Our Twitter friend, ismaild, sent us message informing us of a new blog showcasing the Ramadan experience.

"Ramadan 2008 creates a space for Muslims in South Africa and around the world, to come together and share their Ramadan experiences and thoughts on one platform. Ismail Dhorat coordinated a wide spectrum of young writers from across the globe to blog individually on the site. The bloggers write under different categories and update the site regularly.

In Ramadan Experiences, users can take little peeks into the daily Ramadan experience of Muslims in other countries. Meanwhile, daily updates in the Recipe category will make it easier for users to prepare the most delectable treats every day. Since charity is also extremely important during this holy month, an entire category is dedicated to charities looking for support from fellow Muslims. For inspiration and spiritual growth, users can turn to the Islam and Hadeeth category (where writers focus on different aspects of the Islamic faith) or the Spiritual Awakening Boot Camp (a follow-at-home boot camp to help Muslims have a spiritually uplifting Ramadan). The site also features a Ramadan Stream*, which brings together content related to Ramadan from all over the Internet into a single page."

Read our friend Rias Sherzad’s blog on the Ramadan site (Rias is the CEO from Salam Business Club)

Also check out (IslamCrunch supporter) Jamaaludeen Khan’s blog, he has some Ramadan secrets to share.

* Great way to get your Ramadan fix. See Ramadan blog posts, tweets, articles from all across the globe.

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A Quranic resource – http://www.alketab.com/

Available on the site: 

Translations Of The Meanings Of The Holy Quran

High quality colored pages of the translations of the meaning of the Holy Quran

• Burmese
• Zulu (Selected Verses)
• Persian
• English
• Spanish
• French
• Malayalam
• Portuguese
• Urdu
• Sindhi
• Othmany
• Hausa
• Filipino(Iranon)
• Thai
• Turkish
• Chinese
• Greek
• German
• Tamil
• Indonesian
• Korean
• Dory
• Warsh
• Kaloon
• Kazakh
• Brahui
• Chichewa
• Kashmiri
• Yoruba
• Anko
• Macedonian
• Somali
• Bosnian
• Albanian

Also available: Recitations and Search feature

Zaytuna Institute’s DeenLoad – a video promotion thanks to Mujahideen Ryder. Check out the original post here: ISNA Video Blog – Day 2 (Saturday)

For a high-quality version, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRIgd6u9VFo [Click on "watch in high quality"]

For those of you who missed the DeenCards or who were not able to attend ISNA 2008, drop us a comment here and tell us how you would promote the DeenCards in your community. The best achievable as well as creative comments will get you the DeenCards.

Read our earlier post about the DeenLoad system to find out what DeenCards are: DeenLoad – Zaytuna Distance Learning and Real Love

From all of us at IslamCrunch: May you all have a blessed Ramadan!

From: http://zikrcast.com/Distance_Learning/deenload.php

Zaytuna Distance Learning Program Presents: DeenLoads

A new single-lecture format, offering timely and illuminating lectures from a wide variety of top Muslim scholars. Featuring numerous exclusive lectures including:

“Curing Extremism” with Hamza Yusuf, Zaid Shakir and Abdal Hakim Murad

“Real Love” with Hamza Yusuf.

DeenCards give you access to exclusive lectures. Your DeenCard has a special access code that you enter on a special DeenLoad page. Your DeenCard is your gateway to beneficial and enriching knowledge you can expect from the Zaytuna Distance Learning program.

How do you get an exclusive DeenCard? Visit us at a Zaytuna booth at Minara events, regional conventions and other venues.

These limited edition DeenCards are an exciting new way for you to learn from Zaytuna scholars, anytime, anywhere.

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IslamCrunch has exclusive details on the material that is available on the 2 inaugural DeenLoad cards.

“Real Love” with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf:

This Limited Edition card gives you access to an exclusive, CD-Length lecture by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf in high-quality, MP3 audio format. A preview of the  special 3-Part series, “Curing Extremism” featuring Shaykh Hamza Yusuf,  ImamZaid Shakir and Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad is also included as a bonus.

ZDL DeenCard [Know Your Self, Know Your Prophet, Know Your Lord]:

This Limited Edition card gives you access to over 6 hours of course selections from the Zaytuna Distance Learning portal in high-quality, MP3 audio format! Featuring illuminating courses and lectures by Imam Zaid Shakir, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh Salek bin Siddina,  Ustadh Abdullah Ali, Ustadh Yahya Rhodus and others to come.

Both cards will be available at the Zaytuna booth at the ISNA 45th Annual Convention in Columbus, Ohio from August 29 – September 1.

DeenLCards allow Zaytuna to bridge the gap between the physical and digital world.

Sweetcron has released another sneak preview video. This is a continuation of our previous Sweetcron video preview post.