Draft:Al-Islam

Al-Islam
Web address	al-islam.org
Owner	Salim Yusufali
Launched	2016

Al-Islam is a digital Islamic library offering free public access to its collections. Established to facilitate access to religious resources, the project focuses on the digitization and dissemination of Islamic scholarship.

Nature and Goal

The Al-Islam website functions as an online repository dedicated to publishing information related to Shi'a Islam. Operating under the domain al-islam.org, it is managed as a non-profit organization supported by operators and volunteers from across the Muslim world. The primary objective of the project is the digitization of Islamic literary resources, ensuring universal access to Twelver Shi'a teachings. Furthermore, the institute seeks to encourage scholarly research into Islam and Shi'a doctrine by providing authoritative sources at no cost.

While significant efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of published materials, the site does not guarantee the absolute reliability of all content.

History

According to reports from 2016, the organization was led by Salim Yusufali. A Shi'a cleric based in the United States, Yusufali holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Stanford University and a master's degree in Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) from Al-Mustafa International University.

The organization is reportedly headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, in the United States. Notably, in 2006, the Yahoo search engine ranked the platform as the most popular Shi'a website globally. Beyond its web interface, the library also delivers content via a mobile application.

Content

The Al-Islam digital library hosts a diverse array of resources, including digital books, articles, films, audio files, and educational guides. The platform features translations of the Qur'an in various languages, alongside translated Shi'a narrations. The published works cover a wide spectrum of subjects, such as Islamic history, law, sociology, and religious sciences. The site supports content in numerous languages, including English, Arabic, Persian, Bengali, French, Gujarati, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Bahasa, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish, and Urdu.

Prior to 2003, the site primarily published foundational texts on Islamic subjects, utilizing a design aesthetic featuring Qur'anic calligraphy and verses.

As of October 2024, the Al-Islam library listed over three thousand registered titles. The multimedia content is organized into various categories, including beliefs and creeds, mysticism and philosophy, Qur'an and Hadith, sociology, history and politics, as well as Fiqh and law.