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From:         MICHAEL STRANGELOVE <441495@ACADVM1.UOTTAWA.CA>
Subject:      MISC: Islamic Studies EMG UPDATE

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The following is an updated section from _The Electric Mystic's Guide_.
Please inform me of errors or ommissions. - MS
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Islamic Studies

There is a wide variety of resources on the Net for Islamic Studies,
including a computer resource guide by Basil Hashim, a Free-Net based
"Islamic School" which provides the Cleveland community and, via the
Internet, the world, with the ability to access basic information about
Islam, to read about the essentials of Islam, join in moderated
bulletin boards and even read the entire text of the Koran, all while
online. Networked researchers may also freely access the contents of
the American Arab Scientific Society Software Library, retrieve the
entire text of the Koran and even retrieve Macintosh sound files of
Arabic recitations of selections from the Koran or listen  to a call to
prayer in Arabic. There is also a growing number of LISTSERV based
online academic conferences for the scholarly discussion of Islamic
studies.  And it is all free.

Islamic Computer Resource Guide

The Islamic Computer Resource Guide, by Basil Hashim (hashem@usc.edu),
documents bulletin board systems, software, FTP archives, and network
resources such as online academic conferences and newsgroups related to
Islamic topics.  All information pertaining to networked resources has
been documented in the Electric Mystic's Guide.  The Islamic Computer
Resource Guide is available via FTP from the node cs.bu.edu in the
directory /amass/ as the file islam-guide.text.


The Islamic School

An Islamic subject area at the Cleveland Free-Net Community Computer
System. Provides introductory information on Islam. This archive
includes an online Koran and hadith.

Access:     Telnet to freenet-in-a-cwru.edu or freenet-in-b-cwru.edu
or freenet-in-c-cwru.edu

You will then be asked whether you are a registered user or a visitor.
Select (2) Visitor then select (2) Explore the System. Upon being
presented with the main menu prompt Your Choice ===> at the <<<
Cleveland Free-Net Directory >>>, type go islam. Note that you will not
see go islam or "The Islamic School" as a menu choice. You will then be
presented with the following menu:

            1 About the Islamic School
            2 The Essentials of Islam
            3 The Holy Qur'an
            4 The Holy Prophet of Islam and Sunnah
            5 Frequently Asked Questions
            6 Questions and Answers
            7 The Bulletin Board (moderated)
            8 Directory Services

American Arab Scientific Society (AMASS) Software Library

The AMASS Software Library archives software and documents for Arab
communities throughout the globe.  The archive is provided courtesy of
the American Arab Scientific Society, Boston Chapter and supported by
Boston University, Computer Sciences Department.  The current librarian
is Abdelsalam Heddaya (heddaya@cs.bu.edu).  An index of the American
Arab Scientific Society Software Library is available via FTP from the
node cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as the file
INDEX. For a complete description of the American Arab Scientific
Society, retrieve  the documents intro-arabic.ps  intro-english.ps
intro-english.text  constitution-english.ps via FTP from the node
cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/. Note: Please send
Abdelsalam Heddaya (heddaya@cs.bu.edu) an e-mail message every time you
use this software library, or if you wish to place software or
documents in it.


Contents of the AMASS Software Library

 AMASS Newsletters. Copies of the American Arab Scientific Society
      newsletters in Postscript. This file include the necessary
      fonts for printing on any Postscript printer an can be read
      on a personal compter through any Postscript previewer.
      Available from the node cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the
      directory /amass/newsletters/ as the file nl33-arabic.ps.

 Arabic Extension to LaTeX. (1992). Handles transliteration and
      diacritics.  Installation instructions and manual included.
      Also works under plain TeX. Created by Klaus Lagally
      (lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de). The latest version
      is always available via FTP from ifi.informatik.uni-
      stuttgart.de (129.69.211.1) in the directory /pub/arabtex/
      as a variety of files. This system is for the IBM
      compatible computers.  It is also available from the node
      cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as the
      file arabtex.tar.Z. See below (ArabTex TeX/LaTeX Arabic
      Word Processor) for more information.

 Calender Calculation Program (Common Lisp). (1992). Common Lisp
      program that calculates the Hijri, Hebrew, Gregorian and
      Julian calendars (does not include the Coptic calender).
      Includes definitions of some important events. Created by
      Nachum Dershowitz and Edward M. Reingold
      (reingold@cs.uiuc.edu). Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu
      (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as calendrical.l

 Cresent Sighting Information. (1992). Information about crescent
      sighting for "1ramaDaan 1412" and information on the
      subject of crescent sightings.  Written by Mohibullah N.
      Durrani.  Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in
      the directory /amass/ as cresent.text

 Muslim Prayer Schedules.  Muslim prayer schedules in TeX format,
      produced by Minaret 1.3. This file has been compressed,
      therefore use the binary mode when FTPing).  Available via
      FTP from cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/
      as prayer-scheds

 Prayer Timing (C Language).  A prayer time calculation C language
      computer program that calculates prayer times given
      selected parameters and typesets the results in TeX.  This
      program is based on Minaret 1.3 and can operate in batch
      mode.  This program is in source code and must be installed
      through the use of a C compiler.  Created by Kamal Abdali
      (abdali@dewey.udel.edu).  Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu
      (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as praytimer and
      praytimer.tar.Z.  Also available via Listserv from
      Listserv@ASUACAD.bitnet or Listserv@asuacad as MUSLIMS
      PRAYER-C

 Prayer Timing (FORTRAN Language).  A prayer time calculation
      FORTRAN language computer program that calculates prayer
      times and moon sighting data given selected parameters.
      This program is based on Minaret 1.3.  Available from
      Iago.Caltech.Edu in the directory ??? as ???.  Also
      available via Listserv from Listserv@ASUACAD.bitnet or
      Listserv@asuacad as MUSLIMS PRAYER-F

 Prayer Timing -- 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.  Created by Kamal Abdali
      (abdali@dewey.udel.edu).  This program runs on Macintosh
      Plus or later model.  Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu
      (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as
      minaret-13.sit.hqx

 Qalam.  Qalam is an Arabic-Latin-Arabic transliteration system
      between Arabic script languages and the Latin script
      embodied in the ASCII character set.  The Qalam system is
      designed to transliterate Arabic script languages for
      computer mediated communication by individuals literate in
      those languages.  Qalam was created by Abdelsalam Heddaya
      with contributions from Walid Hamdy and M. Hashem Sherif.
      Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) in the
      directory /amass/ as qalam.text

 Muslim Hymn (Takbyr).  The arabic text of the hymn chanted by
      Muslims in the morning prayers of the two major feasts of
      Islam.  This document is in both arabic script and in
      transliteration.  Available via FTP from cs.bu.edu
      (128.197.2.1) in the directory /amass/ as takbyr.ps


             Macintosh Sound Files for Islamic Studies

      The AMASS FTP directory /amass/sounds/ at the node
      cs.bu.edu (128.197.2.1) contains a variety of Macintosh
      sounds files sampled at 5.5KHz (fair quality), and encoded
      in ASCII using Binhex format. These files can be played
      back using SoundMaster or other Macintosh sound utilities.
      Presently available files include the Islamic call to
      prayer, and a recitation of the first surah of the Koran.


For more information about the AMASS, write to:

      American Arab Scientific Society
      P.O. Box 541
      Holmdel, NJ 07733, USA.

      Or send e-mail to:      M. Hashem Sherif
                        mhs@homxa.att.com


ArabTex TeX/LaTeX Arabic Word Processor

ArabTeX is a system that extends the capabilities of TeX and LaTeX to
generate the arabic writing from an ASCII transliteration for texts in
several languages using the arabic script. It consists of a TeX macro
package and an arabic font in several sizes, presently only available
in the Naskhi style. ArabTeX will run with Plain TeX and also with
LaTeX; other additions to TeX have not been tried. ArabTeX is primarily
intended for generating the arabic writing, but the scientific
transcription can be also easily generated. For other languages using
the arabic script limited support is available.

The latest version and an installation manual is available via FTP from
the node ifi.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de (129.69.211.1) in the
directory /pub/arabtex/ as a collection of files.

For more information, contact the author of ArabTex,

      Klaus Lagally
      Institut fuer Informatik
      Universitaet Stuttgart
      Breitwiesenstrasse 20-22
      D-7000 Stuttgart 80
      GERMANY
      lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de


Other Islamic Studies Resources

 CalTech Muslim Students Archive at ftp.ugcs.caltech.edu (???
      UNKNOWN DIRECTORY).  Contacts: Waqar Malik
      (waqar@ugcs.caltech.edu) and Asim Mughal
      (mughal@iago.caltech.edu).  THIS MAY BE OBSOLETE - CONTACTS
      queried, no answer as yet.

 Islam Discussion Group (ISLAM-L). Internet Subscription Address:
      Listserv@ulkyvm.louisville.edu BITNET Subscription Address:
      Listserv@ulkyvm. See Volume Three for complete information.
      See Volume Three for complete information.

The Islamic Information and News Network (MUSLIMS). Internet
Subscription Address: Listserv@asuvm.inre.asu.edu. BITNET
Subscription Address: Listserv@asuacad or Listserv@psuvm. See Volume
Three for complete information.

Malaysian Islamic Study Group (MISG-L). Internet Subscription
Address: Listserv@psuvm.psu.edu. BITNET Subscription Address:
Listserv@psuvm.

USENET Newsgroup SOC.RELIGION.ISLAM Archive at cs.dal/ca
(129.173.4.5) in the directory
/pub/comp.archives/soc.religion.islam/. See Volume Three for complete
information.

Yousif, Ahmad.  The Muslim Community in North America: A
Bibliography, (University of Ottawa, 1992). Available from CONTENTS,
Listserv@Uottawa or Listserv@Acadvm1.Uottawa.CA as MUSLIM BIBLIO.
Also available via FTP from panda1.uottawa.ca (137.122.6.16) in the
directory /pub/religion/ as muslim_biblio.txt and muslim_biblio.ps.


                           The Electronic Koran

M.H. Shakir's translation of the Koran is available as 114 individual
ASCII text chapters from the node quake.think.com (192.31.181.1) in
the directory /pub/etext/koran/ (note that when there are
many files to be retrieved via FTP, use the command mget *.* to
retrieve all files in the current directory.  Ensure that you have
sufficient disk space available on your e-mail account before
using the command mget to retrieve a large amount of data.) It is
also available from the nodes princeton.edu   snake.mcs.kent.edu
mcs.kent.edu   hydra.unm.edu. The Koran and a related dictionary is
also available as koran-dict.Z and koran.Z from the node oes.orst.edu
(128.193.124.2) in the directory /pub/amanac/etext/. This version
contains a few typographical errors which are delineated in the file
on-line-quran available from the node cs.dal.ca (129.173.4.5) in the
directory /pub/comp.archives/soc.religion.islam/.

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