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International Islamic University Malaysia

ICT and Quran & Sunnah

Professor. Mohammed Zeki Khedher
Jordan University
khedher@ju.edu.jo
June 22nd 2004
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Contents

Historic Background

Internet Islamic Sites

ICT and Quran

Sites of Quran

ICT and Sunnah

Sites of Hadith

Conclusion

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Historic Background

Introduction of Arabic and other Non-
Non-Latin Based
characters

Cartridge and Floppy Disks based software
Text of Quran Salsabeel
Sakhar Quran and Hadeeth Programs on MSX
Sakhar Quran and Hadeeth Programs on PC
Tafseer Ibn-
Ibn-Katheer

CD based software
Books of Tafseer: Qurtubi, Jalalain, Fi-
Fi-Dhilal-
Dhilal-Al-
Al-
Quran,..
Al-
Al-Mawsooah AlAl--thahaia by Al
Al--Turath Centre

Internet Era
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Results of search by
Google search engine

On 1/5/2004
Quran 999000 Kuran 199000 102000 ('&419000*)'&
Total = 1719000

On 10/
10/6/2004
Quran 987000 Kuran 223000 126000 '&1 422000*)'&
Total = 1758000

Increase by 2% in 50 days approximately 15%

15% a year

Sunna 147000 Sunnah 262000

Bible 24100000 about 20 times the Quran

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Internet Islamic Sites

General Islamic sites
General knowledge sites
Dawah sites
Islamic Information sites
Islamic educational sites

Specialized Islamic Sites

Sites of Quran
Sites of Hadeeth
Sites of Fiqh

General informative sites

Sites of Muslim governments
Sites of Muslim organizations
Muslim commercial sites

Languages
One language
Multi--lingual
Multi

Sites by non-
non-Islamic Sources
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Quran & ICT

Sites of Quran

Quran Text Othmani Font - search

Books of Tafsir

Science of Quran

Audio Library

Qiraat

Teaching of Recitation and Memorization

Broadcasting stations

Books and Periodicals about Quran

Subjects of Quran

Quranic societies

Scientific Miracles of Quran

Non Arabic Sites and Translation
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Quran Text

Division to chapters (suras) and verses (Ayas)

Special notations for stopping during recitation

Additional characters to the Arabic alphabets
sord like alif
connecting hamza

Strict Tashkeel
Additional shaddah after tanween
Inside lam-
lam-alif
Change in case of successive sukoons

Different writing style from normal way
Combining two or three words
Dividing one word in two parts

Different shape for same characters or words
Short Ta and long Ta B
Sometimes adding alif to the end waw
Combination of two successive words differently
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Othmani Font

Necessity

Not enough effort to perform all the tasks
properly

http://qurankareem.info/

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Problems related to Quranic Text

Search problems

Shape problems

Tashkeel problem

Combination or division problems

Meaning problems

Roots problems

Prefix and suffix problems

Semantic problems

Links
http://www.arabsgate.com/quraan/
http://islamic.naseej.com.sa/staticpages/islamic/quran/index.asp
http://www.quransite.com/
http://www.qurani.cc/

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Tafsir of Quran

Books of Tafsir

Specialized sites

Tens of books

Proper service of text
Plain Text; search problems
Multi--reference
Multi
Problems of coordination
No cross referencing

Classification of Tafsir
Classification according to Mathhab; sunni, shia, sofi,
mutazila..
Classification according to linguistic, Fiqh, scientific, ..
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Science of Quran

Reasons behind revelation

Nasikh and Mansookh
Statistics of Quran
Word by word meaning
Grammar of Qura
Topics of Quran
Merits of Quran
Rules deducted from Quran
Links
http://www.altafsir.com/
http://www.44quran.net/vb/
http://www.
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Qiraat

Little has been done

Need for database
Need for rules implication
Need for different fonts and writing styles
Need for Speech companion

Links
http://www.quranway.net/

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Audio Library

Recoding of different recitations and styles

No Speech analysis and synthesis

Purposes of recording

Recording of tafsir and speeches

Links
http://www.quranvoice.com/
http://quran.al--islam.com
http://quran.al

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Teaching of Recitation and

Memorization

Audio Visual aid

Self recording

Self training

Links
http://www.qquran.com/
http://www.islamophile.org/spip/rubrique.php3
http://www.islamophile.org/spip/rubrique.php 3?id_rubrique=
?id_rubrique=170
170
http://www.khayma.com/islamissolution/iis/zelal/
http://www.qassimy.com/qoraankaream.htm
http://www.reciter.org/recitera.php

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Broadcasting stations of Quran

Different styles and recordings

Meaning and tafsir

Broadcasting information

Interaction with audience

Links
http://www.quran
http://www.quran--radio.net/
http://samaway.host.sk/default.php
http://www.liveislam.com/series/quraan.htm
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Quranic societies, Books and

Periodicals about Quran

Online subscription

Electronic publications

Browsing

Links
http://www.kotob.ws/
http://www.quran--sunah.com/
http://www.quran
http://www.qss.org/aboutus.html
http://www.qur.8
http://www.qur. 8m.com/
http://hoffaz.net
http://www.daralquran.net/
http://gesah.net/quran/
http://www.al--mishkat/quran
http://www.al
http://www.al--mishkat/mujam
http://www.al
http://www.al--mishkat/rasool
http://www.al
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Topics of Quran

Hyperlinks

Classification of subjects

Deficiency of keyword guided topics


Special oriented classification
Grammar oriented
Scientific oriented
Fiqh oriented
Hadith oriented

Links
http://www.alnoor
http://www.alnoor--world.com/quran/
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Scientific Miracles of Quran

Increasing interest
Relation between modern science and Quran
Graphical, pictorial and diagrammatic way of
explainations
Cross reference to modern science sites
Links

http://abuhaibeh4.tripod.com/home/arabic/ijaz_kora
http://abuhaibeh4
n.htm

http://www.islampedia.com/

http://www.aleijaz.net/
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Non Arabic Sites about Quran and

Meaning of Quran

Inaccuracy

Errors in translation

Contradictions in translation

Limited Bilingual or multilingual sites
Arabic Albanian English French Italian Spanish Urdu Chinese Indonesian
Azerbaijani Bosinian Japanese Korean German Dutch Portuguese Finish
Hausa Malayalam Farsi Pishto Maranao Tamil Thai Russian Swahili
Turkish
Links:
http://www.hamoislam.com/quraan.htm
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/quran/
http://www.islamicity.com/multimedia/radio/ch
http://www.islamicity.com/multimedia/radio/ch100
100//

Available information is only small percentage of Arabic resources

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Meaning of Quran in English:

An Example

( 63/ebol ) abn\ Wi jkl g [h TV e abd WTY[ \ TV RS


YUSUFALI:: Hold firmly to what We have given you and bring (ever)
YUSUFALI
to remembrance what is therein therein:: Perchance ye may fear Allah. Allah.

PICKTHAL:: Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember
PICKTHAL
that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil) (evil)..

SHAKIR:: We have given you with firmness and bear in mind what is in
SHAKIR
it, so that you may guard (against evil)

KASSAB:: Take what we have given you with strong (determination)
KASSAB
and recall what is ( contained) therein, that you may fen off ( Allah
wrath)

{
[|} Tt W wh auo v r h B s t
el W q \ R S
r h (37/aoiYkl)

Then the mighty Blast seized them, and they lay prostrate in their
homes by the morning morning.. (91/ e)

But the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their
homes before the morning! morning! ( 78 /e)

So the earthquake took them unawares, and they lay prostrate in their
homes in the morning morning!!
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Hyper link Necessity in Tafsir :

An Example
(#1) 6/<=>?@*:W [bn | l
e
l T

(#1) 68/?FG*:T|[bn V Tev W TY q l

(#1) 118/?1?I*:W [bn

| l e l T| TY

(#1) 2/JK@*:T|[bn V Tev q

(#1) 20/JK@*:T|[bn V Tev Wi q

(#1) 6/<=>?@*: e
l T

(#1) 43/LM'N:Tev

(#1) 68/?FG*:Tev W TY q l

(#1) 118/?1?I*: e l T| TY

(#1) 2/JK@*:Tev q

(#1) 20/JK@*:Tev Wi q

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continued
P

( 2 ) P K U ] * ( 1 ) PK U ] * ( 1 ) L[MP ( 1 ) LP ( 1 ) P ( 6 ) P ( 1 ) PK U >

( 4 ) P K ( 22 ) PU * ( 2 ) PU * ( 1 ) PU * ( 1 ) PU * ( 2 ) ^ MPK U ] * ( 1 ) PK U ] *
( 7 ) PU * ?b ( 4 ) ^ MPK U ] * ?b ( 1 ) P a b ( 1 ) ?`P ( 1 ) LKM P K ( 1 ) _ M P K ( 7 ) PK
PU > ( 1 ) PU > ( 6 ) PK U > ( 2 ) PK U > ( 1 ) L[K MeP U b ( 1 ) < MeP U b ( 1 ) ?Ub ( 1 ) ? Ub
( 1 ) L?GM P U 1 ( 3 ) PU 1 ( 1 ) L PU h 1 ( 1 ) L P ? 1 ( 1 ) LUMPU f g (3)^ MPU f g
(3)
( 1 ) PU * ( 2 ) LPU * ( 1 ) ? U* ( 1 ) LUGeM P U G * ( 2 ) PK U ] * ( 1 ) PU i * ( 1 ) PU K *
(5) PK U N ( 1 ) P K U N ( 2 ) LUM P U f * ( 1 ) P K U G * ( 1 ) PK U K * ( 1 ) PU * ( 1 ) L?GM P U *
( 5 ) ?`P ( 4 ) LP ( 1 ) ( ? 1 ) ?M ( ? 10 ) ( ?5 ) ( ? 1 ) PU ` ( 3 ) ^ MPK U N
l ?GM P ( 3 ) ?GM P ( 1 ) ?GK M P ( 6 ) P ( 1 ) L P ( 1 ) LP ( 2 ) k`P ( 1 ) P
(1) P ( 5 ) P ( 2 ) P ( 2 ) LP ( 1 ) ?P ( 27 ) P ( 1 ) ?MP ( 1 )
( 1 ) l P ( 1 ) L?GM P U * ( 1 ) PU > ( 1 ) ?`P ( 1 ) PU * ( 2 ) PU * ( 1 ) m M P
PU M ( 2 ) P ( 15 ) P ( 1 ) ?]? GM P ( 1 ) L?GM P ( 1 ) l ?GM P ( 1 ) P

PK U M ( 2 ) PK U M ( 1 ) oPU M ( 2 ) L[M P U M ( 1 ) m M P U M ( 2 ) LUMPU M ( 1 ) n MPU M ( 9 )
( 1 ) L[MPU M ( 42 ) PU M ( 1 ) k`P U M ( 8 ) P U M ( 1 ) ?G` PU M ( 4 ) PU M ( 3 ) PK U M ( 10 )
PU M ( 1 ) n M P U M ( 1 ) kGM P U M ( 1 ) ^ M P U M ( 1 ) L U MPU M ( 2 ) LUMPU M ( 1 ) n MPU M ( 1 ) ^ MPU M
(1)
108 = <@iKq]*]? i[* Pp

326= rt* rU* ki[* ]?i[* Pp

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continued
'v

(6)
'v
( 5 ) ?w'v (3) 'I
o * ( 3 )
'Io *

(1)
'v
(1)m w 'v
(1) 'v
( 19 ) 'v

( 1 ) kw'v
(5) 'v

10 = <@iKq]*]? i[* Pp

45 = rt* rU* ki[*]? i[* Pp

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continued
z(

( 4 ) zN?)K g ( 1 ) L[K N ?( ( 1 ) z ( ( 2 ) z]f( ( 2 ) L ( ( 1 ) L( ( 1 ) L K ] ( ( 2 ) zN?(

( 1 ) L fo) * ( 3 ) L fo) * ( 1 ) < ] fo) * ( 1 ) z|f) * ( 2 ) z|f) * ( 31 ) z) * ( 5 ) z) * ( 26 ) z) *
z)> ( 3 ) z)> ( 2 ) L)> ( 3 ) z) b ( 1 ) < N ?)] * ( 2 ) L f)K F ] * ( 3 ) L f)K F
] * ( 70 ) < N ?f) *
( 3 ) z]f(a1 ( 2 ) L(a1 ( 1 ) _ ] ( a1 ( 1 ) n N ?(a1 ( 1 ) z]f)> ( 1 ) L Mz) > ( 2 ) zNz)> ( 8 )
< ] } ?( ( 3 ) < ] } ?( ( 3 ) L} ?( ( 4 ) ?]} ?( ( 1 ) L)K i 1 ( 2 ) z]f)K g ?1 ( 1 ) ?]f)K g ?1 ( 1 ) L)K g ?1
z( ( 40 ) ?Nz( ( 2 ) ^ fNez( ( 1 ) zNez( ( 1 ) ?Nz( ( 4 ) zN?( ( 1 ) ( (? 1 ) z]} ?( ( 2 )
m N z( ( 11 ) z( ( 4 ) LUN z( ( 5 ) n N z( ( 1 ) ?UN z( ( 4 ) m N z( ( 8 ) z( ( 23 ) z( ( 26 )
( 3 ) LUN z( ( 27 ) n N z( ( 1 ) ?GN z( ( 2 ) m N z( ( 11 ) z( ( 4 ) n N z( ( 1 ) ?GN z( ( 3 )
( 1 ) ? f( ( 1 ) ?f( ( 4 ) ?N?f( ( 1 ) LK] ( ( 1 ) L ( ( 1 ) L( ( 1 ) < ] fo( ( 1 ) ?]fo( ( 5 ) kNz(
z]f)f * ( 1 ) z)f * ( 3 ) z) i * ( 1 ) LUN z) * ( 13 ) n N z) * ( 1 ) ?][ N z) * ( 51 ) z) * ( 1 ) ?]f (
m N ?)N ( 1 ) )? N ( 1 ) )? N ( 1 ) ?]U N ?)N ( 2 ) )? N ( 1 ) )? N ( 1 ) )?N ( 2 ) ?N?)N ( 1 )
( 2 ) L f)N ( 5 ) Lf)N ( 1 ) )? N ( 20 ) L f)K F N ( 6 ) Lf)K F N ( 6 ) ?]f)K F N ( 2 ) kN?)N ( 1 )
z ( ( 11 ) z]f( ( 1 ) ^ ] ( ( 3 ) L ( ( 8 ) zN?( ) 2 ) ( (? 1 ) L f)` ( 1 ) L f)N
^ f]f)] * ( 1 ) k]f)] * ( 1 ) ^ f]} ?)* ( 1 ) L)K g ( 1 ) ( (? 1 ) ( (? 2 ) z ( ( 1 )
?]U N z( ( 1 ) LUN z( ( 1 ) n N z( ( 1 ) ?UN z( ( 1 ) m N z( ( 3 ) z( ( 1 ) ?]} ?( ( 1 )
( 1 ) ?N?f( ( 1 ) zNz( ( 5 ) n N z( ( 1 ) z( ( 1 ) ?]U N z( ( 1 ) n N z( ( 4 ) z( ( 1 )
( 2 ) ?GN z( ?M ( 2 ) z]f)M ( 1 ) z]f)M ( 9 ) z( ?M ( 2 ) ?N?)N ( 2 ) )? N ( 1 ) m N z) *
z]f)M ( 1 ) z]f)M ( 3 ) ?]f)M ( 1 ) zNz)M ( 5 ) z)M ( 1 ) ?Nz)M ( 1 ) L f)K F M ( 38 ) z( ?M
(4)
138 = <@iKq]*]? i[* Pp

660 = rt* rU* ki[*]? i[* Pp 25

continued
'w

(2) } 'w
( 1 ) L [ K ) M' b ( 1 ) < ) M'e * ( 1 )
? e*

? e* ( 1 ) < ) M'w

(1) M'w (1) M'w ( 2 ) ?)M'w
(1)
9 = <@iKq]*]? i[* Pp

11 = rt* rU* ki[*]? i[* Pp

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Books of Hadith

Bukhari and Muslim

Tirmith, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, Nassai
Muwatta Malik and Musnad Ahmed

Other book

Search for Hadith
http://www.sultan.org/h/

Translations

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Contents of Books of Hadith

Narration part
Trees of narrators
Nick
Nick--names of narrators

Types of Hadith and classifications

Text part

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Correction of Hadith
Methods of correction
Earlier schools methods
Later schools methods

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Science of Hadith

Rules of Science of Hadith

Historic Development

Books of Narrators

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Encyclopedia of Hadith

Topics Classification

From data to information

From information to knowledge

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Research about Hadeeth

Artificial Intelligence

Relation between Quran and Hadith

Sirah of the prophet (pbuh)

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Non Arabic Sites and Hadeeth

translation

Bukhari

Muslim

Riyadh al-
al-salihin

Mishqat al-
al-masabih

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Sites of Hadith

General Sites for Hadith

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Takhreej of Hadith Sites

http://www.islammemo.cc/had
http://www.islammemo.cc/had//
http://arabic.islamicweb.com/Books/albani.asp
http://www.ihsanetwork.org/hadith.asp?userlang=a

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Education in Hadith
http://www.tarhuni.com/dawra11.htm
http://www.tarhuni.com/dawra

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Scientific Ijaz of Sunnah

http://www.amaneena.com/meracle.htm

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Search about Hadith text

http://www.sultan.org/h/
http://www.sultan.org/h/
http://www.elazhar.com/Al--Sonna/
http://www.elazhar.com/Al
http://www.muhaddith.org/hadith.html
http://www.dorar.net/htmls/mhadith.asp

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Browsing of Books of Hadith

http://www.elazhar.com/index.html
http://www.tihamah.net/hadith.php?get=
http://www.tihamah.net/hadith.php?get=11&Doc=
&Doc=00&n=0
&n=0
http://mirror.al
http://mirror.al--
eman.com/Islamlib/default.asp?CategoryID=3
eman.com/Islamlib/default.asp?CategoryID= 3
http://www.al
http://www.al--eman.com/hadeeth
eman.com/hadeeth//

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Studies about Hadith

http://www.islamset.com/arabic/apsycho/ngate.html

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Downloading of books of Hadith

http://www.muhaddith.org/hadith.html

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Hadith in Different Languages

http://www.elazhar.com/index.html
http://hadith.al
http://hadith.al--islam.com/
islam.com/
http://www.ihsanetwork.org/ihsan
http://www.ihsanetwork.org/ihsan--home1
home1.asp
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/sunnah//
http://www.todayislam.com/hadith.asp
http://63
http:// 63..175.
175.194.
194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=
25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&CR=244
244&dgn=
&dgn=44
http://www.ahya.org/amm/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=103
http://www.ahya.org/amm/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid= 103
http://www.alharamain.org/EN/Contents.aspx?AID=71
http://www.alharamain.org/EN/Contents.aspx?AID= 71
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/adheringtosunnah.html
http://www.sahihalbukhari.com/sps/sbk//
http://www.sahihalbukhari.com/sps/sbk
http://www.sahihmuslim.com/sps/smm//
http://www.sahihmuslim.com/sps/smm
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/searchhadith.html
http://www.witness--pioneer.org/vil/hadeeth/riyad/default.htm
http://www.witness
http://cwis.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/scienceofhadith/atit.html
http://www.alharamain.org/EN/Contents.aspx?AID=121
http://www.alharamain.org/EN/Contents.aspx?AID= 121
http://www.hadithonline.com//
http://www.hadithonline.com

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Conclusion

Arabic is the main media
Hence Translation from and to Arabic is highly
necessary

Lot of data needs filteration and study

Some services which need more effort by ICT
Specialists

Lot of research form Muslim Scholars is
needed

AI is needed
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Thank you

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