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The '''Ahlul Bayt Digital Library Project''' ('''Ahlul Bayt DILP'''), established in 1996, is a non-profit IslamicShi'a organization that features work from a group of international volunteers operating throughout the world. It operates the website '''Al-Islam.org''' – whose primarystated objective is to digitize and present quality resources related to the history, law, and society of the Islamic religion and its personalities – with particular emphasis on the [[Twelver]] [[Shia Islamic beliefs and practices|Shi'ah Islamic school of thought]]. Al-Islam.org isalso atries siteto that also servesserve as a meanssite offor introducing Islam to non-Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/r/93/whm.html |title= The Ahlul-Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project |publisher= [[George Mason University]] |author= Sumaiya Hamdani |date= March 2003}}</ref>

The organization is a [[501(c)(3) organization|501(c)(3)]] public charity<ref name="guidestar">{{cite web |title=Ahlul bayt digital islamic library project |url=http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=justgive&ein=41-1971730 |publisher=JustGive}}</ref> and was established by volunteers who contributed materials. The DILP and the Al-Islam.org site are supported by individual donors. The Ahlul Bayt DILP stated that it aim is to encourage the research of Islam.

==Aims==

The Ahlul Bayt DILP aims to encourage the research of Islam and to facilitate the propagation of knowledge to locations where such resources are not commonly or easily accessible. To cater to this objective, the Ahlul Bayt DILP is constantly expanding its digital library, which consists of over 4,000 resources accessible for free.<ref name="guidestar">{{cite web |url= http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=justgive&ein=41-1971730 |title= Ahlul bayt digital islamic library project |publisher= JustGive.org}}</ref> The Ahlul Bayt DILP states that it also aims:

== History ==

{{blockquote|text=...to encourage research and enquiry which the use of technology facilitates. With Al-Islam.org, we attempt to present a balanced and accurate picture of Islam as it has been taught and practiced by the Most Noble Messenger Muhammad (s) and his family, the Ahlul Bayt (a). All reasonable attempts have been made to prevent inauthentic information from being carried on this site. However, we in no way can guarantee the absolute authenticity of all of the data and should not be held responsible for any errors herein. Furthermore, we do not necessarily endorse all external links from this site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-islam.org/about-us|title=About Us|website=Al-Islam.org|date=11 February 2011}}</ref>}}

The organization was established in 1996.

Since its launch,{{When|date=December 2023}} Al-islamIslam.org has proven to be one of the most authentic sources of Shi'a Islam information and is notable for being the top site in [[Yahoo!]]'s list of [[Shia Islam|Shia]] sites by popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Islam/Sects/Shia_ism/ |title=Islamic Sects > Shia'ism |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207190003/http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Islam/Sects/Shia_ism/ |archive-date=2006-12-07 }}</ref>

==History==

Since its launch, Al-islam.org has proven to be one of the most authentic sources of Shi'a Islam information and is notable for being the top site in Yahoo!'s list of Shia sites by popularity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Islam/Sects/Shia_ism/ |title=Islamic Sects > Shia'ism |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207190003/http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Islam/Sects/Shia_ism/ |archive-date=2006-12-07 }}</ref>

==OrganizationContent==

The free digital library consists of more than 800 resources in different languages, like Spanish, Italian, Swahili, Arabic, Urdu and Gujarati, contributed by volunteers. The Ahlul Bayt DILP also works on the Shiite Encyclopedia, the Event of Gadeer Khum project, and the Tahrif (distortion) of Islamic texts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Al-islam.org Free Library |url=http://www.al-islam.org/alpha.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103033122/http://al-islam.org/alpha.php |archive-date=2007-01-03}}</ref> While it does not hold the copyrights on the digitized texts, permission was obtained to rectify the material. The multimedia section of Al-Islam.org has a collection of audio and video resources.

The organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity,<ref name="guidestar"/> and is established by volunteers who contribute articles and digitized materials. The DILP and the '''Al-Islam.org''' site are supported by individual donors and well-wishers.

The Ahlul Bayt DILP's digital library consists of more than 4,000 free resources.<ref name="guidestar" />

==Projects==

==Ongoing projects==

En route to achieve a vast library with the best resources of Islamic knowledge, theThe Ahlul Bayt DILP team is currently working on variousprojects, important projects.including:

===Digital library===

The free digital library consists of more than 800 resources in different languages. To further accommodate its users, the Ahlul Bayt DILP team has been working on various projects which give detailed information on a specific topic. Such projects include the Shiite Encyclopedia, the Event of Gadeer Khum project, and Tahrif (distortion) of Islamic texts.

While the majority of texts currently available in the library are English translations, the DILP volunteers have taken up the task of providing texts in other languages like Spanish, Italian, Swahili, Arabic, Urdu and Gujarati.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-islam.org/alpha.php |title=Al-islam.org Free Library |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103033122/http://al-islam.org/alpha.php |archive-date=2007-01-03 }}</ref>

The digital library also includes full texts of Islamic books, written by both scholars and laymen. While it does not hold the actual copyrights on these digitized texts, permission from the copyright holders was taken in order to allow DILP and its volunteers to rectify material in terms of spelling, grammar, etc.

==== Sections of the digital library ====

The digital library is divided into different sections, which include:

* Belief & Creed

* Education & Society

* Quran & Hadith

* History & Politics

* Spirituality & Philosophy

* Laws & Worship

===Multimedia gallery===

The multimedia section of Al-islam.org has a large collection of audio/video resources. These are mainly Quran recitations, lectures, elegies, and supplications. It also has a picture gallery consisting of images of Islamic calligraphy and many important Islamic sites.

===The Multilingual Quran===

The Multilingual Quran section of the DILP is a searchable Quran with English translation as well as commentary from Agha Puya/ and S.V. Mir Ahmed Ali. It also includes multiple translations and browsing by root-words and topicstopic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al-islam.org/quran|title=Al-Qur'an -– Read, Recite And Research|website=www.al-islam.org}}</ref>

===Journal archives===

This contains archived articles from scholarly journals such as ''Al-Seerat'', ''Al-Tawheed'', and ''Al-Thaqalayn''.

===The Event of Ghadir Khum project===

This is a scholarly examination of the event where the prophet Muhammad appointed Imam Ali as his successor. The study focuses on examining the chain of narrators and the tradition of Al-Ghadir.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al-islam.org/ghadir/|title=Ghadir Khumm: In Qur'an, Hadith and History|website=www.al-islam.org}}</ref>

===Islam in a Nutshell===

This is a set of fact sheets, ready for distribution, which are available in numerous languages including Albanian, Bosnian, German, Swedish, and Thai.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.al-islam.org/nutshell/|title=In A Nutshell - Fact Sheets About Islam and Shi'ism|website=www.al-islam.org}}</ref>

===Alif-Bot===

This is an informative Islamic robot which can give basic information about Islam.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.al-islam.org/action.php?sid=932607912&url=%2Falifbot%2F&action=go&id=108 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120717195957/http://www.al-islam.org/action.php?sid=932607912&url=/alifbot/&action=go&id=108 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2012-07-17 |title= AlifBot, The Muslim Robot }}</ref>

===The Event of the Ghadir Khum project===

===Islam Supplication Browser===

ThisA isscholarly aexamination multilingualof collectionthe ofevent Ad’iyawhere and[[Muhammad Ziaraat,in categorizedIslam|Muhammad]] byappointed source[[Ali|Imam Ali]] as his successor. The study focuses on examining the chain of narrators and datethe tradition of [[Al-Ghadir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supplicationswww.al-islam.org/ghadir/|title=Al-Islam.orgGhadir -Khumm: IslamicIn SupplicationQur'an, BrowserHadith -and History|website=supplications.al-islam.org}}</ref>

==See also==

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==External links==

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