Al-Islam.org Website

[Hameedeh]

Big news at my favorite website! I just went there and the site is down for maintenance. There was this message:

Site under maintenance

Al-Islam.org is currently under maintenance for adding some new features such as viewing audio/video content and making the site 'Wikipedia' like. We should be back shortly. Thank you for your patience.

http://www.al-islam.org/

[Repentant]

it's back!

[reisiger]

On 12/30/2014 at 2:35 AM, hameedeh said:

Big news at my favorite website! I just went there and the site is down for maintenance. There was this message:

Site under maintenance

Al-Islam.org is currently under maintenance for adding some new features such as viewing audio/video content and making the site 'Wikipedia' like. We should be back shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Al-Islam.org is such a great site.  I can't wait to explore more!  BTW, if you don't mind my asking, is your name in honor of the wife of Imam as-Sadiq (as) ?  I just happened to listen to a lecture about him.  Anyway, looking forward to exploring more and inshallah learning more!

(wasalam)

[Hameedeh]

On 12/30/2014 at 11:31 AM, reisiger said:

Al-Islam.org is such a great site.  I can't wait to explore more!  BTW, if you don't mind my asking, is your name in honor of the wife of Imam as-Sadiq (as) ?  I just happened to listen to a lecture about him.  Anyway, looking forward to exploring more and inshallah learning more!

(wasalam)

Salam. Actually I am a revert and I wanted a Muslim name. I love the name Muhammad so I wanted my name to be Muhammadah but my husband said no such name exists. He said Hamidah is the closest name I could have because Muhammad and Hamidah both have hamd in it. I chose my user name Hameedeh so I think people can pronounce it. InshaAllah.

[reisiger]

On 12/30/2014 at 2:05 PM, hameedeh said:

Salam. Actually I am a revert and I wanted a Muslim name. I love the name Muhammad so I wanted my name to be Muhammadah but my husband said no such name exists. He said Hamidah is the closest name I could have because Muhammad and Hamidah both have hamd in it. I chose my user name Hameedeh so I think people can pronounce it. InshaAllah.

Wa alaikum salaam!  I'm a revert as well, but I never made the jump to changing my birth name.  There's nothing in it that would be problematic from a doctrinal point of view.  I'm not sure if I ever will.  That is a great story.  If I'm not mistaken, that root means "one who praises."  Cool fact, though, Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq's (as) wife was named Hamidah, so maybe a little bonus inshallah!

(wasalam)

R

[Hameedeh]

On 12/30/2014 at 2:08 PM, reisiger said:

I'm a revert as well, but I never made the jump to changing my birth name.  There's nothing in it that would be problematic from a doctrinal point of view.  I'm not sure if I ever will.  That is a great story.  If I'm not mistaken, that root means "one who praises."  Cool fact, though, Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq's (عليه السلام) wife was named Hamidah, so maybe a little bonus inshallah!

(wasalam)

Yes, having the name of Hamidah is a great blessing since it is the name of a wife of an Imam AS and she is the mother of an Imam AS!

My Christian family members still call me by my given name. My Muslim family and friends call me by my Muslim name. I haven't paid huge sums of money to a lawyer to change it. I'm sure I can use my money more wisely. 

Good news! al-Islam.org is open today! 

[reisiger]

On 12/30/2014 at 3:45 PM, hameedeh said:

(wasalam)

Yes, having the name of Hamidah is a great blessing since it is the name of a wife of an Imam AS and she is the mother of an Imam AS!

My Christian family members still call me by my given name. My Muslim family and friends call me by my Muslim name. I haven't paid huge sums of money to a lawyer to change it. I'm sure I can use my money more wisely. 

Good news! al-Islam.org is open today! 

(salam)

That is a great blessing indeed!  I need to learn more about the Imams (عليه السلام).  Wallahi I need to learn more in general!

Anyway, I wish I had Muslim family.  I'm working it; trying to make dawah to my family, but sadly they are either so jaded by a belief that religion is nonsense, or in the case of my mom, she's just comfortable with it because it's familiar.  In the first case, I think it's because I come from a Roman Catholic family, and many of us in our own way and time came to feel that it was man made and full of idolatry and lies.  Even though I didn't believe there was truth in the religion in which I was raised, I didn't disbelieve in Allah ((سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى).), and subhanallah, He ((سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى).) guided me to the Deen and it seems that He has continued to guide me toward the proper path in Islam.  That makes me so grateful, but I would be lying if I said I've never cried over fear for my family being in a loss on the Last Day. 

Anyway, so yeah, I wish I had more Deen in my family.  My wife has softened her stance on the issue; she has progressed from being an athiest to an agnostic and often says that Islam is undoubtedly the most reasonable and best of faiths, but she can't make that jump.  I make du'a every day, and I've asked her to just make that first step.  Mashallah.  I will continue making du'a though.  I know that Allah ((سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى).) knows all and will answer it in His (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) own way and time.  So I don't despair of that, but yeah, it'd be great to not be the lone ranger out here. lol

Anyway, I agree on the name thing.  I wasn't trying to pay to change it, and thankfully nothing in my birth name is Christian.  So that was fortunate. 

Al-Islam is great!  May Allah ((سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى).) reward all who work on that site for the amazing work they do.  It just might help a revert like me who has a whole lot still to learn!

(wasalam)

[Hameedeh]

People who revert (or think about reverting) need to know that from that very moment their parents have good deed(s) written in their book. Your ethical manners might attract them and inShaAllah even affect them for the better. Your prayers for them, as well as for your wife, are valuable. Be positive.  

[reisiger]

On 1/13/2015 at 7:07 PM, hameedeh said:

People who revert (or think about reverting) need to know that from that very moment their parents have good deed(s) written in their book. Your ethical manners might attract them and inshaAllah even affect them for the better. Your prayers for them, as well as for your wife, are valuable. Be positive.  

Thank you for the kind words, sister.  It never fails to amaze me how Allah (s.w.t.) gives us so many ways to have good deeds recorded.  I know that no du'a goes unanswered, and I trust that Allah (s.w.t.) will answer it how He will and when He will.  And everything that befalls us benefits us in this life or the hereafter.  Allahu Alim.

[maes]

On 1/7/2015 at 8:05 AM, reisiger said:

(salam)

That is a great blessing indeed!  I need to learn more about the Imams (AS).  Wallahi I need to learn more in general!

Al-Islam is great!  May Allah (s.w.t.) reward all who work on that site for the amazing work they do.  It just might help a revert like me who has a whole lot still to learn!

(wasalam)

Brother it does not matter to be a revert or not ! I am learning always and I am thirsty to know more. It is an infinite path, since God is infinite.

[reisiger]

:) Brother it does not matter to be a revert or not ! I am learning always and I am thirsty to know more. It is an infinite path, since God is infinite.

Agreed, my Brother!  I have a friend who asks me often about Islam, and I feel like I never know enough to give an answer.  Or the more I learn, the more I realize that I do not know.  But inshAllah, I will keep learning this Deen.  But I agree that the path is infinite. 

[Hameedeh]

al-Islam.org added some audio and videos as they promised. 

[Hameedeh]

The Shia website Al-Islam.org sent me an email today. They have been a great website and they have big plans for the future and want our help, with feedback and/or donations. Thanks for considering this.

Salamun alaykum

We have big plans for Al-Islam.org to share with you.

But before we tell you more, here's what the Digital Islamic Library Project [DILP] team has been able to accomplish in promoting the teachings of the Ahl al-Bayt (a).

Accomplishments

Ever since the site began in 1995, Al-Islam.org has been one of the foremost destinations on the internet to learn about Islam. It consistently ranks on the first page of Google for the keyword "Islam", receiving more than half a million unique visitors every month from almost every country in the world.

We've digitized and hosted 1400+ quality Islamic full length texts, each carefully curated by our team, as well as hundreds of other high quality resources.

The topics covered range from spirituality & philosophy to history & family ethics. These are read by the young and old alike, and the information from the site is also referenced by the likes of politicians, academics and scholars.

During the past 3 years we've undertaken a significant effort to upgrade the underlying information and technology architecture of the site. We have also successfully launched Phase 1 from the high level strategic vision that can be seen here: http://www.al-islam.org/2.0/

Where Are We Headed Next?

We are excited to continue building on our success and implementing subsequent phases from this plan. Some the key projects that we will work on are:

• Provide an automated cross-linking between Qur'an & text resources
• Design a better User Interface, to make it easier for visitors to find the right content
• Create a Question & Answer Q&A section for visitors to interact with scholars
• Improve collaboration features, to make content available in more languages
• Improved infrastructure to secure from hacking attempts
• Upgrade server infrastructure to serve larger number of users
• Release a Mobile App for users to access content while on the move

 

How You Can Help

Our team primarily consists of volunteers around the world, and the finances are taken care of by donations from individuals like yourself.

As we continue to implement new phases and operate a more complex site serving an increasing number of users worldwide, we will be delighted to have more individuals come forward to financially support this noble cause.

We thought you may be interested to be one of such people. If you are, then please do donate generously so that you can have a share in our efforts to get the teachings of the Prophet (s) and Ahl al-Bayt (a) out to an even wider audience!

Our organization Ahlul Bayt DILP is registered in the US as a non-profit. We accept donations from the US and other countries. You can donate by clicking on the link below:

Click Here to Donate to Al-Islam.org

We pray to the Almighty to reward you for your contribution to this cause.

With salaams & our regards
Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
http://al-islam.org

[DigitalUmmah]

nothing but good things to say about al-islam.org, absolutely brilliant website and content MashaAllah. their "nutshell" leaflets, "ghadeer" section and multilingual quran are my personal favourites. I will donate myself InshaAllah and I urge everyone to donate even if its a small amount - theres very few shia websites like it in the world

[Hameedeh]

Great news! al-islam.org just announced their Android app! This is it:

Salaamun Alaykum & Greetings!

We're pleased to share with you the release of the official Al-Islam.org Android app.

With the Al-Islam.org app, you can:

• Access topic wise over 1700+ books, journals & articles
• Watch 2000+ media resources on various topics
• Search the library on topics that interest you
• Download any text to read offline

New books are added to the library every week which you can access from the app.

Our team is also working on releasing an iOS version of the app very soon. 

Make sure you choose the AhlulBayt DILP app. Look for this logo:

[Abdul-Hadi]

I had forgot that this site had even existed until just now.

I had started reading a few of the books a while back and then never returned after my computer crashed.

[Hameedeh]

15 hours ago, GD41586 said:

I had forgot that this site had even existed until just now.

I had started reading a few of the books a while back and then never returned after my computer crashed.

I hope your computer is okay now! I have not read an al-islam.org book through my phone. One day I should experiment with that. It's so easy to go there with my computer that I have never used my phone. I love the way I can download the pdf to my computer and read it even when my Internet is not working. 

[ShiaMan14]

1 hour ago, Hameedeh said:

I hope your computer is okay now! I have not read an al-islam.org book through my phone. One day I should experiment with that. It's so easy to go there with my computer that I have never used my phone. I love the way I can download the pdf to my computer and read it even when my Internet is not working. 

Salaam.

They have an app now too for your phone.

[Abdul-Hadi]

Thank you again Sister Hameedeh & Shiachat community!

I enjoy reading about faith & faith-related topics. Al-Islam is a vertiable gold mine of knowledge & leisure reading for this American punk rocker.

[Guest]

On 5/24/2018 at 11:49 AM, Hameedeh said:

I have not read an al-Islam.org book through my phone.

Nine out of ten times I read books from al-Islam on my phone. Their mobile site is excellent!

[Ashvazdanghe]

9 minutes ago, starlight said:

Nine out of ten times I read booka from al-islam on my phone. There mobile site is excellent!

But in mobile I have just problem  with scrolling. 

[Guest]

16 minutes ago, Ashvazdanghe said:

But in mobile I have just problem  with scrolling. 

I do it from an Android phone/tablet and it works fine for me.

[ShiaChat Mod]

There is a link to LIVE television channels at al-islam.org website: https://www.al-islam.org/tv

[Hameedeh]

On 2/17/2021 at 9:47 PM, ShiaChat Mod said:

There is a link to LIVE television channels at al-islam.org website: https://www.al-islam.org/tv

Thank you. The LIVE television channels come and go. Previously there were 2 LIVE channels. Right now there are 14 channels active. 

[Hameedeh]

Informative FAQ from al-islam.org website. When you have time, please check it out!

https://www.al-islam.org/faqs

[Hameedeh]

New News! A FREE Community Service From Al-Islam.org

Add your deceased relatives and get Muslims from around the world to pray Fatiha for them 24 hours a day.

Key Features

Dedicated Fatiha Listing

Death Anniversary Reminders

Accessible To Millions Of Users

How It Works

Enter details of your deceased relatives.

We will send you an email a day before their death anniversary.

You can edit the details at any time.

All deceased will get listed on the Fatiha Appeal List page.

https://www.al-islam.org/fatiha-appeal#

[ShiaChat Mod]

al-islam.org has a Timeline, showing the personalities, events, battles related to Islam and the Muslim world as well as a selection of world events. You can scroll to see the subjects on the page:  https://al-islam.org/timeline/

Edited May 9, 2025 by ShiaChat Mod
Link

[Hameedeh]

Salam. There are ways to volunteer at al-islam.org website. At least we should pray for their continued success.

Help build the world’s largest multilingual Islamic library!

Explore over 3,000 trusted Islamic texts and 12,000+ curated media resources. Covering spirituality, philosophy, history, and family life — used by learners of all ages and referenced by scholars worldwide.

Your Knowledge. Your Contribution. One Mission.

Every day, thousands turn to Al-Islam.org seeking authentic Islamic guidance — and it's supporters like you who make that possible.

We are a registered charity and grassroots initiative, powered entirely by the generosity of our community. No corporate sponsors. No ads. Just believers helping believers.

Whether once or recurring, every contribution — no matter how small — keeps this light shining.

Imam Ali (a): إِذَا رُزِقْتَ فَأَنْفِقْ "When you are granted provision, then give."

https://al-islam.org/donate

[ServantOfMahdi]

On 12/31/2014 at 12:35 AM, Hameedeh said:

I wanted my name to be Muhammadah but my husband said no such name exists.

'Muḥammadah' is a proper Arabic feminine adjective derived from the root ḥ-m-d on the same lines as 'Muṭahharah' is from ṭ-h-r (technically on the Arabic morphological pattern 'mufa‘‘alah' from f-‘-l). Just as 'Muṭahharah' – in the meaning of "purified woman" – can be used as a feminine name, so 'Muḥammadah' – in the meaning of "praised woman" – too can be. Very few people doing that doesn't mean the word isn't available in Arabic to be used as a name.