Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project

The Ahlul Bayt Digital Library Project (Ahlul Bayt DILP), established in 1996, is a non-profit Islamic organization that features work from a group of volunteers operating throughout the world. The primary objective of Al-Islam.org is to digitize and present quality resources related to history, law, and society of the Islamic religion and its personalities, with particular emphasis on the Twelver Shi'ah Islamic school of thought. Al-Islam.org is a site which also serves as a means of introducing Islam to non-Muslims.^[1]

Aims

The Ahlul Bayt DILP's aim is to encourage the research of Islam, and to facilitate 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 4000 resources accessible for free.^[2] The Ahlul Bayt DILP states that it also aims:

...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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Organization

The organization is a 501(c)(3) public charity,^[2] and is made up of volunteers who contribute articles and/or digitized materials. The DILP and the Al-Islam.org site are supported by individual donors and well-wishers.

Ongoing projects

On-route to achieve a vast library with the best resource of Islamic knowledge, the Ahlul Bayt DILP team is currently working on various important projects.

Recognition

Content of the library has been cited by many universities and academic institutions as a source for Islamic studies, such as the

• George Mason University^[11]
• University of Cambridge^[12]
• University of California Los Angeles ^[13]
• Columbia University^[14] Australian National University^[15][16]
• New York University^[17]
• Duke University^[18]
• Franklin & Marshall College^[19]
• University of Michigan^[20]
• State University of New York^[21]
• University of Sheffield^[22]
• University of Haifa^[23]
• Utrecht University^[24]
• Paideia Centre for Public Theology^[25]
• University of Chicago^[26]
• Western Kentucky University^[27]
• The Middle East Information Network^[28]
• Middle East Policy Council^[29]
• Grand Valley State University^[30]
• University of Melbourne^[31]
• Vanderbilt University^[32]
• Saint Anselm College^[33]
• Humanitarian Resource Institute^[34]
• University of St. Michael's College^[35]
• National Library Board of Singapore^[36]
• Oklahoma City University^[37]
• California State University, Bakersfield^[38]
• Michigan State University^[39]
• Chaminade University^[40]
• University of Texas of the Permian Basin^[41]
• New England Institute of Technology^[42]
• University of Pennsylvania^[43]
• John M. Dawson Institute for Church State Studies^[44]
• Florida Christian College^[45]
• Westfield State University^[46]
• National Humanities Center^[47]
• University of Wisconsin–Madison^[48]
• Northern Virginia Community College^[49]
• University of Minnesota Duluth^[50]
• University of Texas at Austin^[51]
• Tel Aviv University^[52]
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[53]
• University of Miam,^[54]
• University of Leeds^[55]
• Abu Dhabi University^[56]
• Bangor University^[57]
• University of Georgia^[58]
• Nyack College^[59]
• University of London^[60]
• Center for Research Libraries^[61]
• The Missionary Society of St. Columban^[62]
• University of California, San Diego^[63]
• Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade^[64][65]
• Elizabethtown College^[66]
• Ohio University^[67]
• Drexel University^[68]
• Ghent University^[69]
• Library of Congress^[70][71]

See also

• The Aalulbayt (a.s.) Global Information Center

References

External links

• "Al-Islam.org by the Ahlul Bayt DILP - Home".
• archived and part of the Minerva project of the Library of Congress
• Middle East Virtual Library