NOTHING TO OFFER

Muhammad (pbuh) had no bread nor meat to offer, no sugar-plums of any kind, in this world or the next! The only thing he could offer his bedraggled, poor shepherd people was trial and tribulations and the straitjacketing of their lives here on earth and the good pleasures of God in the Hereafter. The life of the Prophet was an open book before them. He had shown them as to what he was; the nobility of his character, his integrity of purpose, his earnestness and fiery enthusiasm for the truth he had come to preach revealed the hero; and they followed him. 

Mr. Stanley Lane Poole's estimate of our hero is so beautiful and yet so truthful that I cannot resist the temptation of quoting it here:

HE WAS AN ENTHUSIAST IN THAT NOBLEST SENSE WHEN ENTHUSIASM BECOMES THE SALT OF THE EARTH, THE ONE THING THAT KEEPS MEN FROM ROTTING WHILST THEY LIVE.

ENTHUSIASM IS OFTEN USED DESPITEFULLY, BECAUSE IT IS JOINED TO AN UNWORTHY CAUSE, OR FALLS UPON BARREN GROUND AND BEARS NO FRUIT. SO WAS IT NOT WITH MOHAMMED. HE WAS AN ENTHUSIAST WHEN ENTHUSIASM WAS THE ONE THING NEEDED TO SET THE WORLD AFLAME, AND HIS ENTHUSIASM WAS NOBLE FOR A NOBLE CAUSE. HE WAS ONE OF THOSE HAPPY FEW WHO HAVE ATTAINED THE SUPREME JOY OF MAKING ONE GREAT TRUTH THEIR VERY LIFESPRING.

HE WAS THE MESSENGER OF THE ONE GOD, AND NEVER TO HIS LIFE'S END DID HE FORGET WHO HE WAS, OR THE MESSAGE WHICH WAS THE MARROW OF HIS BEING. HE BROUGHT HIS TIDINGS TO HIS PEOPLE WITH A GRAND DIGNITY SPRUNG FROM THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF HIS HIGH OFFICE, TOGETHER WITH A MOST SWEET HUMILITY, WHOSE ROOTS LAY IN THE KNOW-LEDGE OF HIS OWN WEAKNESS."

It may easily be conceded that Muhammad (pbuh) was blessed with the flimsiest of human resources. In fact the odds were loaded against him. But what about his fortune towards the end of his earthly sojourn? He was the overlord of the whole of Arabia! What about the endless means at his disposal then? We will allow a Christian missionary to answer that -

HE WAS CAESAR AND POPE IN ONE, BUT HE WAS POPE WITHOUT THE POPE'S PRETENTIONS, AND CAESAR WITHOUT THE LEGIONS OF CAESAR: WITHOUT A STANDING ARMY, WITHOUT A BODYGUARD, WITHOUT A PALACE, WITHOUT A FIXED REVENUE; IF EVER ANY MAN HAD THE RIGHT TO SAY THAT HE RULED BY THE RIGHT DIVINE, IT WAS MOHAMMAD, FOR HE HAD ALL THE POWERS WITHOUT ITS INSTRUMENTS AND WITHOUT ITS SUPPORTS." 

R. Bosworth Smith Mohammad and Mohammadanism", London 1874, p.92

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To Be Continued....

HIS SINCERITY Muhammad the Greatest

HIS SINCERITY

 

l a. "THE GREAT MAN'S SINCERITY IS OF THE KIND HE CANNOT SPEAK OF: NAY, I SUPPOSE, HE IS CONSCIOUS RATHER OF INSINCERITY; FOR WHAT MAN CAN WALK ACCURATELY BY THE LAW OF TRUTH FOR ONE DAY? NO, THE GREAT MAN DOES NOT BOAST HIMSELF SINCERE, FAR FROM THAT; PERHAPS DOES NOT ASK HIMSELF IF HE IS SO: I WOULD SAY RATHER, HIS SINCERITY DOES NOT DEPEND ON HIMSELF: HE CANNOT HELP BEING SINCERE!" Heros and Hero-Worship, p.59

b. "A SILENT GREAT SOUL, HE WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO CANNOT BUT BE IN EARNEST, WHOM NATURE HERSELF HAS APPOINTED TO BE SINCERE. WHILE OTHERS WALK IN FORMULAS AND HEARSAYS, CONTENTED ENOUGH TO DWELL THERE, THIS MAN COULD NOT SCREEN HIMSELF IN FORMULAS; HE WAS ALONE WITH HIS OWN SOUL AND THE REALITY OF THINGS . . . SUCH SINCERITY, AS WE NAMED IT, HAS IN VERY TRUTH SOMETHING OF DIVINE. THE WORD OF SUCH A MAN IS A VOICE DIRECT FROM NATURE'S OWN HEART. MEN DO AND MUST LISTEN TO THAT AS TO NOTHING ELSE, - - - ALL ELSE IS WIND IN COMPARISON." Heros and Hero-Worship, p.71

In his lengthy speech, Carlyle did not have the opportunity to inform his audience about the sources of his inferences. I may furnish just one incident from the life of the Prophet. An incidence which reflects the highest degree of his sincerity in recording a Revelation in the Noble Qur’ân even if it seems to reprove him for some natural and human zeal.

Source

To Be Continued....

Material to be used for Da'wah to Christians

Material to be used for Da'wah to Christians

SR.NO:  1
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Nelson's Electronic Bible Reference Library - Basic Edition
FORMAT: Two CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: It includes 21 unlocked titles and over 55 additional unlockable Bible Study tools, comprehensive selection of resources for home, school or church use, easy to add additional titles, most powerful Bible Study software available, over 75 titles on 2 CD-Rom, It also includes different types of Bible like the American Standard Version, The Darby Bible, The KJV, The Living Bible, The New Century Version, The revised Standard Version etc. and also contains Commentary / Study Bibles, Maps and Chart, Spirit-Filled Life Library, the Josh McDowell 'Answers' collection, theology / Church history etc.

PRODUCER: Nelson Electronic Publishing

SR.NO: 2
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: The Bible Library
VERSION: 3.0
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: It contains over 60 works in one CD-Rom, 12 Bibles plus over 50 commentaries, dictionaries, references, word studies, Hymn stories, Sermon outlines and illustrations, maps and many more.

PRODUCER: Ellis Enterprises Inc. 4205 McAuley Blvd. #385, Oklahoma City, OK 73120 Tel: (405) 7490273 www.BibleLibrary.com

SR.NO: 3
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: The Sage Digital Library
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English 

DESCRIPTION : Features: 1997 recipient of the Christian Computing Magazine Reader's Choice Award, a library of over 75 Bibles, commentaries, word studies, theologies, dictionaries, histories, biographies, quotations, maps and so much more, including Mathew Henry's Concise Whole Bible commentary, search capabilities including multi-volume searching and "Touch and Go Librarian", copy, paste and prints text for your own learning needs, contains works from famous church pioneers including John Bunyan, John Calvin, Martin Luther, John Wesley, C.H. Spurgeon, D.L. Moody and many more.
          
SR.NO: 4
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Thompson Bible Study Library
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English
DESCRIPTION: It provides all the basic tools needed for complete interactive study of the Bible and personal exploration of classic Christian reference works, word search facility, choose what and how you want to study, it gives you the tools and data to study topics, places or characters; to do word studies, parallel text studies, scriptural and historical analysis.
PRODUCER: Kirkbride Bible & Technology P. O. Box 606, Indianapolis, IN 46209-9876, USA Nav Press Software 1934 Rutland Drive, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78758, USA Sales:800-888-9898/512-8356900 Fax: 512-8341888 www.WORDsearchBible.com                           

SR.NO: 5
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Christian Library - Heritage Edition
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English  

DESCRIPTION: It includes over 80 Resources - on One CD-Rom, Bibles, commentaries, theologies, word studies, dictionaries, histories, maps, biographies, quotations and more.
PRODUCER: Ages Software P. O. Box 1926, Albany, OR 97321, USA Tel:800-2974307 Fax: 541-9170839 www.ageslibrary.com            

SR.NO: 6
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Bible Study Companion
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: It contains different versions of the Bible like King James, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby, Latin Vulgate, Spanish R.V.T., French L.S., German E.B. and Dutch L.V., choose one or all ten versions to study, display 2 versions on the same screen for comparison, synchronize the text of both or conduct independent searches, it is a powerful research tools, easy to use.

PRODUCER: Expertsofware Douglas Entrance, Coral Gables, F;Proda 33134, United States of America. Fax: (305)5961350

SR.NO: 7
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Multi Bible
VERSION: 3.1
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English  

DESCRIPTION: It contains the new revised standard Bible, The King James (authorised) Version, the New King James Version with powerful searching capability, every word in every version is indexed, displays all Bibles simultaneously for comparison.
PRODUCER: Innotech Multimedia Corporation 2005 Sheppard Ave East, Suite 200, North York, Ontario, Canada M2J 5B4, Tel: (416) 4923838               

SR.NO: 8
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Bethany Bible
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: Bible search programmes, many many versions of the Bible including the King James, the Derby Bible and the Webster Bible, Bible reference Books, 26 Bible games & educational programs, Bible study utilities, church organizers.           

PRODUCER: Walnut Creek CD-ROM Walnut Creek, California 64596, United States of America.

SR.NO: 9
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: PC Study Bible (Discovery Edition) King James Version
VERSION: 2.1
FORMAT: CD-Rom
LANGUAGE:  English

DESCRIPTION: It includes: One Bible version, an exhaustive concordance and an essential set on lined Bible reference works, attachable study notes, a Bible study / reading plan, color Bible Maps & much more. The only Bible study software with fully cross-linked reference works! Instantly find all the information in any reference work that applies to any Bible verse.

PRODUCER: Bible Soft 22014 7th Ave., SO., Seattle, WA 98198, United States of America. Tel: (206) 8240547

SR.NO: 10
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: Quick Verse - with King James Translation
VERSION: 4.0
FORMAT: CD-ROM
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: Put everything you need for personal Bible study, lesson preparation and casual reading at your fingertips! Quickly search the entire Bible for any section, word or phrase, go directly to any verse, instantly add Bible text to any document, read, study and enjoy the scriptures with the world's most popular Bible concordance software.

PRODUCER: Parsons Technology One Parsons Drive, Hiawatha, Lowa 52233, United States of America. Tel: (319) 3959626 www.QuickVerse.com

SR.NO: 11
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: N.I.V. Bible
FORMAT: CD-ROM
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: It includes a full-feature editor for taking notes while studying the Bible, study God's Word utilizing the world's best selling translation of the Bible, fast and powerful search tools for finding important verses, a comprehensive on-line help system, multiple Bible applications including NIV, KJV, NASB and NIV study Bible notes.

SR.NO: 12
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: The CD-Rom Bible
FORMAT: CD-ROM
LANGUAGE: English / HEBREW

DESCRIPTION: The CD-Rom Bible contains the complete Hebrew and English text of the Bible, all 24 books, from Genesis through Chronicles, are available at the touch of a button, this programme has a host of features that simply cannot be found in other products.

PRODUCER  Davka Corporation 7074 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60645, USA Tel (773) 4654070
Fax: 2629298

SR.NO: 13
NAME OF THE PACKAGE: New Scofield Study Bible
VERSION: 2.0
FORMAT: 1.44 Diskettes X 4
LANGUAGE: English

DESCRIPTION: The New Scofield Study Bible works with quick verse to give you instant access to all of scofield's notes, references and commentary and ultimately a better understanding of the Bible as a whole.

PRODUCER: Parsons Technology One Parsons Drive, Hiawatha, Lowa 52233, United States of America. Tel: (319) 3959626

THE BIBLE

SR.NO: 1
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Holy Bible
VERSION: Authorised King James Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1611

SR.NO: 2
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Master Study Bible (Encyclopedia; Concordance; Words of Christ in Red)
VERSION: Authorised King James Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1983

SR.NO: 3
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Holy Bible
VERSION: Revised Standard Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1952

SR.NO: 4
NAME OF THE BIBLE: The Bible
VERSION: Revised Standard Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1971

SR.NO: 5
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Holy Bible
VERSION: New Revised Standard Version with Apocrypha
EDITION & YEAR: 1989

SR.NO: 6
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Holy Bible
VERSION: New International Version
EDITION & YEAR: VIth Edition 1987

SR.NO: 7
NAME OF THE BIBLE: The Holy Bible
VERSION: The Douay Version of the Old Testament and The Confraternity Edition of the New Testament
EDITION & YEAR: 1950

SR.NO: 8
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Good News Bible (with the Apocryphal / Dueterocanonical books)
VERSION: Today's English Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1979

SR.NO: 9
NAME OF THE BIBLE: New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
VERSION: Jehovah witnesses Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1984

N.B.: IRF HAS MORE THAN FIFTY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE

STUDY BIBLE

SR.NO: 1
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
VERSION: King James Version
EDITION & YEAR: Fifth Improved Edition 1988

SR.NO: 2
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Harper Study Bible
VERSION: Revised Standard Version Reference Edition with Concordance and Maps
EDITION & YEAR: 1978

SR.NO: 3
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Holman Study Bible
VERSION: Revised Standard Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1952

SR.NO: 4
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Life Application Study Bible
VERSION: New Living Translation
EDITION & YEAR: 1996

SR.NO: 5
NAME OF THE BIBLE: The Rainbow Study Bible
VERSION: King James Version
EDITION & YEAR: 1989

SR.NO: 6
NAME OF THE BIBLE: The New Testament from 26 Translations
VERSION: (Twenty six different versions / translations)
EDITION & YEAR: 1984

SR.NO: 7
NAME OF THE BIBLE: Eight Translation New Testament

VERSION: Eight different versions: King James Version, The Living Bible, Philips Modern English, Revised Standard Version, Today's English Version, New International Version, Jerusalem Bible, New English Bible.

EDITION & YEAR: 1974

SR.NO: 8
NAME OF THE BIBLE: The Five Gospels (The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus)
VERSION: New Translation and Commentary by Robert W. Funk, Roy W. Hoover and the Jesus Seminar
EDITION & YEAR: 1993

Source:DZN-Comparitive Religion

To be Continued....

MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

MATERIAL TO BE REFERRED FOR KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM

Sr.No :  1
Name of the package :  Al-Qur'ân Al-Karim
VERSION : 7.0    
LANGUAGE : English / Arabic

DESCRIPTION : Display of the entire Qur'ânic text in Ottoman calligraphy with  vowelization marks and recitation of the  Qur'ânic 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 : Features : 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 control 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 along with 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, the 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    Website: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      Website: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 in comp.
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.

Source:DZN-Comparitive Religion