List of most authentic Islamic websites

Assalamu 3Alaykum.
These are just some of the most authentic Islamic websites.

Recommended Islamic websites.
1. Sunnah Online
http://www.sunnahonline.com/main.htm

This site almost made it to a rating of 10. It has almost everything you could ask for in an Islaamic site viz. articles, e books, audio lectures, Qur’aanic Recitations, and even two online Magazines!! The site has a no-frills, plain, businesslike look. The main categories are easy to navigate to but for the subcategories no links are provided. You have to scroll down the page of the main category to find the sub categories.

2. Islam QA.com
http://www.islam-qa.com

Need to look up a Fatwa? Go to Islam QA to find answers to various issues.
The site says: The responses are handled by Sheikh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid, using only authentic, scholarly sources based on the Quran and sunnah, and other reliable contemporary scholarly opinions. References are provided where appropriate in the responses.

3. Understand Islaam:
http://www.understand-islam.net/

This is the website of Dr. Saleh as Saleh. It contains safe, sound, authentic Islaamic info. There are plenty of audio downloads and a medium sized book collection. A Study Program is also available complete with online tests.

4. Islaam.com
http://www.islaam.com/

This site is a treasure house of information on Islaam. It has an impressively large list of authors, and a good amount of lectures, although the number of speakers is relatively smaller. The site is fast and easy to navigate and gives you the option of navigating by category, topic, speaker or author. The articles put up on the site are surely a result of careful selection from a wide range of sources and includes authors from the past and present.

5. Fatwa Online.com
http://www.fatwa-online.com/

Here's another good Fataawa site. It has an off-the-beaten-track design (though not very attractive), good lectures, fataawa and an innovative form of E books (Compiled HTML help files).

6. Islam Way.com (English)
http://english.islamway.com/

For sheer variety of content format Islamway.com beats all other sites that we know of hands down. (Islamweb comes a close second) It has articles, E books, lectures & flash animations.

7. Islam Web.net
http://www.islamweb.net/ver2/MainPage/indexe.php

For an accurate and honest description about this site and its aims I recommend going to their 'About Us' page. The site is exactly what it claims to be.

8. Islam House.com
http://www.islamhouse.com

This site is worth its name. It is a veritable store house of E books and lectures.

9. 877-Why-Islam.org
http://www.whyislam.org/

This is one well planned and laid out Da'wah site. What is striking is that the organizers, ICNA have gone to great lengths to provide all possible opportunities for non Muslims to interact, discuss and ask questions.

10. Muslim Heritage.com
http://www.muslimheritage.com/

Here is a site which has filled a requirement on the net about an aspect of Islaam which has either been left out totally or touched on briefly by other sites. What's more the webmaster has managed to present the material in a very user-friendly and interesting format.

11. Audio Islam.com
http://www.audioislam.com

This site is what it name proclaims, a place to get audios on Islaam. It has a lot of beneficial lectures.
Best Feature: A good collection of audio lectures

12. Call to Islam.com
www.calltoislam.com

16. Darulehsaan.com
http://www.darulehsaan.com/

17. Islam Basics.com
http://www.islambasics.com/

18. http://www.islamtomorrow.com/

19. http://www.islamalways.com/

20. http://www.islamyesterday.com/

21. Islam World.net
http://www.islamworld.net/

22. Al Sunnah.com
http://www.al-sunnah.com

23. Sultan.org
http://www.sultan.org

26. Islaam.net
http://www.islaam.net/main/

http://www.understandquran.com

28. - 31. The Faith Network
28. http://imaan.net/
29. http://www.seerah.net/
30. http://alhidaayah.net
31. http://imaan.net/fiveonfriday/

The Sabr Foundation.
http://www.sabr.com/

The Sabr Foundation has put up the following group of websites.

http://islam101.com/

http://muhammad.net/

http://barnabas.net/

http://crusades.org/

32. Islam 101.com
http://islam101.com/

33. Muhammad.net
http://muhammad.net/

36. Islamic Knowledge.com
http://www.islamic-knowledge.com/

39. Al Minbar.com
http://www.alminbar.com/


41. Islamtoday.com
http://islamtoday.com/

42. Investigating Islam
http://www.islamic.org.uk/

43. Sahaba.net
http://www.sahaba.net
As is evident from its name, this site is dedicated to the Sahaba (radiAllaahu anhum).

44. Tafsir.com
http://www.tafsir.com
Rating: 7

Need to look up something in Tafseer Ibn Katheer? Go to tafsir.com.

46. Muttaqun.com
http://www.muttaqun.com

47. Shariah Way
http://www.shariahway.com/

50. The Muslim Woman.com
http://www.themuslimwoman.com
This site goes a long way in fulfilling a prime need for Internet using Muslims i.e. a good site dedicated primarily to the Muslim Woman.

51. Islam Guide.com
http://www.islam-guide.com/

52. Salafi Manhaj.com
http://www.salafimanhaj.com

53. Ansar.org
http://www.ansar.org/english/index.html
This site is concerned basically with refuting the false teachings and propaganda of the Shia. A commendable effort and one with scope for future expansion
Best Feature: A site dedicated to refutation of Shia distortions.

56. Quraan.com
http://www.quraan.com/

As the name indicates this site is primarily a site containing resources for the study of the Noble Qur'aan. It includes the complete translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & T. Hilali.

Copied official website for Dr. Bilal Philips.
http://www.bilalphilips.com/bilal_pages.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=316

Shukran wa ma3asalaam.

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Why Should I Study Islam? - lecture by Muhammad Alshareef

Many years ago in Uzbekistan, a baby boy was born blind. His mother, the strong mu'minah that she was, did not lose sight of He who had the power to cure him. She prayed and prayed for her son’s sight, and within a few years the boy regained his eyesight. But furthermore, she was widowed, and the boy an orphan. Regardless, she traveled with him to Makkah so that he could receive an Islamic education. She arranged for him to attend the circles of the scholars. He began excelling in the science of hadith. He traveled to distant villages in search of the most authentic sayings of RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam. His mother named him Muhammad ibn Isma'il. Many of us know him today by the book he compiled – the book that stands after the Qur’an in authenticity – Saheeh Al-Bukhari.

In another land, in another time, chilly Baghdad winds would wake up another boy. His mother would bundle him in warm shawls and escort him through the darkness before fajr making sure he reached the masjid safely. After fajr she would wait for him as he read hadith to the biggest scholars of the land. Then she would meet him outside and together they would walk home. She was a strong mother indeed, for her son grew up to become an imam of the Muslim ummah, an imam by the name of Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Manaaqib Ahmad, by Ibn Al-Jawzi).

Another scholarly name we are familiar with is that of Imam Suyuti. What many of us may not know is that he authored his first book, Tafseer Bismillaah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheeem, when he was in the 2nd grade!

Why should we try to follow in the footsteps of these stars of Islam? The knowledge they had was unlike anything else. It was the law of Allah and the inheritance of the Prophets. It is our duty to preserve and protect the estate of Rasul Allah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, and that cannot happen without there being serious and sincere brothers and sisters spending long days and nights reading, reflecting, and teaching others.

Every Islamic revival that takes place is built on something. Some revivals are built on emotions, others on politics. The only one that will remain firm is the one that is built on the sound knowledge of the words of Allah and the Sunnah of Rasul Allah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam.

We are living in an age of information. We have lights in every corner of the house when only yesterday our ancestors read by the light of the moon. We have publishing houses when only yesterday our ancestors wrote the books they owned with their own hands. We have CD's to search the hadith archives when our scholars spent days upon days searching for proof and evidence in their libraries. Knowledge should increase with all this ease, but it has not.

When a prize is great, the responsibility and work required for it shall also be great. The Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever seeks out a path to acquire knowledge (of the deen), Allah makes easy a path for him to Jannah" (Muslim).

Mu'aawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan narrated that the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever Allah wishes good for, he grants them fiqh (understading) of the deen."

He also told us that the sincere scholars have a place with Allah no one else can reach. He sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"The virtue of the scholar to a worshipper (‘aabid) is similar to the virtue of the moon when it is full to the rest of the stars. And verily the scholars are the inheritors of the Prophets. Verily the Prophets did not leave behind dirhams and dinars, but rather they left behind knowledge. Thus whoever takes it, takes it as a bountiful share" (Authentic; narrated by Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, and Ibn Majah).

The position of the people of Islamic knowledge reaches such a level that Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala and the angels pray for them! Abu Umaamah narrated that RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"Verily Allah and His angels, even the ant in its hole and the fish in the sea, verily (they all) pray for he who teaches people good."

The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam also made du’a for them, as narrated by Zayd ibn Thabit:

"May Allah grant light (and happiness and beauty in the face) of someone who hears a hadith from us and memorizes it until he passes it on to others" (Authentic, narrated by Tirmidhi).

From the beginning of time, there has been a race between the doers of good and the doers of evil. Adam and Iblis, Musa and Fir'own, Muhammad sal Allahu alay wa sallam and Abu Jahl. Today, that race has not ended. How hard are the doers of evil working and how hard are we?

‘Umar radi Allahu anhu once said, "I seek Allah's protection from the jalad (the strength and enthusiasm) of the sinner, and the laziness of the God-fearer." It is as if he was contemplating the time that we are now living in.

Why are we too lazy to pray 2 rakaat at night, when the people of the dunya spend the entire night watching movies? Why do we cringe at paying 6 dollars for an Islamic book, when the people of the dunya spend thousands in pursuit of their sin?

Ibn Al-Jawzi said, "I haven't seen a flaw more sad in the community than those who stop working even though they have the ability to continue."

To correct the situation we must reflect on the following:

First, we must be sincere in our desire to learn Islam. We are learning this deen to rid ourselves of ignorance and then to help others to rid themselves of ignorance. It is not a coincidence that the first hadith in Saheeh al-Bukhari is, "Verily actions are (judged) by their intentions…" The scholars are reminding us from page one that our path to learning must be for the sake of Allah. Allah ordered us to be sincere to Him in our actions:

And they have been commanded no more than this: to worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion, being true (in faith) (Al Bayyinah 98/5).

RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam said:

"Whoever studies that which is meant for the sake of Allah, desiring only a piece of the dunya, he shall not smell the frangrance of Jannah on the Day of Judgement" (Authentic; narrated by Ahmad and Tirmidhi).

Ibn Abbas said, "Verily a man shall be protected (by Allah) in proportion to his niyyah (intention for doing what it is he is doing)."

The issue of intention is not an easy matter. Sufyan Ath-Thawree said, "I have never nursed something more rebellious than my intentions" (Al-Ja'mi' li akhlaaq al-Raawee by Al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadi).

Listen to the advice of Imam Ibn Jamaa'ah on what it takes to correct your intention: "A proper and sincere intention when studying Islam is to intend to win the pleasure of Allah by what you are doing. You should intend to practice what you learn and to resurrect the Shari'ah, hoping that this knowledge will shine light on your heart, cleanse your soul, and bring you closer to Allah on the Day of Judgement…Your intention for studying Islam should not be to win any worldly commodity, like leadership, or fame, or riches. It should not be learnt so that you can show off to your colleagues or so that people will revere you and sit you in a chief position in their gatherings, and so on…" (Tadhkirat as-Saami' wal Mutakallim).

Secondly, we should understand that we are in a continuous war with Shaytaan, and that he does not want us to succeed in this studying. Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala says:

When thou does read the Qur’an, seek Allah's protection from Satan the Rejected One (An-Nahl 16/98).

The Shaytaan shall sit in the face of every good thing that you try to do. RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam told us:

"The Shaytaan sits in the path (of every goodness) that the son of Adam (may try to take). He sat in front of him when he took the path to Islam and asked him, ‘How could you leave the religion of your fathers and your forefathers?’ But he disobeyed him and became Muslim. Then Shaytaan sat in front of him in his path to hijrah and asked, ‘How could you leave your land and your sky?’ But he disobeyed him and migrated (from Makkah). Then he sat in front of him in his path of jihaad and said, ‘Why should you do jihaad? It will only exhaust your wealth and body. You'll be killed, your wife will marry someone else, and your wealth will be divided (to others).’ But he disobeyed him and went for jihaad."

Rasul Allah then said, "Whoever does this, it is a duty upon Allah that He shall enter him into Jannah!"

One way Shaytaan will sit in your path is by making you procrastinate. He will tell you that you are busy now and that later in your life you shall take the time out to study Islam. Life will pass and the ‘after’ shall live forever. Shaytaan will tell you that the situation of the ummah is lost and that your studying will not help anything. Combat this with what you've seen from the jihaad of knowledge and teaching that RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam and those that came before us did.

Shaytaan will tell you that there are enough scholars and so you are not needed. But scholars will die, and if the knowledge is not passed onto the next generation, it will die in the community. There are 1.4 billion Muslims and the problem that always comes up is that there are not enough teachers and scholars. Everyone is a shepherd and everyone shall be responsible for his or her flock.

Thirdly, we should never forget to pray to Allah to bless us with His Mercy in succeeding in our intentions to learn Islam for His sake. Allah subhaanahu wa ta ‘aala says:

When My servants ask thee concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them). I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calleth on Me… (Al-Baqarah 2/186)

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