Islsoftware.com

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Since ISL Software's inception in 1986, our mission has been to develop personal computer software that facilitates the learning of Islam.

A Brief History

ISL Software Corporation was founded on May 9, 1986 by Shahid N. Shah and Amir Jafri in Houston, Texas. Neither of the two founders had finished their first college degrees before they embarked on their journey to promote the learning of Islam using advancements in computer technology. Shahid was in his senior year in high school and Amir was in his sophomore year in college. Through personal experiences, Amir and Shahid felt the need to enhance the way Islamic subject matter was propagated. With Amir's creativity and Shahid's ingenuity, they began developing a computer program to electronically store and manage such a surplus of information. Armed with this mandate and with financial assistance from the Islamic Society of Greater Houston (ISGH) and family members, they started work on a program called The Hafiz. The Hafiz was never released but was the predecessor to the now famous Alim Islamic software. Between 1986 and 1991 ISL also provided software development and consulting services to corporations including Fortune 500 companies. In 1995 ISL moved all day-to-day operations to Silver Spring, Maryland.

In 1991 ISL Software launched the first version of The Alim. The Alim revolutionized the Islamic software industry. It was the first software program to combine the powers of Quranic translations, commentaries, extensive subjects database, and a host of other supporting information bases into one complete cross-referenced program. The Alim was also the first program with an open architecture that allowed for infinite expansion. ISL freely made available all of the extensive content that was included in The Alim. The goal was to foster development and dissemination of Islamic literature in the electronic media, allowing others to develop services and products in the field of Islamic education. To date, The Alim has pioneered many efforts in Islamic software and multimedia. In many web sites and software programs available today you will find material that was originally created for The Alim. The Alim is now in its seventh year of development and ISL is continuously updating and expanding the capabilities of this globally popular software.