Quran Explorer Quran Explorer

From QuranExplorer.com.This website has an audio Quran player with translations and text.

http://www.quranexplorer.com/quran/

Features include:

  • Text translations in Deutsch, English, French, Indonesian, Malaysian, Turkish, and Urdu.
  • Translations can also be hidden so you can hear the Quran in Arabic without interruption.
  • Audio translations in Eng and Urdu.
  • Quran reciters include: Abdul Baasit, As-Sudays&Shraym, Mishari Rashid, Saad Al Ghamdi, Sheikh Ahmed Ajmi, and Sheikh Al Huzaifi.
  • Quran can be receited by selecting a start and end verse.
  • Selections can be chosen by Sura, Juz, or Hizb.
  • Text has 5 font size options.
 

The Muslim Heritage Timeline The Muslim Heritage
Time Line

This Muslim Heritage website has an extensive timeline which is a good source of knowledge about the Muslim history.

http://muslimheritage.com/timeline/default.cfm

  • This time lineshows alist of remarkable events throughout Muslim History.
  • Includes illustration and short description of the historical milestones from 0 to 2002. .
  • Mouseover the date to see a short description of the article. If the article interests you click on the date to see full article.
  • Includes a link to a chronology of major events in Muslim Heritage.
 

Al-Haram Al-Sharif Virtual TourAl-Haram Al-Sharif
Virtual Tour

Saudia Aramco brings us a Virtual Walking Tour of Al-Haram Al-Sharif

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200901/al-haram/default.htm

  • The Noble Sanctuary is one of the three most important sites in Islam.
  • At its southernmost end is Al-Aqsa Mosque and at its centre the celebrated Dome of the Rock.
  • It enclosing over 35 acres of fountains, gardens, buildings and domes.
  • The entire area is regarded as a mosque and comprises nearly one sixth of the walled city of Jerusalem.
  • For more on this magnificent area visit The Noble Sanctuary Online Guide site.
  • Here isa list of 10 other structures in the Noble Sanctuary.
 

Alhambra Virtual Tour

Saudi Aramco gives us a virtual tour of the magnificent Alhambra Complex.

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200604/alhambra/default.htm

  • The Alhambra complex was completed by Yusuf I (1333-1353) and Muhammed V, Sultan of Granada (1353-1391) in southern Spain, then known as "Al-Andalus".
  • The complete name is "Qal'at al-Hambra", which means "The red fortress"
  • This palace and fortress complex, the Alhambra is a wonder of the 14th century and truly a marvel to see. It is described by islamicarchitecture.org as, "not only the most important, but also the best conserved Arabian palace."
 

Süleymaniye Mosque Virtual TourSüleymaniye Mosque
Virtual Tour

Saudi Aramco gives us another great virtual tour showing us the amazing Süleymaniye Mosque.

http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200605/suleymaniye/default.htm

  • The Süleymaniye Mosque mosque complex was constructed by the great Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan on the order of Sultan Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent), between 1550 and 1557 during the Ottoman Empire's golden age.
  • The complex is considered to be the most beautiful of all imperial mosques in Istanbul.
  • The mosque complex also includes four medreses, or theological schools, a school of medicine, a caravanserai, a Turkish bath, and a kitchen and hospice for the poor.