Quran Translations and Commentary

• The Best Translations. The Alim gives you the ability to study the collective works of giants in the field - Abdullah Yusuf Ali, M. Maududi, Muhammed Asad, Farukh Malik, and M. Pickthall. For those just learning Arabic, also included is a Roman Transliteration of the Arabic Quran. An additional, free, bonus disk includes the M. H. Shakir translation.
• Complete Commentary (Tafsir). Not only does The Alim give you the ayah by ayah translation, but it provides easy one-click access to thousands of detailed commentary on most ayahs of the Quran. These commentaries of noted scholars help explain hard-to-understand ideas and interpretations. If you don't understand a specific ayat of the Qur'an, simply click on any super-scripted number The Alim displays notes that help explain it. You can even go backwards - while you're reading a comment you can automatically link back to the appropriate ayat.
• Sura Introductions. M. Maududi's thorough introductions to each of the 114 Surahs of the Quran have been a favorite of millions of Muslims for many years. With the addition of F. Malik's surah introductions, The Alim now brings even more resources to an already powerful tool. The Alim includes hypertext links from any ayah or surah of the Quran to its introductions. The Surah Introductions include background material, historical data, and subject information about every Surah.
• Bidirectional Synchronization. The Alim keeps track of your location in the Quran translations and can automatically synchronize the translations and the Arabic with just a click of your mouse!
• Full-text searching. Super-fast proprietary searching is fully integrated into The Alim. Looking for a specific word or phrase in the Quran? Search one translation, multiple translations, or all books for any word or series of words with full proximity and boolean searching features! On a midrange Pentium computer The Alim can search over 10,000 pages within 10 seconds.
• Fully Indexed. The Alim comes with many of its resources fully indexed for easy reference. Just click on a word and find it in any of the indexed refrences.
• Easy Navigation. The Alim provides one-click navigation from any surah to any other surah, from one ruku to another, and from any Quran translation to the associated surah introduction. Navigation can be both text-oriented or icon-driven.
• Copy, Paste, Export, and Print. All text in The Alim can be copied and pasted in your word processor. In addition, you can automatically export entire rukus or surahs to a text file to import into a word processor or desktop publishing program. All text can be printed with full formatting intact (bold, italics, etc).
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