| Sr.No : 1
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Al-Karim
DESCRIPTION : Display of the entire Qur'an text in Ottoman calligraphy with vowelization marks and recitation of the Qur'an text by two famous reciters with the ability to shift from one reciter to the other at any time. Information features related to the text such as: explanation of difficult terms; showing the occasion of revelation; and Tafsir (Interpretation) of the Holy Qur'an by Al-Qurtubi, Al-Tabari, Ibn Kathir and Al-Jalalain, enabling the
user to compare the various interpretations of the same verse. In addition to Arabic, the programme is available in English, Malay, Turkish, French and German. You can copy and print text in any of these languages. Animated display of the points, qualities and manners of articulation, along with practical explanation of the rules of recitation. Extensive search facilities. Thematic search including fourteen main topics. Each main topic is divided into other sub-topics at six levels. Effective aid for memorizing the Qur'anic verses. The programme enables the user to listen to verse in his own voice and compare his recording to the recitation.
PRODUCER : Sakhr Software , P. O. Box 5189, Heliopolis, West Cairo 117711, Egypt. Tel: (202) 2494170 Fax:2485542 e-mail: heritage@ritsec1.com.eg
Sr.No : 2
Name of the package : The Glorious Qur'an
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : Arabic / English / French / German / Spanish / Malay / Indonesian
DESCRIPTION : It includes recitations of the entire Qur'an by Shaikh Mohammed Ayoub, Sheikh Khalil Husri, Sheikh Mohammed Siddiq Minshawi, Sheikh Ali bin Abdur Rahman Al-Hudaifi, and also other recitations, Surah information, English translation of the Holy Qur'an by Yusuf Ali, Pickthall, Daryabadi, Shakir, Muhsin Khan, Foreign Language translation of the Qur'an i.e. French, German, Spanish, Malay, Indonesian, transliteration, handwritten Qur'an scripts some of which are hundreds of years old, articles on the Qur'an.
PRODUCER: Par Excellence Software Post Box 42671, 38-7th Avenue, Fordsburg 2033, 2092 Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Tel: 27-11-8300097 Fax:8300947 www.parexcellence.co.za
Sr.No : 3
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Al-Karim
VERSION : 4.2
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / Malay / Indonesian / Turkish / Chinese / Urdu
DESCRIPTION : Yusuf Ali's translation, Pickthall translation, Qur'an pronounciation, view a phonetic pronounciation guide, easily print Arabic script or English text Surah of Ayahs, audio recitation, learn the proper Qur'anic pronounciation by recording voice, Islamic terms and dictionary, Malaysian, Indonesian, Turkish, Chinese and Urdu translations and Arabic Tafseer.
PRODUCER : Micro Systems International Al-Madinah Ta'la Road, P.O. Box 13140, Jeddah 21493, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tel: (02) 6515989 / 6533421 Fax: 6323640
Sr.No : 4
Name of the package : The Holy Qur'an
VERSION : 1.5
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : It contains the Holy Qur'an, word or words search facilities, statistics about of the Qur'an, display Qur'an, text recitation of the Qur'an and thematic search facility.
PRODUCER : SILICON Electronics Corp. P.O. Box 7917 (S.A.A.F.) Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Tel: 9716-572048 Fax:572062
Sr.No : 5
Name of the package : Al-Furqan - Towards a Complete Encyclopedia for Qur'an
VERSION : 1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / French / Malay / Indonesian
DESCRIPTION : Featrures : True image of the book with sound of Sheikh Al-Hossary, three translation of tafseer in English, French and Indonesian languages, five Arabic tafseer (meaning of the Qur'an), new memorisation techniques for verse and page, recitation of verse surah, hezb part whole the whole about Qur'an, the names of Allah and the tree of prophets in four languages, powerful search engine for letters, words, sound file copying capabilites, more than 16 background to select from, the menu system and many more.
PRODUCER : Khalifa Computer Group (KCG) 162 Malik Faisal Street, P. O. Box 339 Imbata, Al-Ramaz Al-Buredi 12411, Al-Jiza, Egypt. Tel+fax: 202-3829604 / 3837794
Sr.No : 6
Name of the package : Holy Qur'an
VERSION : 2.1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / French / Malaya / German / Persian / Spanish / Turkish
DESCRIPTION : Holy Qur'an in the Osmani Moshaf style with 30 hours recitation by sheik Mahmoud Sadiq Al-Menshawi in six language translation.
PRODUCER : HCI Masters (M) Sdn. Bhd. 115A, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangore, Malaysia, Tele : 03-7549970 Fax : 03-7549980 e-mail : kifah@pc.jaring.my
Sr.No : 7
Name of the package : Softrade Qur'an CD
VERSION : 2.1
FORMAT : One CD-Rom + One Diskette
LANGUAGE : English / Malaya
DESCRIPTION : The Qur'anic text in Rasm Uthmani, Arranged according to Mushaf Syarif Madinah. Translation of the Qur'an in English (Allama Abdullah Yusuf Ali) and Malay (Tafsir Pimpinan-Ar-Rahman). Complete controll over navigations. Searching facilities.
PRODUCER : Software Trading No. 46, Jalan Empangan, 8/14, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malayasia Tel : (603) 5521586
Sr.No : 8
Name of the package : Hoda - The Holy Qur'an – Treasury
VERSION : 2.0
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : Dictionary of words and subjects of Holy Qur'an containing 2000 subjects and words, complete recitation and presenting Holy Qur'an narrations alongwith sound picture.
PRODUCER : Tolou Computer Company P. O. Box 61006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sr.No : 9
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Al-Karim - (Holy Qur'an) - A multimedia presentation of Islam's Holy Book
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : Arabic / English / French / German / Persian / Spanish / Turkish
DESCRIPTION : Entire Holy Qur'an in the Osmani Moshaf style with 30 hours recitation by Mahmoud Sadiq A-Menshawi;Has translation in six languagess.
PRODUCER : Pajohesh
Sr.No : 10
Name of the package : Qur'an Base
FORMAT : 1.44 X 2 Diskette
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : Contents : Translation of the Holy Qur'an, as it was, as it is, some information about Muslims, introductory material on Islam, tne Qur'anic commentaries and selections.
PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel : (312) 2260205
Sr.No : 11
Name of the package : Tafseer Base
FORMAT : 1.44 x 3 Diskette
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : Contents : Search functions, a statistics system that presents the number of the Qur'anic letters, words, verses. Surahs are included and presented graphics charts, according to the Qur'anic revelations, the order of revelation or the length of the Surah's.
PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel : (312) 2260205
Sr.No : 12
Name of the package : Al-Qur'an Data Base
FORMAT : Diskette
Sr.No : 13
Name of the package : The Alim
VERSION : 4.5
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : The Alim – a unique and exciting way to study Islam. Look up information from the Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic Law (Fiqh), Islamic History, biographies of the companions of the prophet, dictionary of Islamic terms and general information about Muslims and Islam. Search through volumes of authentic books on Islam in seconds. Learn from the Qur'an. Browse through the different English translations from A. Yusuf Ali to M. Pickthall. Search from the brief synopsis, overview of the history of the Surahs by Maududi or learn to recite in Arabic using a Roman transliteration of the Qur'an. It includes complete audio recitation with proper tajweed by a reknowned Qari.
PRODUCER : ISL Software Corp. 3037 Featherwood St.Silver Spring, MD 20904 6645, U.S.A. Tel: 800-4433636 e-mail: sales@islsoftware.com www.islsoftware.com
Sr.No : 14
Name of the package : The Islamic Scholar
VERSION : 2
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : An information packed, it combines three leading Qur'an translations, together with Hadith, History of Prophets, Islamic history, Muslim contribution to the world and more in a simple intuitive, easy to use Windows compatible interface.
PRODUCER : Par Excellence Software Post Box 42671, Fordsburg 2033, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa.
Sr.No : 15
Name of the package : The Islamic Library
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : It includes Noble Qur'an, Summarized Sahih Al-Bukhari, Taqwiyat Ul-Iman, Ar-Raheeq Al-Mukhtum, Bulugh Al-Maram and the Pillars of Islam & Iman in an easy to use programme to facilitate the use of these references. With free text search and cross referencing between Arabic and English text.
PRODUCER : Ariss Computer Inc. Beirut - Lebanaon. Tel: 01-740848 Fax: 01-740862 AraSoft Riyadh,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel+Fax: 4615461
Sr.No : 16
Name of the package : E - Ustad
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : It includes Qur'an Multimedia with English Meaning, search and recitation by Sheik Mahmood Khalil Al-Husari, 9500 Hadith from five famous books of hadith in English like Sahih Bukhari (9 volumes), Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawoud, Al-Muwatta, Mishkat Al Masibih, Colossal reference, Seera, biography accounts of the life of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) has been an essential part of islamic intellectual endeavor.
PRODUCER : HCI Masters (M) Sdn. Bhd. 115A, Jalan Gasing, 46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangaor, Malayasia Tel : 03-7549970 Fax : 03-7549980 e-mail : kifah@pc.jaring.my www.jaring.my/hci
Sr.No : 17
Name of the package : Qala Rasool Allah - Al-Bayan
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic / Malay
DESCRIPTION : This programme handles more than 1700 Hadiths agreed upon by the two Imams, Bukhari and Muslim, it provides complete indexing, friendly interface and back tracking through the programme is available, with all its features in Arabic, English and Malaya.
PRODUCER : Sakhr Software P. O. Box 5189, Heliopolis, West Cairo 117711, Egypt Tel : (202) 2494170 Fax : 2485542 e-mail : heritage@ritsec1.com.eg
Sr.No : 18
Name of the package : Explanation of the Forty Hadith Al-Nawawi
VERSION : 1
FORMAT : CD-Rom
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic
DESCRIPTION : As a contribution for Imam Al-Nawawi's efforts in collecting the most important Forty Hadith (saying of the prophet). It contains the text and sound of all forty hadith explanations, lessons taught, new techniques for memorization and four Islamic games to enhance the understanding and benefits of the prophet's message.
PRODUCER : Khalifa Computer Group (KCG) 162 Malik Faisal Street, P. O. Box 339 Imbata, Al-Ramaz Al-Buredi 12411, Al-Jiza, Egypt. Tel+fax: 202-3829604 / 3837794
Sr.No : 19
Name of the package : Hadith Base
FORMAT : 1.44 x 10 Diskettes
LANGUAGE : English
DESCRIPTION : Contents: Hadith and its place in Islam, importance of Sunnah in Islam, Imam Al-Bukhari, Sahih Al-Bukhari, the English translation of Al-Bukhari, some useful information about Hadith.
PRODUCER : Sound Vision 843 W. Van Buren, Suite 411, Chicago, IL 60607, USA Tel: (312) 2260205
ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN
SR.NO : 1
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE HOLY QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Abdullah Yusuf Ali
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Amana Corporation, 4411 41st Street, Brentwood, Maryland 20722 U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : New Revised Edition - 1989
SR.NO : 2
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Saheeh International
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Abul - Qasim Publication House P.O. Box 6156 Jeddah 21442 Saudi Arabia This book has been produced in collaboration with Saheeh International;
EDITION & YEAR : New Revised Edition - 1997
SR.NO : 3
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE NOBLE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali and Dr. Muhammed Muhsin Khan
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Maktaba Dar-us-Salam P. O. Box 21441 Riyadh 11475 Saudi Arabia or King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an
EDITION & YEAR : Fourth Revised and Enlarged Edition - 1994
SR.NO : 4
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MESSAGE OF THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Asad
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Dar Al-Andalus – Gibraltar, Distributors: E. J. Brill, Publishers and Book - Sellers, 41, Museum Street London - WCIAILX
EDITION & YEAR : 1980
SR.NO : 5
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TAFSIR-UL-QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 4
TRANSLATOR : Maulana Abdul Majid Daryabadi
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Darul Ishat, Urdu Bazar, Karachi 1, Pakistan
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1991
SR.NO : 6a
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : HOLY QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd. 1 Wynne Road, London SW9 0BB
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1991
SR.NO : 6b
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MEANING OF THE GLORIOUS QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall – Revised and edited in Modern Standard English by Arafat K. El-Ashi, Ph.D.
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Amana Publications Beltsville, Maryland, U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : First Edition 1996
SR.NO : 7a
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : THE MEANING OF THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 6
TRANSLATOR : S. Abul a'la Maududi English Translation by Muhammad Akbar (I-III) and Abdul Aziz Kamal (IV - VI)
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Islamic Publication (Pvt.) Ltd., 13-E Shahalam Market, Lahore, Pakistan
EDITION & YEAR : 12th Edition 1992
SR.NO : 7b
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING THE QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 6 incomp.
TRANSLATOR : S. Abul a'la Maududi English Translation by Zafar Ishaq Ansari
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Islamic Foundation, Markfield Da'wah Centre, Ratby Lane, Markfield Leicestershire, LE670RN- UK
EDITION & YEAR : 1995
SR.NO : 8
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : DAWATUL QUR'AN
NO. OF VOLS : 3
TRANSLATOR : Shams Pirzada English Translation by Abdul Karim Sheikh
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Idara Dawatul Quran, 59, Muhammad Ali Road, Mumbai, India
EDITION & YEAR : 3rd Edition 1996
SR.NO : 9
NAME OF THE QUR'AN : TAFSEER IBN KATHIR
NO. OF VOLS : 10
TRANSLATOR : Revised by Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri and other Scholars.
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Darussalam, P.O. Box 22743, Riyadh 11416, KSA
N.B. : Since translation of the Qur'an is the work of a human being, each and every translation has mistakes. However, the above translations have been mentioned, taking into consideration their positive points and not their mistakes and errors.
BOOKS ON LIFE OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH)
SR.NO : 1
NAME OF THE BOOK : Muhammad: Encyclopaedia of Seerah
NO. OF VOLS : 8
TRANSLATOR : Afzalur-Rahman
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS :The Muslim Schools Trust 78, Gillespie Road London N5 ILN, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1st Edition 1981
SR.NO : 2
NAME OF THE BOOK : The Life of Muhammad
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Tahia Al-Ismail
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Ta-Ha Publishers Ltd. 1, Wynne Road, London, SW9 OBD, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1995
SR.NO : 3
NAME OF THE BOOK : Muhammad: His Life Based on Earliest Sources
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Martin Lings
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Inner Traditions International Ltd. One park Street, Rochester, Vermont – 05767
EDITION & YEAR : 1983
SR.NO : 4
NAME OF THE BOOK : Ar - Raheeq Al-Makhtum The Sealed Nector – Biography of the Noble Prophet
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Safi-ur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Maktaba Darus-Salam Publication P.O. Box 22743 Riyadh - 11416 Saudi Arabia.
EDITION & YEAR : 1996
SR.NO : 5
NAME OF THE BOOK : The Life of Muhammad
NO. OF VOLS : 1
TRANSLATOR : Muhammad Husain Haykal
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Shorouk International 316/318 Regent Street, Morley House, WI London U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1983
ENCYCLOPEDIA ON ISLAM
SR.NO : 1
NAME : The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
NO. OF VOLS : 4
EDITOR : John L. Esposito
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, U.S.A.
EDITION & YEAR : 1995
SR.NO : 2a
NAME : Encyclopedia on Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 8
EDITOR : H. A. R. Gibb
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands
EDITION & YEAR : 1991
SR.NO : 2b
NAME : Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : H. A. R. Gibb and J. H. Kramers
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : E. J. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands
EDITION & YEAR : 1995
SR.NO : 3
NAME : The Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : Cyril Glasse
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Stacey International, London, U.K.
EDITION & YEAR : 1989
SR.NO : 4
NAME : Dictionary of Islam
NO. OF VOLS : 1
EDITOR : Thomas Patrick Hughes
PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS : Rupa & Co. 15, Bankim Chatterjee Street, Calcutta 3831, Pataudi House Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi – 110002
EDITION & YEAR : 1988
Unfortunately there are no comprehensive Encyclopedias on Islam which have been completely written and edited by Muslims. Thus we may have to refer to the above mentioned encyclopedias even though many a times Islam has been misrepresented in them. |
