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Frequently Asked Questions: Part 10
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This message is automatically posted to 'soc.religion.islam'
every month and when updated. This lists answers to most
commonly asked questions on the forum. Contributions & changes
are requested and should be directed to: mug...@caltech.edu

OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the index.

Part 1 - Welcome & Index
Part 2 - Info on Islamic News Groups
Part 3 - Introduction to Islam
Part 4 - God & Worship
Part 5 - Islam, Quran & Muhammad (PBUH)
Part 6 - Marriage Laws in Islam
Part 7 - Women In Islam
Part 8 - Life after Death, Moral System & Human rights in Islam
Part 9 - Islam: Prophethood, Jesus & Trinity
Part 10 - Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X
Part 11 - Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet
Part 12 - Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet
Part 13 - Islamic Literature: Books & Video
Part 14 - Islamic Calendar & Prayer Time Table for 1994
Part 15 - Misc: List of Halal Foods

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PART 10: Islam: Farrakhism & Malcom X

Contents

--Articles--
1. COMPARISON: Islam & Farrakhanism ............................... from III&E
2. - God/Allah Alone .............................................. from III&E
3. - Prophet/Messenger ............................................ from III&E
4. - Last Day/Life Hereafter ...................................... from III&E
5. - The Qur'an ................................................... from III&E
6. - The Bible .................................................... from III&E
7. - Shahadah ..................................................... from III&E
8. - Salah ........................................................ from III&E
9. - Zakah ........................................................ from III&E
10. - Sawm ......................................................... from III&E
11. - Hajj ......................................................... from III&E
12. - Lawful (halal); Unlawful (haram) ............................. from III&E
13. - Authentic Hadith ............................................. from III&E
14. Knowing the True Islam ......................................... from III&E
15. AL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ: MALCOM X ............................. from III&E
16. His Pilgrimage to Makkah ....................................... from III&E
17. Islamic Brotherhood ............................................ from III&E
18. Legacy of Malcolm X ............................................ from III&E
--Announcements--
19. Archive Info ..............................................................
20. Credits ...................................................................

Articles .....................................................................

1. COMPARISON: Islam & Farrakhanism ............................... from III&E

ISLAM, and so-called "NATION OF ISLAM," are two different religions. The
only thing common between them is the jargon, the language used by the
both. "The Nation of Islam" is a misnomer; this religion should be
called Farrakhanism, after the name of its propagator. The religion of
Elijah Muhammad and W.D. Fard died with their death because their
officially and popularly elected successor, W.D. Muhammad, integrated
the community with the Muslim community at-large, following the Qur'an
and Hadith of Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. Louis
Farrakhan joined W.D. Muhammad and gave his pledge of allegiance to him
after Elijah Muhammad's death; he later rebelled and broke his oath with
impunity, or without paying any expiation, and restarted "The Nation of
Islam."

Examine the following comparisons between Islam and Farrakhanism with
regard to the belief or practice in each:

Belief/Practice

2. - God/Allah Alone .............................................. from III&E

ISLAM: One Unique, never appeared in any physical form; hence, no
physical representation is possible. He is recognized through his 99
names.

FARRAKHANISM: "...Allah (God) appeared in the Person of Master W. Fard
Muhammad, July 1930; the long awaited 'Messiah' of the Christians and
the 'Mahdi' of the Muslims."

3. - Prophet/Messenger ............................................ from III&E

ISLAM: Muhammad (S) is the last Prophet and the last Messenger. No
messenger or prophet will come after Muhammad (S).

FARRAKHANISM: Elijah Muhammad was a "Messenger of Allah." Are there any
more messengers or prophets to come? Not clear.

4. - Last Day/Life Hereafter ...................................... from III&E

ISLAM: The life on earth as we know it will come to an end; it will be
followed by the life hereafter which includes physical resurrection of
the entire humankind, judgement and the life of paradise or hell.

FARRAKHANISM: "...BELIEVE in the resurrection of the dead - not in
physical resurrection, but in mental resurrection." "No already
physically dead person will be in the Hereafter; that is slavery belief,
taught to slaves to keep them under control." "When you are dead, you
are DEAD."

5. - The Qur'an ................................................... from III&E

ISLAM: It was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (S) between 610 and 632 C.E.
It is the last revelation of Allah to mankind.

FARRAKHANISM: Contradictory beliefs. On one side, "...BELIEVE in the
Holy Qur'an and in the scriptures of all the Prophets of God," and on
the other side, "We, the original nation of the earth ... are the
writers of the Bible and Qur'an. We make such history once every 25,000
years ... it is done by twenty-four of our scientists." "Both the
present Bible and the Holy Qur'an must soon give way to the Holy
Book..."

6. - The Bible .................................................... from III&E

ISLAM: It was revealed to prophets and messengers from Moses (alaihis
salam) to Jesus (A) but was corrupted. Authenticity of statements in the
Bible are judged by the Qur'an.

FARRAKHANISM: (See their beliefs above regarding the Qur'an)

7. - Shahadah ..................................................... from III&E

ISLAM: It means what it says, that is, Allah is Unseen, He is the
Creator, the Sustainer. Mankind is accountable to Him Alone, and Prophet
Muhammad (S) of Arabia is the final and ultimate ROLE MODEL; no one can
substitute for him.

FARRAKHANISM: A cover up to deceive gullible Muslims. "Allah (God)
appeared in the person of Master W. Fard Muhammad," and Muhammad of
Arabia (S) was one of the prophets, not a role model for our times. The
real role model and lawgiver for our times is Elijah Muhammad.

8. - Salah ........................................................ from III&E

ISLAM: Five times a day is required; SALAH (prayer) includes QIYAM
(standing), RUKU' (bowing), SAJDA (prostration), JALSA (sitting on the
floor) and recitations.

FARRAKHANISM: No five times daily SALAH (prayer); prayer, when done has
no RUKU' or SAJDA. Friday is a major congregational prayer day, not for
SALAH, but to say DU'A and to listen to a Minister.

9. - Zakah ........................................................ from III&E

ISLAM: Required on accumulated wealth after having in possession for one
year above the NISAB (certain limits), as defined in SHARI'A (Islamic
law).

FARRAKHANISM: It is a tax as "poor due" on income, similar to income
tax. Who benefits?

10. - Sawm ......................................................... from III&E

ISLAM: Fasting is required in the month of Ramadan, ninth month of
Islamic calendar.

FARRAKHANISM: Fasting is required in December only. Fasting in the month
of Ramadan is optional.

11. - Hajj ......................................................... from III&E

ISLAM: Required once in a lifetime if conditions of finances, health,
and safety of travel are met.

FARRAKHANISM: No Hajj requirement. Farrakhan and his cronies take trips
to Saudi Arabia, and by the way, to Makkah for the main purpose of image
building and to raise funds from gullible rich Arabs.

12. - Lawful (halal); Unlawful (haram) ............................. from III&E

ISLAM: Determined by Allah, the God Alone, announced in the Qur'an or by
the Prophet Muhammad (S), recorded in the authentic Hadith sources.

FARRAKHANISM: Determined by W.D. Fard and announced by Elijah Muhammad.
The Qur'an and Prophet Muhammad (S) have no relevance nor authority with
regard to lawful and unlawful.

13. - Authentic Hadith ............................................. from III&E

ISLAM: An indispensable source of Islamic beliefs and practices, the
only source after the Qur'an. Indispensable for the understanding of the
Qur'an itself.

FARRAKHANISM: Ignored, if not totally rejected by Farrakhanis. However,
the leadership, including Farrakhan himself, may invoke Hadith if it
suits their purpose to fool gullible Muslims.

[ -- M. Amir Ali, Ph.D. References for Farrakhanism quotes are given in
the author's article: ISLAM OR FARRAKHANISM. ]

14. Knowing the True Islam ......................................... from III&E

There are many groups in America who claim to represent Islam and call
their adherents Muslims. Any serious student of Islam has a duty to
investigate and find the true Islam. The only two authentic sources
which bind every Muslim are, (1) the Qur'an and (2) authentic or sound
Hadith. Sometimes, Fiqh is quoted as a source. However, only that part
of fiqh is a true source and binding which quotes directly Qur'an and
authentic Hadith. All other parts of fiqh are opinions of learned
scholars. Since scholars are not prophets or messengers of Allah, they
are fallible people. Hence their opinions may be correct or may not be
correct; they do not become binding.

Any teachings under the label of "Islam" which contradict or are at
variance with the direct understanding of fundamental beliefs and
practices of Islam from the Qur'an and authentic Hadith should be
rejected, and such a religion should be considered a PSEUDO-ISLAMIC
CULT. In America there are many pseudo-Islamic cults, Farrakhanism being
one of them. An honest attitude on the part of such cults should be not
to call themselves Muslims and their religion Islam. Such an example of
honesty is Bahaism which is an off-shoot of Islam, but Bahais do not
call themselves Muslims nor their religion, Islam. In fact, Bahaism is
not Islam just as Farrakhanism is not Islam.

The foundation of Islam consists of TAWHEED, RISALAH, and AAKHIRAH. And
"five pillars" of Islam are SHAHADAH, SALAH, ZAKAH, SAWM and HAJJ. The
rest of the building of Islam consists of SHARI'A which includes HARAM
and HALAL, RIGHTS and DUTIES, MORAL CODE, CONVEYING THE MESSAGE,
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RULE OF ALLAH and EXCELLENCE in everything Muslims
do. Any claims of Islam should be judged on the criteria given in this
paragraph. If the foundation and pillars of a building are demolished
there is no building left. Such is the case with pseudo-Islamic cults,
including Farrakhanism. For details request the booklet, HOW TO PRESENT
ISLAM, A RATIONAL APPROACH by the author of this brochure.

15. AL-HAJJ MALIK EL-SHABAZZ: MALCOM X ............................. from III&E

Twenty-five years after his death, Malcolm X, Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,
still towers above the statue of liberty. He refuses to die. Wherever
injustice and oppression takes place, his smiling face and
uncompromising message fill the atmosphere.

Yes, they killed the body but not the spirit. When he was alive, Brother
Shabazz was the most feared man in America. And, the most loved. The
situation hasn't changed.

For the deprived and the oppressed African-Americans, Brother Shabazz
continues to be the hero, the inspiration that makes it possible for
them to maintain their sanity and dignity in a vile society which can't
stop despising them.

We, as Muslims, are often angered to see Br. Shabazz identified as a
Black Nationalist rather than a Muslim. While the anger is justified, we
must understand that people generally emphasize the aspect of a leader's
life which is in harmony with their own aspirations. While some
African-Americans will continue to invoke the nationalist side of Br.
Shabazz, it is for us to see that his Islamic personality is projected
to the world!

16. His Pilgrimage to Makkah ....................................... from III&E

When he was in Makkah, Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz wrote a letter to his
loyal assistants in Harlem... from his heart:

"Never have I witnessed such sincere hospitality and overwhelming spirit
of true brotherhood as is practiced by people of all colors and races
here in this ancient Holy Land, the home of Abraham, Muhammad and all
the other Prophets of the Holy Scriptures. For the past week, I have
been utterly speechless and spellbound by the graciousness I see
displayed all around me by people of all colors.

"I have been blessed to visit the Holy City of Mecca, I have made my
seven circuits around the Ka'ba, led by a young Mutawaf named Muhammad,
I drank water from the well of the Zam Zam. I ran seven times back and
forth between the hills of Mt. Al-Safa and Al Marwah. I have prayed in
the ancient city of Mina, and I have prayed on Mt. Arafat.

"There were tens of thousands of pilgrims, from all over the world. They
were of all colors, from blue-eyed blondes to black-skinned Africans.
But we were all participating in the same ritual, displaying a spirit of
unity and brotherhood that my experiences in America had led me to
believe never could exist between the white and non-white.

"America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion
that erases from its society the race problem. Throughout my travels in
the Muslim world, I have met, talked to, and even eaten with people who
in America would have been considered white - but the white attitude was
removed from their minds by the religion of Islam. I have never before
seen sincere and true brotherhood practiced by all colors together,
irrespective of their color.

"You may be shocked by these words coming from me. But on this
pilgrimage, what I have seen, and experienced, has forced me to
rearrange much of my thought-patterns previously held, and to toss aside
some of my previous conclusions. This was not too difficult for me.
Despite my firm convictions, I have always been a man who tries to face
facts, and to accept the reality of life as new experience and new
knowledge unfolds it. I have always kept an open mind, which is
necessary to the flexibility that must go hand in hand with every form
of intelligent search for truth.

"During the past eleven days here in the Muslim world, I have eaten from
the same plate, drunk from the same glass, and slept on the same rug -
while praying to the same God - with fellow Muslims, whose eyes were the
bluest of blue, whose hair was the blondest of blond, and whose skin was
the whitest of white. And in the words and in the deeds of the white
Muslims, I felt the same sincerity that I felt among the black African
Muslims of Nigeria, Sudan and Ghana.

"We were truly all the same (brothers) - because their belief in one God
had removed the white from their minds, the white from their behavior,
and the white from their attitude.

"I could see from this, that perhaps if white Americans could accept the
Oneness of God, then perhaps, too, they could accept in reality the
Oneness of Man - and cease to measure, and hinder, and harm others in
terms of their 'differences' in color.

"With racism plaguing America like an incurable cancer, the so-called
'Christian' white American heart should be more receptive to a proven
solution to such a destructive problem. Perhaps it could be in time to
save America from imminent disaster - the same destruction brought upon
Germany by racism that eventually destroyed the Germans themselves.

"Each hour here in the Holy Land enables me to have greater spiritual
insights into what is happening in America between black and white. The
American Negro never can be blamed for his racial animosities - he is
only reacting to four hundred years of the conscious racism of the
American whites. But as racism leads America up the suicide path, I do
believe, from the experiences that I have had with them, that the whites
of the younger generation, in the colleges and universities, will see
the handwriting on the walls and many of them will turn to the spiritual
path of truth - the only way left to America to ward off the disaster
that racism inevitably must lead to.

"Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel
more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been
heaped upon an American Negro? A few nights ago, a man who would be
called in America a white man, a United Nations diplomat, an ambassador,
a companion of kings, gave me his hotel suite, his bed. Never would I
have even thought of dreaming that I would ever be a recipient of such
honors - honors that in America would be bestowed upon a King - not a
Negro.

"All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the Worlds.

"Sincerely,

"Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz" (Malcolm X) (From the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
MALCOLM X with assistance from Alex Haley, the author of ROOTS)

Malcolm X saw and experienced many positive things. Generosity and
openheartedness were qualities which were impressed on him by the
welcome which he received in many places. He saw brotherhood and the
brotherhood of different races and this led him to disclaim racism and
to say: "I am not a racist... In the past I permitted myself to be
used... to make sweeping indictments of all white people, the entire
white race, and these generalizations have caused injuries to some
whites who perhaps did not deserve to be hurt. Because of the spiritual
enlightenment which I was blessed to receive as the result of my recent
pilgrimage to the Holy City of Mecca, I no longer subscribe to sweeping
indictments of any one race. I am now striving to live the life of a
true Sunni Muslim. I must repeat that I am not a racist nor do I
subscribe to the tenets of racism. I can state in all sincerity that I
wish nothing but freedom, justice and equality, life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness for all people."

Malcolm X was vehemently anti-White. That's the way he was taught as a
'Black Muslim.' But his trip for Hajj changed all of that. He came to
see that all men are equal, regardless of their color. True anti-racism
is color blindness. That is what he preached on his return to the United
States. And that is why he was assassinated. While he preached
separatism, keeping people aware of color differences, that was OK.
Blacks vs. Whites is an acceptable dialect. But when Al-Hajj Malik
El-Shabazz started to preach the Oneness of God and the equality of
races, and was prepared to act in any lawful (halal) means necessary, he
had to go: Truth vs. Falsehood is an unacceptable dialect.

Islam believes in the unity of the human race. Islam says that all
mankind are the creatures of One God, they are all equal. Division of
color, class, race or territory are sheer illusions; and ideologies
which are based on such distinctions are the greatest menace on earth.
Humanity is one single family of God, there can be no sanction for these
barriers. Men are one and not White or Black, Aryan of Non-Aryan,
Occidental or Oriental.

Islam is based on the universal brotherhood of man and practices
universal brotherhood of man. But the importance of this concept is of
great value as it is the only solution to national and international
problems. This is said to be the age of freedom and restoring unto every
man his dignity, and despite all the phenomenal changes in the political
stage of the world, our age is still unable to think in terms of human
dignity, and this is the dark specter of social concern of our time.
For, despite man's conquest of space and mastery over the forces of
nature, man has not been able to rid himself of the primeval prejudice
of race and color. The stark reality of our time has brought in its
trail a great desolation and frustration as we find ourselves face to
face with chaos, wars, the miserable conditions of living of the masses
of mankind and the exploitation of one nation by another, and this leads
to selfishness, fear, hatred; class, tribe and race discrimination; and
subsequently the division of man against man is the order of the day,
even in the so-called Socialist countries.

Islam's greatest contribution to mankind was the abolition and
extinction of distinction based on race and color. The Holy Qur'an
declared:

"Mankind were one community, then they differed among themselves, so God
raised Prophets as bearers of good tidings and as warners..." (Al-Qur'an
2:213)

"O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female; and made you
into nations and tribes, that you might get to know one another. The
noblest of you, in the sight of God, is he who is the most righteous.
God is All-Knowing and Wise." (Al-Qur'an 49:13)

>From the above verses, it is clear that the whole of humanity from its
diverse races, was originally one, deriving its existence from One
Creator and that all barriers that separate humanity by race and color
must vanish and the superiority of a person be judged by his conduct
only. A good Muslim considers himself a fusion of all races. Anyone who
enters into the fold of Islam becomes part and parcel of this
fraternity, forgetting all pride and prejudice. On the basis of this
principle, Islam seeks to build an intellectual, moral, ideological and
international society, as against the existing tribal, racial,
linguistic and national societies, which have turned the world into a
racio-color holocaust.

17. Islamic Brotherhood ............................................ from III&E

"No other society has such a record of success in uniting in an equality
of status, of opportunity and endeavour so many and so varied races of
mankind. The great Muslim communities of Africa, India and Indonesia,
perhaps also the small community in Japan, show that Islam has still the
power to reconcile apparently irreconcilable elements of race and
tradition. If ever the opposition of the great societies of the East and
west is to be replaced by cooperation, the mediation of Islam is an
indispensable condition." (H.A.R. Gibb, WHITHER ISLAM, p. 379)

"The extinction of race consciousness as between Muslims is one of the
outstanding achievements of Islam and in the contemporary world there
is, as it happens, a crying need for the propagation of this Islamic
virtue..." (A.J. Toynbee, CIVILIZATION ON TRIAL, New York, p. 205)

"How, for instance, can any other appeal stand against that of the
Moslem who, in approaching the pagan, says to him, however obscure or
degraded he may be 'Embrace the faith, and you are at once equal and a
brother.' Islam knows no color line." (S. S. Leeder, VEILED MYSTERIES OF
EGYPT)

18. Legacy of Malcolm X ............................................ from III&E

Malcolm X was born into Christianity as Malcolm Little and died in Islam
as Malik Shabazz. This is something to think about and is an expression
of his legacy. Malcolm X went through the transition period of the
religion of the "Nation of Islam," a religion of American origin
borrowing some terms from the Muslim culture of the East. For
information about differences between Islam and the so-called "Nation of
Islam" request the brochure "Islam and Farrakhanism Compared" and the
booklet "Islam or Farrakhanism" (for a donation ) from III&E, P.O. Box
41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129.

It appears that Malik Shabazz went through five stages in his short
life. The first stage was his childhood under the shadows of his
religious parents. The second stage was his adolescence to youth until
his moving out to Harlem, NY. This was a rowdy and irresponsible stage
of his life which eventually landed him in prison. The fourth stage of
his life was in the "Nation of Islam" which was not real Islam. In the
"Nation of Islam," on one side, Malcolm was a very disciplined man; on
the other side he became a black racist, a separatist and a demagogue.
In the fifth and final stage of his youthful life, Malik Shabazz reached
the apex which he could only achieve in real Islam, not in the cultist
"Nation of Islam." Malik Shabazz entered the real Islam as a result of
his journey to Makkah (Mecca is a misspelling). In Islam he became
moderate and conciliatory. He shed his racism.

The legacy of Malcolm X is the real Islam taught to us by the Prophet
Muhammad of Arabia, not the racist cult of the "Nation of Islam,"
presently lead by Louis Farrakhan and others who branched out of the old
following of Elijah Muhammad. However, Elijah's son, Wallace D.
Muhammad, now known as Imam Warith Deen Muhammad, moved away from his
father's religion. He is coming to the real Islam adopted by Malik
Shabazz for which Malcolm was assassinated. Malik Shabazz shall be
remembered by all Muslims as a martyr for the cause of Allah.

If you want to know more about the real Islam followed by Malik Shabazz
in his last days, call or write to III&E. P.O. Box 41129 Chicago, IL
60641-0129 Fax. (312) 777-7199

Announcements ................................................................

19. Archive Info ..............................................................

This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.

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-- World-Wide-Web (WWW) --

One recommended interface is 'mosaic,' below are mosaic 'home pages.'

URL at USENET Archive site:
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URL at Caltech MSA site:
http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa/links.html

20. Credits ...................................................................

The author wishes to thank all those who contributed in any capacity for
the original one part FAQ or this multi-part FAQ.

-- SOURCES --

The basic introduction and literature presented in the FAQ is from
brochures on Islam distributed by Institute of Islamic Information &
Education (III&E). These brochures were typed in electronic form by
Ms.M.Ahmed.

The information on soc.religion.islam forum (in Part 2) has been
compiled from USENET archives and administrative logs of
Soc.Religion.Islam moderator panel.

What is III&E?

III&E is an acronym for the Institute of Islamic Information & Education
which was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1985. The III&E is
registered in the State of Illinois and recognized by the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) as a not-for-profit religious organization.

More information can be obtained by contacting Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O.
Box 41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.; Tel: (312) 777-7443 Fax:
(312) 777-7199.

-- 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 MUS...@ASUACAD.BITnet (A Bitnet listserv list) and on
USENET: bit.listserv.muslims.

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PART 11: Islamic Internet Guide: Islamic Resources on Internet

Contents

--Articles--
1. Introduction ..............................................................
2. Retrieving files using FTP ................................................
3. Major FTP Sites for Islamic Material on Internet ..........................
4. FTP Sites for Holy Quran ..................................................
5. FTP Sites for Hadith ......................................................
6. FTP Sites for Islamic Literature ..........................................
7. Using Gopher ..............................................................
8. Gopher Sites with Islamic Literature ......................................
9. Holy Quran & Hadith Available Thru Gopher .................................
10. About World-Wide-Web ......................................................
11. Web Servers with Islamic Material .........................................
12. LISTSERV Lists on Islam ...................................................
13. Islamic Newsgroups on USENET ..............................................
14. Software: Islamic Prayer Timers ...........................................
--Announcements--
15. Archive Info ..............................................................
16. Credits ...................................................................

Articles .....................................................................

1. Introduction ..............................................................

The Islamic resources available on the network have increased many folds
and continue to increase. This document attempts to cover almost all the
know resources.

The listing is sorted by protocols. An information site may be
accessible by several protocols and provide pointers to other sites.
Hence, there may be some duplication.

In addition, all resources listed were verified as of August 25, 1994.
and Jan 10, 1995.

Holy Quran & Hadith: Please use the translations on your own risk. No
claim on authencity of the text is guaranteed. Caltech MSA has
undertaken the task verifying the text of Holy Quran translations
against the published & authenticated translations. This task is
expected to take several months, starting August 1994.

Any additions/changes to the resources cited are welcome.

2. Retrieving files using FTP ................................................

Anonymous File Transfer Protocol:

This is a standard setup on internet. It allows a user to use 'ftp'
command to connect to a site and download files. The following may be
help to the new users.

How to down load files using FTP:
________________________________

% ftp _name_of_the_site

File Extensions: .Z or .zip or .tar
____________________________________

The files may be in different formats. A file maybe an executable
program or just a text file. Most files are compressed to save the disk
storage space. Here is a list to identify the files.

.zip DOS compression
.Z UNIX compression
.tar UNIX file bundle
.gz GNU zip

File Transfer Mode:
__________________

it is a good idea to use 'binary' transfer, especially for .tar files.
To set the 'binary' mode at 'ftp' prompt type: "binary"

ftp> binary

To Retrieve a File: ftp> get _file_name_
To Change Directory: ftp> cd _directory_path_

3. Major FTP Sites for Islamic Material on Internet ..........................

This index is by site name, index by subject follows later.

A- Name: Caltech MSA Site -1-
Site: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Directory: /pub/calmsa

B- Name: Caltech MSA Site -2-
Site: ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu
Directory: /pub/calmsa

C- Name: Boston University
Site: cs-ftp.bu.edu
Directory: /amass/Islam/Quran/

D- Name: Islam Net (on Rahut.net)
Site: ftp.rahul.net
Direcotry: /pub/islamnet

4. FTP Sites for Holy Quran ..................................................

MAJOR SITES: Hosting Several Translations of Holy Quran.

___________________________________________________________

Boston University FTP Site
___________________________________________________________
SITE:cs-ftp.bu.edu DIRECTORY: /amass/Islam/Quran/

README arabic-by-eyler.hqx trans-pickthal.text.gz
and-translations.text.Z arabic-by-eyler.text trans-yousufali.text.gz

___________________________________________________________

Caltech UGCS FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-2-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/cms/Quran/

Quran-Picthall.Z System-7.01-&-Arabic.sea.#1.hqx
Quran-Shakir.tar.Z System-7.01-&-Arabic.sea.#2.hqx
Quran-and-trans.sea.#1.hqx pickthal.txt.sea.hqx
Quran-and-trans.sea.#2.hqx yusufali.txt.sea.hqx
Quran.sea.hqx

___________________________________________________________

Caltech CCO FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-1-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.cco.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/cms/Quran/

Quran-Picthall.Z Quran-Shakir.tar.Z Quran.readme

___________________________________________________________

FILE: Quran.tar.Z

etlport.etl.go.jp /pub/NeXT/Literature/working/Quran.tar.Z
nova.cc.purdue.edu /pub/next/Literature/working/Quran.tar.Z
roxette.mty.itesm.mx /pub/next/Literature/working/Quran.tar.Z
sonata.cc.purdue.edu /pub/next/Literature/working/Quran.tar.Z
ftp.uu.net /doc/literary/obi/Religion/Quran.tar.Z
unix.hensa.ac.uk /pub/uunet/doc/literary/obi/Religion/Quran.tar.Z
ftp.princeton.edu /pub/Quran.tar.Z

OTHER FORMAT:

gatekeeper.dec.com /.8/misc/scripture/quran/
phoenix.oulu.fi /pub/quran/quran.tar
slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com /pub/doc/quran.tar.Z
ftp.rahul.net /pub/islamnet/quran/trans-pickthal.text.Z

Courtesy: Islamic Information & News Network (IINN) Muslims @
Asuacad.BITnet

5. FTP Sites for Hadith ......................................................

___________________________________________________________

Caltech UGCS FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-2-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/cms/Hadith/

Bukhari.Z hadith.2.Z hadith.qudsi.2.Z
hadith.1.Z hadith.Z hadith.qudsi.Z

___________________________________________________________

Caltech CCO FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-1-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.cco.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/cms/Quran/

Bukhari hadith.1.Z hadith.qudsi.2.Z
Hadith.2.cr.Z hadith.2.Z hadith.qudsi.Z

___________________________________________________________

IslamNet FTP Site
___________________________________________________________
SITE: ftp.rahul.net DIRECTORY: /pub/islamnet/hadith

hadith.1.Z hadith.qudsi.2.Z
Bukhari.Z hadith.2.Z hadith.qudsi.Z

Courtesy: Islamic Information & News Network (IINN) Muslims @
Asuacad.BITnet

6. FTP Sites for Islamic Literature ..........................................

___________________________________________________________

Boston University FTP Site
___________________________________________________________
SITE: cs-ftp.bu.edu DIRECTORY: /amass/Islam

Contact Person(s): Mohammad Jamil Sawar (sa...@cbl.leeds.ac.uk)

Images/ crescent-93.text ramadan-boston94.ps
Prayer-scheds/ crescent-sighting.text ramadan-boston94.tex
Praytimer/ fatiha-stack.doc takbyr.dvi
Quran/ fatiha-stack.hqx takbyr.ps
Sounds/ praytimer.tar.Z
crescent-92.text ramadan-boston94.dvi

___________________________________________________________

Caltech CCO FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-1-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE: ftp.cco.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/calmsa

Contact Person(s): Asim Mughal & Asif Khaliq (cal...@cco.caltech.edu)

33windows.creator emaan islamic.centers
DSS_ascii.1QH.txt environment istiqamat
Hadith/ faq.ari kashmir.pns94
ITimer21.README faq.bit.muslims knowledge
ITimer21.exe faq.iinn last.sermon
ITimer21.shar faq.iinn.muslims mercy.ayat
IslamicTimer-2.0.shar faq.sri.2.3 miracles
Muhammad.prophet finality.1 mosque.why
Quran/ finality.2 muhammed.bible
README.FIRST finality.3 perseverance.job
README.OLD finality.4 political.order
README.OLD.2 fundamentals prayer.f
README.calmsa hijab.protect praytime.zip
README.cms humanrights quotron/
README.instruct iiie/ ramadan.meaning
arafat.day iinn.survey94 resurrection
belief.unbelief ijtihad revelation
books index.quran ritual.prayers
booksellers.list index.surah sahaba
bosnia/ info.amana status.women
bosnia.aid.info introtoislam tawhid
cfv.bosnia islam-faq/ treatise.nature
cfv.scm islam-rc.92 treatise.quran
cfv.tri islam-rc.old way.to.quran
christ.islam islam.focus wedding.in.islam
consequences islam.glance worldly.gain
cybermuslim.v2.0 islam.is.future
educators islam.west

___________________________________________________________

Caltech UGCS FTP Site (Caltech MSA/IINN FTP Site-2-)
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu DIRECTORY: /pub/cms

Contact Person(s): Asim Mughal (cal...@cco.caltech.edu)

CMS.README README.calmsa emaan.Z
CMS.README.OLD README.cms forums.Z
Hadith/ Shakir-suras/ ijtihad.Z
ITimer21.README bonsia.Z islam-rc.1.1.Z
ITimer21.exe books.Z islam-rc.1.1a.Z
ITimer21.shar books.list.2.Z marriage.Z
Islam.introduction.Z bosnia.Z prayer.f.Z
IslamicTimer-2.0.shar.Z bosnia.video.Z think.Z
Quran/ cms.readme.Z treatise.Z
README.FILES educators.Z

___________________________________________________________

IslamNet FTP site
___________________________________________________________
SITE:ftp.rahul.net DIRECTORY: /pub/islamnet/articles

intro.islam.txt.Z resurrec.txt.Z
christ.islam.Z islamic.centers.txt.Z ritual.prayers.Z
cybermuslim.guide.Z last.sermon.Z sahaba.Z
emaan.Z marriage.Z science.Z
food.halal.Z muhammed.bible.Z status.women.Z
fundamen.txt.Z praytime.zip tawhid.Z
humanrig.txt.Z ramadan.meaning.Z way.to.quran.Z

Courtesy: Islamic Information & News Network (IINN) Muslims @
Asuacad.BITnet

7. Using Gopher ..............................................................

The "Gopher" is a client/server based information delivery setup. Gopher
clients connect to a Gopher Server loaded with information. A Gopher
Server may be connected to hundreds of other Gopher servers. This
connection is transparent to the user.

To use the gopher system, you should have 'Gopher client' on your local
system.

TO Access Gopher with Gopher Client:

Type: % gopher server_name 70

To Access Gopher without Gopher Client: You may wish to use a public
telnet gopher site. You may use any of the following:

Hostname Login Area
------------------------- -------------
consultant.micro.umn.edu gopher North America
ux1.cso.uiuc.edu gopher North America
gopher.msu.edu gopher North America
gopher.ebone.net gopher Europe

8. Gopher Sites with Islamic Literature ......................................

A- GOPHER LATIF.COM 70

As of December 01, '93 Islamic material is available thru
gopher services as well. To access:

% gopher latif.com 70

Contact Name: Br. Yaakob Abdullah (yaa...@latif.com)

B- GOPHER GOPHER.CALTECH.EDU 70

The ftp site maintained by Caltech MSA carrying files archived
by Islamic Information & News Network (mus...@asuacad.bitnet)
is now accessible thru gopher.

The gopher server is: gopher.caltech.edu

\Computing Information
\CCO anonymous FTP site
\pub
\calmsa

For Quick Access: % gopher gopher.caltech.edu 70

gopher.caltech.edu is linked to world-wide network of gophers.

Contact Name: (Asim Mughal) cal...@cco.caltech.edu [MSA Acct]
mug...@alumni.caltech.edu

C- GOPHER WINGS.BUFFALO.EDU 70

The gopher server is: wings.buffalo.edu

and choose #10 from the first menu (Student Life and Services/)
#12 from the second (Undergraduate Student Association/)
#2 from the third (The Muslim Student Association/)

Contact Name: hkh...@ren.hwi.buffalo.edu (Hanif Khalak)

COURTESY: Islamic Information & News Network (MUS...@PSUVM.BITnet)

9. Holy Quran & Hadith Available Thru Gopher .................................

HADITH AVAILABLE THRU GOPHER:

TO ACCESS: % gopher

This will connect to your root gopher. If gopher is NOT setup on your
site, go to the end of the document for 'Public Telnet Sites for
Gopher.'

SITE-1- % gopher cwis.usc.edu

Please select the following in sequence:

--> 4. Campus Life/
--> 5. Student Organizations/
--> 3. Muslim Students Association/

SITE-2- % gopher umicc.umich.edu

--> 2. UMCC FTP archives and user's gopher entries/
--> 6. users/
--> 4. Abdullah Haydar's Stuff/ or --> 7. Omar Haydar, MSA/

SITE-3- % gopher gopher.caltech.edu

--> 4. Computing Information/
--> 1. CCO anonymous ftp archive/
--> 6. pub/
--> 12. calmsa/

SITE-4- % gopher wings.buffalo.edu

--> 10. Student Life and Services/
--> 12. Undergraduate Student Association/
--> 2. The Muslim Student Association/

10. About World-Wide-Web ......................................................

World-Wide-Web (WWW) makes it possible to browse thru resources and
fetch documents using hypertext. Hypertext is a text with pointers to
other text. Selecting hypertext opens up the text listed in the pointer.

With a WWW browser, one may browse thru information in several
protocols, e.g. FTP, gopher, telnet. etc. This is achieved by calling up
information using 'Unified Resource Locators' (URL).

Breakdown of URL:

protocol://machinename:port:/path/filename

e.g. http://info.cern.ch:80/default.html
ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/mirrors

WWW provides 'integrated services.' Common WWW interface is 'Mosaic.' A
new WWW interface is 'Netscape.'

11. Web Servers with Islamic Material .........................................

SITE-1: http://latif.com/welcome.html
Maintainer: yak...@latif.com

SITE-2: http://www.cco.caltech.edu/~calmsa
Maintainer: cal...@cco.caltech.edu

SITE-3: http://www.clark.net/pub/murple/home.html

SITE-4: gopher://wings.buffalo.edu/hh/student-life/sa/muslim
Maintainer: MSA Buffalo,NY

12. LISTSERV Lists on Islam ...................................................

LIST-1: MUSLIMS@ASUACAD & MUSLIMS@PSUVM

Name: Islamic Information & News Network (IINN)
Info: Weekly or Bi-weekly Digest containing news, info and articles on
Islam.
Subscription: 800+
OWNER: pako...@asuacad.bitnet (Nauman Mysorewala).

LIST-2: ISLAM-L@ULKYVM

Name: History of Islam
Info: A discussion list.
Subscription: 380+
OWNER: jacock01@ulkyvm (Jim Cocks)

LIST-3: ISLAMIAT@SAKAAU03

Name: Islamic Information and Issues Discussion Group.
Info: A discussion list.
Subscription: unknown
OWNERS: ENF3006@SAKAAU03 (Abu baker Essahak & Muhammad Moula)

LIST-4: NAH...@MSU.EDU

Name: North American Historians of Islamic Art
Info: A discussion list.
Subscription: 101
OWNERS: al...@ah2.cal.msu.edu (Alan Fisher)

13. Islamic Newsgroups on USENET ..............................................

NEWSGROUP-1: Soc.Religion.Islam (moderated)

Contact Addresses: religion-is...@ncar.ncar.edu
s...@gnu.ai.mit.edu

NEWGROUP-2: Bit.Listserv.Muslims (moderated)

Islamic Information & News Network gatewayed from MUS...@PSUVM.BITnet
Contact Address: Mus...@Psuvm.Bitnet

NEWSGROUP-3: Alt.Religion.Islam (un-moderated)

-No contact address-

Courtesy: Islamic Information & News Network (MUS...@PSUVM.BITNET)

14. Software: Islamic Prayer Timers ...........................................

A number of software programs have been written by Muslims to make it
easier for others to calculate the prayer timings in their areas. This
is a brief listing of prayer software availale thru Caltech MSA/IINN
anonymous FTP sites:

_____________________________________________

Islamic Timer 2.1 (Released August 1994)
_____________________________________________

Location: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Dir: /home/pub/calmsa

ITimer21.shar, ITimer21.exe, ITimer.README
Runs on DOS and UNIX Machines.

Provided by: <wmuh...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

_____________________________________________

Prayer Timer (Released August 1994)
_____________________________________________

Location: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Dir: /home/pub/calmsa

praytime.zip
Prayer Timer for DOS machines

_____________________________________________

Prayer Time Table (Released 1991)
_____________________________________________

Location: ftp.cco.caltech.edu
Dir: /home/pub/calmsa

prayer.f Runs on UNIX machines

Provided by: t. djamaluddin

_____________________________________________

Prayer Time Table (Released 1991)
_____________________________________________

Location: ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu
Dir: /home/pub/cms

prayer.c Runs on UNIX machines

Provide by: Waqar Malik (Caltech MSA)
cal...@cco.caltech.edu

Courtesy: Islamic Information & News Network (Mus...@Asuacad.BItnet)

Announcements ................................................................

15. 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 --

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-...@rtfm.mit.edu

Text of E-mail Message:

send usenet/news.answers/islam-faq/part11
quit

-- GOPHER --

Site: gopher.caltech.edu 70
Path: Computing Information/
CCO anonymous ftp archive/
pub/
calmsa/
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

16. 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 --

What is IINN?

-- 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 (Mus...@PSUVM.bitnet)
o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)

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Frequently Asked Questions: Part 12

OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the index.

________________________________________________________

PART 12: Other Islamic Resource Guides on Internet

Contents

--Articles--
1. Introduction ..............................................................
2. Cyber Muslim 2.0 ..........................................................
3. Islamic Resource Guide ....................................................
--Announcements--
4. Archive Info ..............................................................
5. Credits ...................................................................

Articles .....................................................................

1. Introduction ..............................................................

AssalaamOalaikum,

It is a pleasure to note that there are other brothers who have also
done an excellent job of making information pertaining to Islam &
Muslims available on voluntary basis.

Each internet guide compiled has its own unique flavor. Specifically,
CyberMuslim informs us of Muslim forums and organizations on internet
while Islamic Resource guide emphasizes on the quran, hadith, prayer and
miscellaneous software packages available.

In this section of FAQ, both CyberMuslim & Islamic Resource Guide have
been included verbatim with permission from the authors. Both guides are
also available independently on Caltech MSA FTP Site-1-
(ftp.cco.caltech.edu dir:/pub/calmsa).

Jazakallah Khairun.

2. Cyber Muslim 2.0 ..........................................................

#*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
#* (* *
#* Mas'ood Cajee's *
#* CYBERMUSLIM 2.0 *
#* >>>The Guide to Islamic Resources on the Internet<<< *
#* *
#* AS LISTED IN ED KROL'S "WHOLE INTERNET CATALOG" *
#* AND OTHER FINE RESOURCE GUIDES TO THE INTERNET! *
#*-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=*
Compiled by Mas'ood Cajee [mca...@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu], 7 April 94.
Additions/comments welcome. Copyleft (c) Mas'ood Cajee 1994. Permission
to reprint & distribute granted only if this heading included, and
maintainer notified. This list is available via:
gopher://latif.com:70/
>ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/mcgee/african/islam/cybermuslim.guide
>mail://mca...@aardvark.ucs.uoknor.edu
>http://www.uoknor.edu/www/ou_info/mc_info.html
------------------------------------------------------------------------

PURPOSE: to list resources available on the Internet that contain a
significant amount of information related to Islam & Muslims.
AUDIENCE: this file is useful for educators, scholars, and students
of the Muslim World.
ASSUMPTIONS: to access the information sources listed here you must
have access to and know how to use anonymous ftp,telnet,
e-mail, gopher, usenet, and www.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<TABLE OF CONTENTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Section =1= INTERNET/BITNET MAILING LISTS
Listservs, Publications, and Discussion Groups

Section =2= ANONYMOUS FTP SITES
Quran Sites
Sites for Software, Graphics, etc.

Section =3= TELNET/GOPHER/WWW SITES

Section =4= USENET GROUPS

Section =5= ORGANIZATIONS ON-LINE

Section =6= INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIVITY
Internet Links in CyberMuslimLand

Section =7= BIBLIOGRAPHY

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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Section 1: INTERNET/BITNET MAILING LISTS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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(The Internet has revolutionised the way people can communicate
and discuss Muslim, Arab, and Third World issues. Using e-mail, anyone
can tap into the wealth of information that exists. This section
includes lists or services that require only e-mail.)
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Name of Service: AFRICAN NEWS & INFO SERVICE

Content: Daily News about and from Africa.

Maintainer: Faraz Rabbani (frab...@epas.utoronto.edu)

How to Subscribe:
send this one line message to LIST...@UTORONTO.BITNET
SUBSCRIBE AFRICA-N Your_Full_Name

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Name of Service: ALGERIA-NET

Content: News and discussion of Algeria.

How to Subscribe:
send this one line message to algeria-n...@monte.svec.uh.edu
SUBSCRIBE ALGERIA-N Your_Full_Name

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Name of Service: ALGERIA NEWS LIST

Content: News about Algeria in French and some English.

How to Subscribe:
send this one line message to list...@gwuvm.gwu.edu
SUBSCRIBE ALGNEWS Your_Full_Name

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Name of service: ALJAZIR...@CS.WASHINGTON.EDU

Content: Discuss issues of interest to students from Saudi Arabia, and
Arab Gulf countries in general, studying in the US and Europe. The
issues to be discussed include (but are not limited to) problems
pertaining to one's studies and one's life in a different society,
student and community activities, etc.

Maintainer: ba...@cs.washington.edu

How to Subscribe:
send a message to Aljazirah-l...@cs.washington.edu

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Name of Service: ARABIC LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE TEACHING

Content: Discussion and resources for linguists and teachers of Arabic.

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to MAIL...@vtvm2.cc.vt.edu with the message
subscribe ARABIC-L your_full_name

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Name of Service: AR-RASSED

Content: A news and analysis weekly with biting commentary from a
Muslim perspective.

How to subscribe:
send e-mail to EAB...@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU

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Name of Service: AWAIR Educator's Network

Content: Quarterly on-line newsletter MIDDLE EAST RESOURCES, as
well as other informational mailings for pre-collegiate educators
from AWAIR,
or Arab World and Islamic Resources, Berkeley, California.

How to subscribe:
send e-mail to aw...@igc.apc.org

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Name of Service: AZERBAIJAN NEWS SERVICE

Content: News from Turan News Agency in Baku, Azerbaijan. This list
is run by the Azerbaijan Aydinlig Association, Berkeley, California.

Maintainer: F. H. Miandoab (fa...@mem.odu.edu)

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to fa...@mem.odu.edu

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Name of Service: BERITA (MALAYSIAN ISLAMIC LISTSERV)

Content: Malay/Islamic issues and topics discussed in Malay & English.

Queries: beri...@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu

How to subscribe:
send e-mail to LIST...@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu with the message:
subscribe berita-l your_full_name
to receive only islamic topics include the following line:
set berita-l topics=IS

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Name of Service: BOSNET (BOSNIA NETWORK)

Content: Bosnet provides an opportunity to exchange ideas & connect
members of the Bosnian and Hercegovinian community, as well as all
others interested in the current events in RB&H. Features daily news,
exchange of relevant information, and calls for action.
Back issues and documents are available via FTP at (math.mcgill.ca).

Moderators: Nermin Zukic (zuk...@wu2.ul.aecd.ca)
Adnan Dzinic (adz...@sun14.ulsi.uwaterloo.ca)

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to zuk...@wu2.ul.aecd.ca

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Name of Service: EGYPT-NET

Content: Lively discussion and news about and from Egypt.

How to Subscribe:
send a message either to
egypt-ne...@das.harvard.edu or
egypt-ne...@das.harvard.bitnet
with the following subject: EGYPT-NET-REQUEST(ADD)
and a message body of
>>> (LastName, FirstName) your_e-mail_address

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Name of Service: HAFTALIK GUNCEL YORUM DERGISI

Content: A weekly Net Zine in Turkish.

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to LIST...@TREARN.BITNET with the message
subscribe SENFONI your_full_name

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Name of Service: HELWA

Content: HELWA-L is a list for Malaysian women in the
U.S. and Canada.

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to LIST...@PSUVM.BITNET with the message
subscribe HELWA-L your_full_name

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Name of Service: HISTORY OF ISLAM LISTSERV

Content: A mailing list that discusses Islamic history.

Queries: ISL...@ULKYVM.BITNET

How to Subscribe:
send e-mail to LIST...@ULKYVM.BITNET with the message
subscribe ISLAM-L your_full_name

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Name of Service: ISLAM BBS

Content: A bulletin board accessible by modem only in Chicago area.
Archive of Islamic software with mail link to Internet.

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Content: World News Updates, Analysis, Book Reviews, Essays, and
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Content: News about Islam, Muslims, and the Muslim World. This is
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than 100 subscribing papers and also individuals who just like to
read the best of the grassroots press every three to four weeks.
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<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<SECTION 2: ANONYMOUS FTP SITES>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
[The Holy QUR'AAN can be downloaded from numerous sites via FTP. Be
aware, however, of the translation you are getting. While a majority
of sites carry the M.H. Shakir translation, the more accepted Yusuf Ali
and M.M. Pickthall translations can be had at <ftp.mcs.kent.edu> and
at <cs.bu.edu>. Islamic and Arabic SOFTWARE, along with sounds,
graphics, and documents, are also available via FTP. The above-mentioned
sites for the Qur'aan are also the best sites for software. An excellent
for Islamic and Arab GIFS is <liasun3.epfl.ch>. Resources are listed by
Uniform Resource Locater: (protocol://site_name:port/directory/file).

THE QUR'AN: UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATERS (URLs)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ftp://ariel.unm.edu/pub/misc
ftp://cs.bu.edu/amass/quran
ftp://cs.ubc.ca/mirror1/next/Literature/working/
ftp://etlport.etl.go.jp/pub/NeXT/Literature/working/
ftp://ftp.mcs.kent.edu/pub/islam/
ftp://ftp.uu.net/doc/literary/obi/Religion
ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/.8/misc/scripture/quran
ftp://nova.cc.purdue.edu/pub/next/Literature/working/
ftp://ocf.berkeley.edu/pub/religion/quran
ftp://phoenix.oulu.fi/pub/quran
ftp://pinus.slu.se/pub/etext/misc/
ftp://princeton.edu/pub/quran.tar.Z
ftp://roxette.mty.itesm.mx/pub/next/Literature/working/
ftp://slopoke.mlb.semi.harris.com/pub/doc/quran
ftp://sonata.cc.purdue.edu/pub/next/Literature/working/
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/docs/books/religious/
ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/pub/uunet/doc/literary/obi/Religion/
ftp://uxc.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/quran.tar.Z

ISLAMIC & ARABIC SOFTWARE URLs
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

ftp://cs.arizona.edu/pub/icon/
QuranRef

ftp://cs.bu.edu/amass/
Mac software, sounds, Amer-Arab Scientific Society newsletter

ftp://cs.dal.ca/comp.archives/
USENET docs:

ftp://cs.ubc.ca/pub/local/arabtex
ArabTeX 2.07:

ftp://csd4.csd.uwm.edu/pub/bashar/
Arabic&Islamic software,GIFs:

ftp://ftp.cse.psu.edu/pub/jamoussi/TSS
Tunisian Scientific Society info and documents

ftp://ftp.mcs.kent.edu
ArabTeX,Kateb,music,GIFs,poetry,software

3. Islamic Resource Guide ....................................................

************************************************************************
The Islamic Computing

Resource Guide

Release 2.0
December 1992

A Software and Network Resources Directory
************************************************************************
by
Basil Hashem
<has...@netcom.com>

R E L E A S E N O T E S

2.0 12/10/92 Developed the new format, updated Internet
information, added QuranBase Mac, Al-Munad, Alim 1.5,
IslamicTimer and re-ordered the sections.

1.1c 7/16/92 Fixed some information regarding the Islamic School.

1.1b 7/12/92 Spell-checked, corrected some miscellaneous
information, found a home.

1.1a 6/24/92 Made a couple of corrections on network services, no
new entries.

1.1 6/2/92 Added several new software packages and some Internet
resources.

1.0a 5/22/92 Fixed a few typographical mistakes.

1.0 5/15/92 Initial release.

P R E F A C E

After attending the Second International Conference on Computer
Technology in Service of Islam in San Jose, CA (April 1992), I decided
that there was a need to compile a list of various computing resources
available to the Muslim community.

This resource guide will serve as a listing for software and major
network resources such as electronic mailing lists, forums and newsgroups
related to discussion of Islamic topics.

I have limited the scope of the guide to software published in the
English language in order to maintain a focus and keep the guide at a
manageable size. I realize that there are many Arabic language software
packages available. I have consciously omitted them. Perhaps someone else
will pick up the slack in this area.

This guide is provided as a free service to the Muslim community, I did
my best to secure its accuracy but in no way do I guarantee its
authenticity. Please do not hold me liable for anything. I would also
like to thank the many individuals that provided me with much of the
information listed here, may Allah reward their efforts. You may
distribute this guide electronically as you wish, but if you wish to
publish it in any print media, e.g. newsletters or magazines, please
contact me first. I will most certainly grant you permission; I simply
would like to keep track of how and where this guide is used. Please send
any additions, corrections or comments to me via e-mail at
has...@netcom.com.

The latest copy of this guide is available via file transfer (FTP) from
the AMASS Software Library at Boston University. Thanks go to Abdelsalam
Heddaya.

Inshallah, you will find this guide useful.

S O F T W A R E

A. ON-LINE DATABASES - QURAN

Al-Quran Database
-----------------
A program which displays side-by-side text of the Quran in Arabic and
English. Yusuf Ali and M. Pickthall translations. Searchable English text
by keyword and subject with Boolean operators. Includes background
information about the suras. Complements Al-Hadith Database.

Requires: IBM PC or compatible with 512K RAM and 10MB free on a hard disk

Price: $99

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
<barka...@lampeter.ac.uk>

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
<barka...@lampeter.ac.uk>

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
<barka...@lampeter.ac.uk>

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
<barka...@lampeter.ac.uk>

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 <rein...@cs.uiuc.edu>

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 <wmuh...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>

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 <abd...@udel.edu>
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 <abd...@udel.edu>
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 LIST...@ULKYVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE ISLAM-L

Submissions: ISL...@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 LIST...@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MISG-L

Submissions: MIS...@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-r...@eleceng.ee.queensu.ca

Submissions: m...@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 LIST...@ASUACAD.BITNET with the
line SUB MUSLIMS

Submissions: MUS...@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 LIST...@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MSA-L

Submissions: MS...@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: <your e-mail address>

Requires: A connection to the Internet and file transfer (FTP) software

Price: Free

Questions: Abdelsalam Heddaya <hed...@cs.bu.edu>

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: <your e-mail address>
Directory: /pub/cms

Requires: A connection to the Internet and file transfer (FTP) software

Price: Free
Questions: Waqar Malik <wa...@cco.caltech.edu>
Asim Mughal <mug...@iago.caltech.edu>

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.

<=========================== CUT HERE ==============================>

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.

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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.

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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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Frequently Asked Questions: Part 13

OVERVIEW: The Frequently Asked Questions document for
Islam has been divided in parts. Below is the
index.

________________________________________________________

PART 13: Islamic Literature: Books & Video

Contents

--Articles--
1. Introduction ..............................................................
2. Introductory Material on Islam ............................................
3. Free Books on Islam .......................................................
4. List of Islamic Book Sellers ..............................................
--Announcements--
5. Archive Info ..............................................................
6. Credits ...................................................................

Articles .....................................................................

1. Introduction ..............................................................

This covers some books recommended by Islamic Centers for those seeking
more insight or further reading of Islam. Books & videos from Islamic
Centers are available at a subsidized cost. A number of places offer
free Islamic books as documented.

Should you like to talk to someone about the questions on Islam, the
Institute of Islamic Information & Education has offered to help. They
can be contacted at:

Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O. Box 41129, Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.; Fax:
(312) 777-7199;

Email queries to the author of this FAQ (mug...@caltech.edu) will be
forwarded to III&E for a response.

2. Introductory Material on Islam ............................................

Introductory Book on Islam:

ISLAM IN FOCUS by Hammudah Adbalati
Available from:

Islamic Center of Southern California
434 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(213) 384-5783

English Translation of Holy Quran:

By Yusuf Ali, also available from Islamic Center (above).

Video: Story of Islam:

"The Message" Parts 1 & 2

Available from Islamic Center (above).

3. Free Books on Islam .......................................................

SOURCE-1:
The Islamic Propagation Center
45/47/49 Madressa Arcade
Durban 4001
Repuplic of South Africa
Tel : (031) 32-9518

List of Free books :

|) What the Bible says about Mohammed.
2) What was the sign of Jonah?
3) Who moved the stone?
4) Resurrection or resuscitation?
5) Is the Bible God's word?
6) What is His name?
7) The god that never was.
8) Islam's answer to the racial problem.
9) Christ in Islam.
10) Crucifixion or crucifiction?
11) The Muslim at prayer.
12) Mohammed-The Prophet of Islam.

SOURCE-2: Institute of Islamic Information & Education (III&E)

Dr. M. Amir, III&E, P.O. Box 41129,
Chicago, IL 60641-0129, U.S.A.;

Brochures on Islam are available.

SOURCE-3: World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)

WAMY
P.O. Box. 8096
Falls Church, VA 22041

They give out most of the books for free.

(Courtesy: IINN)

4. List of Islamic Book Sellers ..............................................

By: John E Hinton (jhi...@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)

The following is a list of publishers, organizations and booksellers
that deal in books on Islam or the Middle East or sell Arabic and
Persian books. I invite additions to this list, which I will update
periodically.

Adab Books 47 Newnham Road Cambridge CB39E4, England

Aman Books 58 Elliot Street Brattleboro, VT 05301

Americans for Middle East Understanding Room 771, 475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115 tel. 212-870-2149

Anthony C. Hall Antiquarian Bookseller 30, Staines Road Twickenham,
Middlesex, England

Antiquariea Bookseller 152 Queens Road Buckhurst Hill Essex, England

Al-Arab Bookshop 28, Faggalah Street Cairo, Egypt tel. 908025

Al Saqi Books 26 Westbourne Grove London W2 5RH, England

Al-Hawadeth 529 14th Street Suite 1070 Washington, DC 20045

A.M.S. Press, Inc. 56 East 13th Street New York, NY 10003

Arabic World and Islamic Resources and School Services 2095 Rose St.,
Suite 4 Berkeley, CA 94709 Tel. 510-704-0517

Arthur Probsthaim Oriental Bookseller 41 Ct Russel Street London,
England WCL

Bibliotheca Islamica, Inc. Box 1536 Chicago, Illinois 60690

Bisan Press and Publication PO Box 3396 San Mateo, CA 94403

Blackwell's Broad Street Oxford, England tel. 49111

Books International Imports, Inc. PO Box 6096 Mclean, VA 22106 Tel.
703-821-8900

Books on Islam, Ltd. 240 West 72nd Street New York, NY 10023

The Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine 2435 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037 Tel. 202-338-1290

Curyon Press Grays Inn Road London, England WC1

Cyclamen Books PO Box 69 Leicester LE1 9EW England

Dar Majhar PO Box 56 Cambridge, MA 02238

Danesh Ltd. 21 Rostam Road Azadi Avenue Tehran, Iran

Database Project on Palestinian Human Rights 220 S. State Street #1308 1
Quincy Court Chicago, IL 60604 312-987-1830

David D. Bundy, Secretary Bulletin d'Arabe Chretien Schepererstraat, 2
3000 Louvain Belgium

David Loman Ltd. 12 Suffolk Road London SW13 9NB England

D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd. International Booksellers, Publsihers and
Subscription Agents H-12, Bali Nagar New Delhi - 110015 India

E.J. Brill Oriental Booksellers 41 Museum Street London WC1A 1LX England

Foundation for Iranian Studies 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington,
DC 200016

Frank Cass and Company Ltd. International Scholarly Book Services Inc.
PO Box 555 Forest Grove, Oregon 97116

Ferozoono Ltd. 60 Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Ayam Lahore, Pakistan

Free Islamic Literatures, Inc. PO Box 35844 Houston, TX 77235

George's Bookshop PO Box 220 Cairo, Egypt

Green Street Book Shop 5 Green Street Cambridge, CB2 3JU England

The Gulf Printing Press House Kuwait

Haydarabad Historical Society PO Box 1771 Cambridge, MA 02238

Hosains Books 25 Connaught Street London W2 England (Mrs. Yasmin Hosain)

I.A.P. Information office P.O. Box 741805 Dallas, TX 75374-1805, U.S.A.
For books on Palestinian issues.

International Book Centre PO Box 295 Troy, MI 48099 tel. 313-879-8436

International Book Exchange 35-16 Ditmars Blvd. Sutie 111 Astoria, NY
11105 1-800-7432 FAX 718-278-8026

International Institute of Islamic Thought PO Box 669 Herndon, VA 22070

Institute for Research and Islamic Studies PO Box 35844 Houston, TX
77235 713-721-1980

Ishk Book Service PO Box 176 Los Altos, CA 94022

Islamic Book Service 10900 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46231
317-839-8150

Islamic Books A.R. Bullock 62 Kelburne Road Oxford, England OX4 3SH

Institute for the Study of Languages and Cultures of Asia & Africa Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies 4-chome Ni shi gahara Kita-ku, Tokyo 114
Japan

Institute for Women's Studies in Beirut University College 475 Riverside
Dr. Room 1846 New York, 10115

Inter Documentation Company Poststrasse 14 6300 Zug, Switzerland

International Centre for Research in Islamic Economics PO Box 16711
Jeddah 21474 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The Islamic Foundation Markfield Dawah Centre Ratby Lane Markfield
Leicester LE6 0RN England

The Islamic Progatation Organization International Relations Department
PO Box 2782 Tehran, Iran

Islamic Texts Society 5 Green Street Cambridge CB2 3TU England, UK

Jahan Book Co. 116 Greenbank Avenue Piedmont, CA 94611

Joppa Books Ltd. 29 Milner Drive Cobham, Surrey KT11 2EZ England

Knightsbridge Books Ltd. 32 Store Street London WC1E 7BS England

Al-Majid Co. Ltd. 18-24 Westbourne Grove London W2 5RH England

Markaz al-Malik Faysal lil-Buhuth wa-al-Dirasat al-Islamiyah PO Box
51049 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Mazda Publishers PO Box 2603 Costa Mesa, CA 92626

M.G. Noura 88o6 Parkview Ave. St. Paul, MN 55117 800-438-5048

Microform Review PO Box 1297 Weston, CT 06880

Middle East Bibliographic Services 12077 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 605
Los Angeles, CA 90025

MEBSI PO Box 7823 Austin, Texas 78713

The Middle East Institute 1761 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036

Mizan Press PO Box 4065 Berkeley, CA 94705

Navrang Publishers & Booksellers RB-7 Inderpluri, New Delhi, 11012 India

New Pen Bond Publishers 3050 K Street NW, Suite #210 Washington, DC
20007 202-944-4444 800-959-BOND FAX 202-944-4443

New Rhine Publishers Nieuwe Rijn 83 2301 DA Leiden, PO Box 3023 The
Nederalnds

Nour E-Sham Book Centre PO Box 249 Damascus, Syria

Orient Press 26 Central Square Topkapi Cambridge, MA 02139

Otto Harrassowitz Internationale Buchhandlung Asien-Abteilung 6200
Wiesbaden, Germany

Oxford University Press Ely House 37 Dover Street London W1X 4AH

Palestine Human Rights Campaign 6902 North Clark Street Suite 2-A
Chicago, IL 60626 312-274-8686

Persian Book Mart PO Box 241574 Memphis, TN 38124

PHRIC-International 4753 North Broadway, Suite 930 Chicago, IL 60640
312-271-4492 FAX 312-271-3377

Press Office American University in Cairo 113 Kasr El Aini Street Cairo,
Egypt

Prints India Booksellers and Publishers 11, Darya Ganj New Delhi, 110002
India

Rashid Sales Co. 191 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 212-852-3295
Records and Cassettes.

Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture PO Box 16,
Gayrettepe Istanbul, Turkey

Secretary Islam & the Modern Age Society Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, 110025
India

Sheba Press 4085 Chain Bridge Road Suite 100 Fairfax, VA 22030
703-385-5454

Smyrna Press PO Box 841 Suyvesant Station NY, New York 10009

SOLIPSIST PRESS PO Box 544 Sebastopol, CA 95473 707-874-1501 Specializes
in books on Islamic art and archaeology, and the historical Islamic
world.

Sorayya Publishers, Inc.
317 14th Ave., SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

South Asia Books
PO Box 502
Columbia, MO 65205
314-474-0116

South Asia Press
Box 1771
Cambridge, MA 02238
617-924-0809

Tehran Book Processing Centre
PO Box 11-1126
Tehran, Iran

United Arab Bureau
PO Box 471438
Forestville, MD 20747

Variokum 21a Pembridge London W11 3EQ, England

Vedams Books (P) Ltd.
12A/11 W.E. Area
New Delhi, 110005 India

W.B. O'Neill Old and Rare Books
11609 Hunters Green Court
Reston, VA 22091

William H. Allen, Bookseller
2031 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-563-3398

William Schneider Books
212 Seventeenth Street
Pacific Grove, California 93950

Announcements ................................................................

5. Archive Info ..............................................................

This FAQ is archived at several sites and is available for public
retrieval thru anonymous FTP, E-MAIL, Gopher & World Wide Web.

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-- 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

6. 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 --

What is IINN?

-- 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 (Mus...@PSUVM.bitnet)
o Moderator(s) of News.Answers (Thomas Khoenig & P.Huang)

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