READ · REFLECT · DISCOVER
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
شروع الله کا نام لے کر جو بڑا مہربان نہایت رحم والا ہے
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
What are you looking for?
Read the Quran, find a book guide, explore Muslim history, or open a daily tool.
YOUR PATH TO KNOWLEDGE
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114 surahsComplete Qur’an reader
3 languagesQuran & scripture readers
30 juzRead at your own pace
Free to exploreKnowledge for everyone
A moment of reflection
THE SCRIPTURE LIBRARY
Read. Understand. Reflect.
القرآن الكريم
The Holy Qur’an
Read every surah in Arabic, with Jalandhry Urdu, Pickthall English and ayah recitation.
التوراة
Tawrat / Torah
Explore the five books of the extant Torah in three languages, with named editions.
الزبور
Zabur / Psalms
Read the biblical Psalms in Arabic, Urdu and English, with source acknowledgments.
الإنجيل
Injil / Gospels
Read the Gospel writings and the wider New Testament collection in three languages.
The Torah, Psalms and Gospel collections are extant biblical writings. Their relationship to the original revelations in Islamic belief is explained in each introduction.
READ WITH SOURCES
Hadith & tradition library
Explore fifteen original English guides to named hadith collections and related legal and Sufi works. All fifteen guides are also available in Urdu and Arabic. Directories are available in all three languages; the guides are introductions, not complete books.
English guides: Sahih al-Bukhari · Sahih Muslim · Al-Kafi
EXPLORE THE COLLECTIONS
Many paths. A shared love of learning.
Prophets (Anbiya)
Explore 25 Qur’an-based profiles, with selected life events and verse references. Uncertain details and later reports are distinguished from Qur’anic accounts.
Reports of 124,000 prophets and 313 or 315 messengers require discussion of narration and grading; they do not provide an authenticated complete list.
Seerah
Follow the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through eight chapters: birth, childhood, Makkah, Madinah, battles, family, the farewell sermon and his passing.
Ahlul Bayt
Meet the family of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the Imams revered in Twelver Shia tradition. Interpretations and historical differences are attributed.
Islamic History
Explore dynasties, Karbala, important battles and a historical timeline through introductory sourced articles.
Companions
Read introductions to the Sahaba, the caliphs and the Mothers of the Believers, with respectful treatment of differing assessments.
Schools & Traditions
Discover Sunni, Shia and Ibadi traditions, Sufi orders and theological movements. Legal schools, theology and devotional orders are distinguished.
Worship & daily life
Study prayer, purification, fasting, charity, pilgrimage and other practices. Introductory guides identify traditions where rulings differ.
Multimedia
Listen to recitation and discover credited naat, manqabat, noha, majlis, educational talks, podcasts and official broadcast links.
Nahj al-Balagha
Explore wisdom, letters and eloquence through the complete Arabic-English scholarly edition, preserving the original notes and page layout.
The library
Find books, PDFs, educational articles, institutional fatwa resources and research. Reading links identify the original publishers.
Questions & answers
Start with 12 educational answers about belief, worship and history, accompanied by Urdu summaries and references.
Islamic tools
Prayer times, qibla, a calculated Hijri calendar, date conversion, tasbeeh and a monetary zakat estimator—with methods explained.
Maps & places
Explore Makkah, Madinah, Jerusalem, Karbala and Najaf through interactive maps and short introductions.
English · اردو · العربية
The Quran and biblical scripture readers include all three languages. Wider Urdu and Arabic article translations remain in progress.
OUR MISSION
Knowledge for everyone.
Maktab Network aims to become one of the world's largest free Islamic knowledge platforms, bringing together the Qur'an, Divine Books, Prophets, Seerah, Islamic History, different Muslim schools of thought, authentic references, educational articles, videos, and useful Islamic tools in one place for everyone.
This temporary site is being developed. Wider article translations, wider translated tafsir, integrated word-by-word study, Urdu Nahj and independent scholarly review remain in progress. Available collections and tools are labeled with their sources and limitations.
Section illustrations are original AI-generated artistic representations, not historical photographs or portraits.