DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs’ online network Islamweb enters its 20th year and throughout that period the website has accomplished several achievements to establish itself as one of the major Islamic online portals.
To mark this occasion, the ministry launched yesterday a new edition of the website, which makes use of state-of-the-art technology and copes with the interests and ambitions of visitors all over the world, whether
Muslims looking for religious knowledge or non-Muslims interested in learning about Islam, in addition to the public who look for daily fatwa as well as medical, psychological and social consultations.
The network publishes its scientific, knowledge and preaching materials and services in the six languages of Arabic, English, French, Spanish, German and Indonesian through 8 million pages and 2 billion page views.
Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Malallah Al Jaber, the ministry’s director of religious guidance department, said that the website has managed a lot of successes throughout its 20 years of operation.
Al Jaber noted that the ministry pays great attention to the use of modern technologies preaching and the dissemination of contemporary knowledge.
On the issue of securing the network against hacking, Jassim Al Ali, the head of the network, told QNA that the new design took into account these security challenges so that it would be able to face any breaches through which hackers might access the website.
He highlighted cooperation with the relevant state entities in this regard. Al Ali added that the new edition of Islamweb implemented global design standards in order to ensure appropriate performance, and adopted the most popular languages, databases and modern technologies in general, in addition to examining the portal to ensure its safety and protection from hacking.
Al Ali said the website’s new edition come in light of a comprehensive plan to strengthen it in the next few months, with new additions of miscellaneous items and smartphone applications.
The ministry is about to supplement the website with nearly 10 new websites and unique applications for smartphones in the upcoming months to strengthen the cultural and preach role of the website.
Some of the important sections of the website include the Islamic e-library, jurisprudence, children section and a news service on the latest developments around the world. In addition, the website covers sections on Hajj and Umra, Ramadan and a section to deal with suspicions against Islam and opens up room for dialogue.
The e-library is the largest Islamic library on the Internet and contains the most important references and Islamic books in various religious sciences, whether heritage or contemporary books, which are an important resource for specialised and non-specialised researchers. This leads to spread religious awareness amongst Muslims, deepens their belonging to Islam and understanding its issues.
Currently, the consultation section of website contains more than 180,000 medical, psychological, social and other consultations, whereas the fatwa section registered more than 230,000 different fatwas, and 100,000 various cultural articles.
