The Alim Contains

• Qur'an in full-color Arabic script
• Over 35 hours of Qur'anic recitation
• World of Islam (Introduction to Islam)
• Islam FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
• A. Yusuf Ali Qur'an Translation, Subjects, and Commentary
• M. Pickthall Qur'an Translation
• Qur'an Transliteration
• Maududi Surah Introductions
• ISL Qur'an Subjects (thousands of topics/subtopics)
• Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith and Subjects
• Sahih Muslim Hadith (Abridged)
• Al-Muwatta Hadith and Subjects
• Al-Tirmidhi Hadith (Abridged)
• Sunan of Abu-Dawood (Abridged)
• Single index of all Hadith Narrators
• Hadith Qudsi
• Prophet Muhammad's Last Sermon
• Fiqh-us-Sunnah and Subjects
• Biographies of Companions of the Prophet
• Islamic Terms Dictionary
• Islamic History (Chronology)
• Dozens of Islamic images (pictures)

The Alim's Audience

• Anyone can use The Alim to hear the beautiful verses of The Qur'an.
• Speakers can use The Alim to prepare their speeches or lectures. It can easily reduce the time it takes for them to create speaker notes since The Alim can automatically export text to word processors.
• Teachers can use the easily obtainable information from The Alim to greatly enhance students’ understanding of any Islamic material being taught.
• Students can use The Alim to easily find the information that they are looking for instead of spending hours looking through books.
• Muslims can use The Alim to answer questions they may have about Islamic perspectives on various subjects.
• Non-Muslims can use The Alim to learn more about Islam from the original texts instead of relying on the media and other, perhaps non-informed, sources.
• Reporters and the press can use The Alim to verify Islamic information as well as easily find new information from the large volumes of text supplied.

Major Features of The Alim

• Qur'an Comparison displays comparison of Qur'an Books in one window.
• Full-text searching (with proximity and weighted sorting) finds any word or phrase within seconds
• Copy and paste text from The Alim to any other Windows application.
• Print Arabic or English text directly to a printer or export English text to a file.
• Quickly access any book using a tree metaphor (similar to Windows 95 Explorer).
• Jump from any one book to any other book using hypertext features similar to Windows Help.
• Save, export, and print bookmarks.

System Requirements

• A multimedia PC or compatible, with 386SX or higher processor (486 DX 33 MHz or better for recitation)
• At least 4 MB of RAM (6 MB for recitation)
• At least 2.5 MB of available hard disk space
• Double-speed or better CD-ROM drive
• VGA-compatible display adapter that can display 256 or more colors
• Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher (compatible with Windows 95 and Windows NT)
• Windows compatible Sound Card with Speakers (only required for recitation)
• Pointing device (such as a mouse) is highly recommended

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