Books & Reading
Quran Translations
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Videos & Series
Interesting Islam Videos
- What is the purpose of life?
- The Throne of Allah
- German convert to Islam; Pakistan ramadan
- Historical Miracle of the Quran
- 37 Linguistic Miracles of the Quran
- Mom
- Suraka ibn Malik the miracles/prophecies
- Salman Al Farsi
- Oxford Debate (peaceful religion)
- Most violent religion??
- Comedian comments on hijab (Note: Language not condoned)
- The Message Movie (Moustafa Akkad)
- Short Quran scientific miracle embryology
- Quran Babylon Historical miracle
- Verses of Love (Quran)
- Muslim Social Experiment
- Story from the Quran (Nouman Ali Khan)
- What makes a human stronger (e.g. God)
- 17 benefits of Tribulation
- Eslimah, a revert story: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
- Hitting women that's messed up nak
- Why sinless Jesus needs baptism: Part 1, Part 2
- Bible as Quran social experiment (New York)
- BT capital and corporal punishment (one perspective)
Video Series
- Manners of the Believers Series (Parts 10, 11, 16, 21, 26, 28 recommended)
- Jannah, Home at Last Series
- Beautiful names of Allah (YQ)
- Allah loves …. Series
- Quran parables: Link 1, Link 2, Link 3
- Why me? Series: Ep 10, Ep 11, Ep 12
- Prophet Muhammad's Life (Seerah - Dr Yasir Qadhi)
Organizations & Conventions
ISNA Convention
- Matrimonials (very popular)
- Bazaar (muslim products)
- Movies (muslim related)
- Entertainment (artists, comedians, films, nasheeds)
- Speakers (Regular sessions, MSA, Youth)
Community Resources
- Home Financing: Guidance Residential, UIF
- Islamic Will Resources
- Muslim Q&A: Fiqh Council, IslamQA
- Advocacy: CAIR, Muslim Advocates
- My Salah Mat (Prayer learning aid)
- Azan Clocks (for prayer times)
- Zabihah.com (Find halal food)
Dawah Resources
Videos & Documentaries
Websites
Learning Quranic Arabic
Steps & Resources
- Learn Arabic slowly by natural osmosis. Learn Quranic Arabic word by word: quran.com or quranwbw.com
- Learn the Arabic alphabet (use Google for resources).
- Build Quranic vocabulary (10 words/day) using word frequency and spaced repetition. Resource: Memrise Quran Vocab.
- Take an Arabic grammar (nahw) / morphology (sarf) course. Resource: Bayyinah TV (e.g., "Dream" course).
- Use corpus.quran.com for grammar and dictionary/morphology.
Further Arabic Learning (Optional)
- Reading Hadith/Tafsir: Learn to read without diacritical marks (Bayyinah TV's "Reading the classics", diacritization software).
- Speaking/Understanding: Watch Arabic TV, use Pimsleur, talk with native speakers (use Google Translate Conversation/Camera features).
- Typing: Add Arabic keyboard, use on-screen keyboard initially, learn touch typing, install Arabic fonts.
Note on Time Investment: Learning Arabic takes significant time (potentially 1-3 years / 2200+ hours). Prioritize establishing basics like prayer, Quran reading (English), understanding the Prophet's life, and having good Muslim friends.