappearance.
Pictures and history behind the burial places of the Infallibles (peace be upon them).
By the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the Messenger of Allah.
The English translation of the supremely eloquent sayings and sermons of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him). Nahjul Balagha contains over 200 sermons given by Imam Ali (a), dealing with a wide variety of topics including our existence, relationship with the Almighty, building a God-fearing personality, and reflections upon historical incidents.
Al-Sahifat Al-Sajjadiyya is the oldest prayer manual (containing du`aas, or supplications) in Islamic sources and one of the most seminal works of Islamic spirituality. Compiled by Imam Ali Zaynul `Abideen (peace be upon him), the Sahifa contains 50 supplications for a wide variety of situations, including His Supplication on Noble Moral Traits.
In Arabia fourteen centuries ago, a man asked his respected friend for a recommendation: what prayer would be the most useful to one seeking assurance of God's mercy? This prayer, known as the du`a of Kumayl, was given in response. The man's name was Kumayl, son of Ziyad, and his friend Imam Ali ibn Talib (a), the Commander of the Faithful. A sincere reading of this prayer can reveal many things: the Islamic concept of God, His Attributes, man's well-founded hopes for reply to prayer and the tranquility of spirit.
The famous sermon delivered at Mina by Imam Husayn ibn Ali (a). Besides being an eye-opener for all of us, who should study the contemporary scene around us in the light of the genuine teachings of Islam, also reveals the sorry state of affairs that prevailed in the Muslim society of those days, just a generation after the holy Prophet (S) and his committed Companions had established a just Islamic society after a lifetime of unimaginable hardship and struggle.
Inspiring narrations of incidents in the lives of the Holy Prophet Muhammd (s), his blessed family (a), and their righteous companions.
Laws on cleanliness, prayers, fasting, hajj, transactions, marriage, and other topics. According to the risalah of Ayatullah Ali al-Husayni As-Sistani
An annendum to the above Islamic Laws containing contemporary legal rulings by Ayatullah As-Sistani.
A discussion of taqleed in light of the Qur'an, ahadeeth, and logical reasoning. By Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.
A scholarly opinion on the calculation of the time of fajr (dawn). Written by Sayyid Muhammad Rizvi.
Fiqh and Fuqaha is a detailed discussion of the nature of Islamic jurisprudence. This work also contains brief biographical sketches of the great fuqahaa' (jurists).
An exchange of letters that took place between the Muslim scholar, Imam Mohamad Jawad Chirri, and Dr. Wilson H. Guertin, that led Dr. Guertin to accept Islam. Writes Dr. Guertin: "If you are a Muslim, read this book out of the obligation to acquire knowledge. If you are a Jew or Christian, read it for the same devout motive. Comparative study of religions may be unsettling if your belief in God is based upon non-rational grounds but can only have the ultimately desired result of strengthening your belief. The pervasive belief in God as represented in our motives must be the goal which our religious educators work toward, with gains in sectarian support becoming quite secondary... If you are unable to say that you believe in God, you can still find value in the study of religion. In the following pages of dialogue, you will be pursuing some of the most important concerns of mankind that can be traced back to the beginning of recorded history. The thoughts and historical events are important in their own right, and perhaps you will, as I have, find the way to a belief in God through them."
A vast collection of information that addresses Shi`a/Sunni inter-school related issues. The primary tools used to investigate are the Holy Quran, logical reasoning, and the traditions that have been narrated by reliable Sunni and Shia sources.
Peshawar Nights is the English translation of a dialogue amongst several Sunni sholars and a 31 year-old Shi'a scholar, Abdu'l-Fani Muhammad al-Musawi Sultanu'l-Wa'izin, of Shiraz, Iran, held over a period of ten nights in Peshawar, India, beginning on 27 January 1927. The dialogues were a model of mutual respect and decorum. A condition of the dialogue was that only sources acceptable to both sects would be cited. The dialogue was held in Farsi, commonly understood in the city of Peshawar. The transcript, made by four reporters and published in the newspapers daily, was published in book form in Teheran and soon became a classic authority in the East. The present work is based on the fourth edition, published in Teheran in 1971, the year in which Sultanu'l-Wa'izin died at the age of 75.
An English translation of Thumma Ihtadaytu by Sayed Mohamed Tijani Smaoui. Then I was Guided is an autobiographical account of Sayed Tijani's search for knowledge. His style is very conversational and this book is very easy reading. Besides being an inspirational account of his journey in search of truth, this work also aims to remove some of the barriers that exist between the schools of thought of the ahl-as-Sunnah and the shi'a by clearing a lot of the misconceptions that have been fabricated against the shi`a in religious literature.
An English translation of Fasaloo ahl al-Dhikr by Sayed Mohamed Tijani Smaoui, the same author of Then I was Guided. In this work, Sayed Tijani examines issues of free will/predestination, the infallibility of the Prophet (s) and the Ahl al-Bayt (a), the companions of the Prophet (s), and the authenticity of the books of traditions compiled by al-Bukhari and al-Muslim.
A detailed proof of authenticity of the famous hadith: The Messenger of Allah - may Allah bestow peace and benedictions upon him and his Progeny - said: "Verily, I am leaving behind two precious things (thaqalayn) among you: the Book of God and my kindred (`itrah), my household (Ahl al-Bayt), for indeed, the two will never separate until they come back to me by the Pond (of al-Kawthar on the Judgement Day)."
The focus of this book is to introduce to the reader those practices and beliefs of the shi'a faith which are not a part of the practice of the majority of the Muslims yet, their existence is witnessed in the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF). The author discusses the issues of: combining the afternoon and evening prayer, 'Bismillah' is a verse preceding almost every of chapter of al-Qur'an, condensing of the prayer by the traveller, temporary marriage, and wudhu. This a translation of al-Masaail al-Fiqhiyya by al-Imam 'Abd al-Husayn Sharaf al-Din al-Musawi. This author was a major contributor to Muslim unity and his works have focused on explaining the belief and practices of the shi'a via the Qur'an and authentic sunni texts.
An examination of ayah 18 in Surat al-Fath regarding the believers who swore allegiance under the tree.
An enlightening article discussing the role of sufism and irfan in Islam.
Many scanned graphics containing the Names of Allah, Qur'anic Verses, and the names of the Infallibles.
A beautifully designed site containing many samples of Arabic calligraphy and architecture.
The Tragedy of Karbala
The tragedy of Karbala took place on the 10th of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar, in the year 60 A.H. In Karbala, the Imam Husayn ibn Ali (a), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (S), was martytred along with his companions and family members. Read through the articles below to understand the history behind the tragedy and reflections on what occurred.
The famous sermon delivered at Mina by Imam Husayn ibn Ali (a). Besides being an eye-opener for all of us, who should study the contemporary scene around us in the light of the genuine teachings of Islam, also reveals the sorry state of affairs that prevailed in the Muslim society of those days, just a generation after the holy Prophet (S) and his committed Companions had established a just Islamic society after a lifetime of unimaginable hardship and struggle.
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