Resources
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A short list of independent websites we find genuinely helpful. We are not affiliated with any of them, and each one is responsible for its own content.
Read & listen to the Quran
Read the Arabic text alongside translations, and listen to well-known reciters at your own pace.
- Quran.comquran.comA clean, searchable Quran reader with many translations, word-by-word help and audio recitation for every surah.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- Tanziltanzil.netA carefully verified Quran text project with a simple browser for reading the Arabic alongside a choice of translations.Visit(opens in a new tab)
Learn to recite
Start with the Arabic letters and build, step by step, towards reading the Quran aloud with care.
- Recite Qur'ān Without Mistakesrecitequranwithoutmistakes.comA Qā'idah and Tajweed book with classes by Br. Sharif Faizullah, designed to take beginners from the alphabet to reciting correctly.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- AlQuranClassesalquranclasses.comOnline one-to-one Quran and Tajweed lessons for adults and children, arranged around your own schedule.Visit(opens in a new tab)
Hadith
The recorded sayings and example of the Prophet ﷺ, presented with translation and explanation.
Prayer times, qibla & mosques
Practical tools for the five daily prayers, wherever you happen to be.
- IslamicFinderislamicfinder.orgDaily prayer times and qibla direction for your location, plus a finder for mosques near you.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- How do I pray? (Islamic Association of Raleigh)raleighmasjid.orgA mosque's plain-language walkthrough of the prayer, useful as a second explanation alongside our own guide.Visit(opens in a new tab)
For new Muslims
Structured courses and real people to talk to in your first months and years as a Muslim.
- NewMuslims.comnewmuslims.comA free, self-paced course for converts, arranged in levels that cover belief, prayer and everyday Muslim life.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- GainPeacegainpeace.comAn outreach project offering new Muslim support, a free phone line for questions about Islam, and revert stories.Visit(opens in a new tab)
Live from the Two Holy Mosques
The official Saudi Quran and Sunnah TV channels, both linked from the Saudi Broadcasting Authority's website.
- Saudi Quran TVyoutube.com/@SaudiQuranTvLive broadcasts of prayers and recitation from the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, streamed around the clock.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- Saudi Sunnah TVyoutube.com/@SaudiSunnahTvLive broadcasts from the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah, including the daily prayers and lessons.Visit(opens in a new tab)
History & heritage
Discover the scholars, scientists and cities of Muslim civilisation.
- Muslim Heritagemuslimheritage.comArticles and research on the contributions of Muslim civilisation to science, medicine, architecture and learning.Visit(opens in a new tab)
- 1001 Inventions1001inventions.comAn educational initiative whose exhibitions and films bring the inventors of the Muslim golden age to a wide audience.Visit(opens in a new tab)
Duas & remembrance
Short supplications for mornings, evenings and the moments in between.
- Muslim Ummah Duasmuslimummah.onlineOur own collection of short everyday supplications, gathered in one calm place to learn a few at a time.Open
- Duas.comduas.comA searchable collection of supplications from the Quran and Sunnah, grouped by occasion, with audio to help memorise them.Visit(opens in a new tab)
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