Islamic or Muslim Traditions

• Introductions
• Converts to Islam
  http://www.convertstoislam.org/
  [Resources for recent converts and those who are considering conversion to Islam.]
• Discover Islam
  http://www.discoverislam.com/
  [An online representation of a commerically available series of posters accompanied by brief essays that together comprise a thematic introduction to the tradition at a basic level.]
• Glossary of Islamic Terms and Concepts
  http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/reference/glossary.html
  [A very useful short dictionary of Islamic basic terms.]
  
  General Directory and Index Sites for Muslims and Islam
• Al Islam Org
  http://www.al-islam.org/
  ["Al-Islam.org is a work of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project (DILP), which is a non profit private Internet based group of people operating from throughout the world. Our objectives are to digitise and present on the Internet quality Islamic resources, related to the history, law, practice, and society of the Islamic religion and the Muslim peoples with particular emphasis on Twelver Shia Islamic school of thought."]
• Al Shia
  http://www.al-shia.com/
  [Available in several languages, follows the contemporary leadership from Iran in the Shi'a world.]
• Heritage Society
  http://ismaili.net/
  ["The Heritage Society is a non-profit organization, whose aim is to encourage preservation of manuscripts and rare documents, ismaili history and research and publication in the field of religion." Ismailis are a sub-group of Muslims prominent in South Asia, East Africa, and elsewhere in the world. For internal differences among South Asian Muslims, see also the Progressive Dawoodi Bohra site.]
• Islam and Islamic Studies Resources
  http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/
  [A very well-maintained selection of topically-organized linked resources on Islam provided by Dr. Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia.]
• IslamiCity
  http://islam.org/
  [A Yahoo-style entry portal for Muslim advocacy and information. Commercial products, too. From a company in California, USA.]
• Salaam
  http://www.salaam.co.uk/
  [A relatively new site, intending to become "the premier resource for Islamic related information."]
• Talk Islam
  http://www.talkislam.com/
  [An online guide to information about Islam as a religion and culture. Intends to be non-controversial. Includes advertisements.]
  
  Religious Texts
• Holy Qu'ran
  http://www.hti.umich.edu/relig/koran/
  [A searchable version of an English translation by M.H. Shakir.]
  
  Sites of Regional or International Importance
• Al-Aqsa Mosque
  http://www.noblesanctuary.com/
  [A mosque of historical importance in Jerusalem.]
  
  Local and Regional Muslim Organizations
• Compendum of Muslim Texts
  http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/
  [Provided by the Muslim Students Association at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA.]
• Muslim Students Association at SUNY, Buffalo
  http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/
  [Comprehensive pages maintained by students at the State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.]
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  Subtraditions and Sectarian Sites
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Students Organization - U. Texas
  http://www.utexas.edu/students/amso/
  [Useful site for understanding Islam from the standpoint of the sectarian movement established by Gulam Ahmad in northern India in the nineteenth century.]
• Muslim Public Affairs Council
  http://www.mpac.org/
  [A North American service, public interest, and Muslim lobbying organization.]
• Nation of Islam Online
  http://www.noi.org/
  [Site sponsored by the Chicago-based movement among African-Americans, with information on Elijah Muhammad and Louis Farrakhan.]
• Shiite Encyclopedia
  http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/
  [Online reference work from Shi'a perspectives. Keyword searchable. Downloadable as a zip file.]
  
  Also see
• Mysticisms from Middle East
  http://www.religiousworlds.com/mystic/mideast.html
  [Links to sites representing Muslim or Islamic mysticism.]

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