MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

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.