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ISLAMICWARE: COMPUTERIZING THE HERITAGE
(1986)
In 1986, Ahmad Darwish first seems to have put together his computer skills and
his impulse to spread Islam by making English translations of the Koran available
in electronic form. This included not only the well-known translations by Yusuf
Ali and Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall but also a translation by himself and
his wife, dubbed a “contemporary” version. To market this product, he established
“IslamicWare,” which by December 1992 advertised version 7 of “The
Holy Koran & Explanation” on a number of CDs ranging from 80–280 USD.
The “first electronic Islamic encyclopedia” was also announced to be due shortly
(Hashem, 1992).
ONTO THE HIGHWAY: THE MOSQUE OF THE INTERNET
(1995)
Meanwhile, however, the world of electronic information changed. In 1993 the
Mosaic browser was released, an easy-to-use interface to the newly conceptualized
World Wide Web. By late 1994, the public at large became increasingly
aware of the internet. Ahmad Darwish was quick to react. In 1995, he registered
his first three domains to create what he advertised as “the first Islamic site on the
web ever” (http://web.archive.org/web/20000229112458/http://www.Allah.
(1986)
In 1986, Ahmad Darwish first seems to have put together his computer skills and
his impulse to spread Islam by making English translations of the Koran available
in electronic form. This included not only the well-known translations by Yusuf
Ali and Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall but also a translation by himself and
his wife, dubbed a “contemporary” version. To market this product, he established
“IslamicWare,” which by December 1992 advertised version 7 of “The
Holy Koran & Explanation” on a number of CDs ranging from 80–280 USD.
The “first electronic Islamic encyclopedia” was also announced to be due shortly
(Hashem, 1992).
ONTO THE HIGHWAY: THE MOSQUE OF THE INTERNET
(1995)
Meanwhile, however, the world of electronic information changed. In 1993 the
Mosaic browser was released, an easy-to-use interface to the newly conceptualized
World Wide Web. By late 1994, the public at large became increasingly
aware of the internet. Ahmad Darwish was quick to react. In 1995, he registered
his first three domains to create what he advertised as “the first Islamic site on the
web ever” (http://web.archive.org/web/20000229112458/http://www.Allah.