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This is the Islamic Computing resource Guide (Release 2.0).
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If you have any question or problems, please contact me.

Basil Hashem
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                          The Islamic Computing

                             Resource Guide


                              Release 2.0
                             December 1992


                A Software and Network Resources Directory


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                                 by
                             Basil Hashem
                          <hashem@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
hashem@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
<barkatulla@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
<barkatulla@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
<barkatulla@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)


Islam Stack
-----------
A Hypercard stack outlining the main events of Islamic History, from the
birth of Muhammad until World War II. Includes maps and family trees.

Requires: Macintosh and Hypercard software

Price: Free

Available: CompuServe Islam Forum
EDUCORP - Disk #8412
7434 Trade Street
San Diego, CA 92121
Orders: (800)843-9497
Info: (619)536-9999


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
<barkatulla@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 <reingold@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 <wmuhanna@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 <abdali@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 <abdali@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 LISTSERV@ULKYVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE ISLAM-L

Submissions: ISLAM-L@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 LISTSERV@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MISG-L

Submissions: MISG-L@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-request@eleceng.ee.queensu.ca

Submissions: msa@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 LISTSERV@ASUACAD.BITNET with the
line SUB MUSLIMS

Submissions: MUSLIMS@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 LISTSERV@PSUVM.BITNET with the line
SUBSCRIBE MSA-L

Submissions: MSA-L@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

Note: Abdelmontassar Benmrad <BEN_MRAD@elcit.epfl.ch> suggests for those
that do not have Usenet access but have a telnet facility available to do
the following: telnet to info.cern.ch, follow the menu numbers as
follows: 2, 10, 18, then 73. This will get you to soc.culture.islam. You
cannot post news articles but you can read posted articles.

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 <heddaya@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 <waqar@cco.caltech.edu>
           Asim Mughal <mughal@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.

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