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The '''Compendium of Muslim Texts''' was used extensively at [[WikiIslam]] until 2017, when its use was discontinued due to recurring technical issues and an alternative external source for Qur'an and hadith texts was introduced. It contains one of the most well-known online [[hadith]] databases, being cited throughout the Internet by a wide variety of authors and websites. | The '''Compendium of Muslim Texts''' was used extensively at [[WikiIslam]] until 2017, when its use was discontinued due to recurring technical issues and an alternative external source for Qur'an and hadith texts was introduced. It contains one of the most well-known online [[hadith]] databases, being cited throughout the Internet by a wide variety of authors and websites. | ||
The Compendium was compiled by the USC-MSA, the Muslim Students Association at the University of Southern California,<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/home/|2=2011-09-29}} Religious Texts] - Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, accessed September 29, 2011</ref> one of the largest private universities in the | The Compendium was compiled by the USC-MSA, the Muslim Students Association at the University of Southern California,<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cmje.org/religious-texts/home/|2=2011-09-29}} Religious Texts] - Center for Muslim-Jewish Engagement, accessed September 29, 2011</ref> one of the largest private universities in the United States, with the intent to serve as a resource for students, faculty, and visitors, compiling many [[Islam and Scripture|Muslim texts]], including many translations of the [[Qur'an]] and translations of authentic hadith compilations. | ||
Due to being one of the earliest [[Islam]]-orientated sites on the net, the hadith collections they have (in particular, those of Sunan Abu Dawud) are incomplete, but this has not affected their popularity. | Due to being one of the earliest [[Islam]]-orientated sites on the net, the hadith collections they have (in particular, those of Sunan Abu Dawud) are incomplete, but this has not affected their popularity. | ||
The Qur'an translations included are those of | The Qur'an translations included are those of Yusuf Ali, Marmaduke Pickthal and M. H. Shakir, all respected and widely accepted by Muslims, and their hadith collections include [[Sahih]] Al-Bukhari (translated by Muhsin Khan), Sahih Muslim (translated by Abd-al-Hamid Siddiqui), Sunan Abu Dawud (translated by Ahmad Hasan), Malik's Muwatta (translated by A'isha Abd-al-Rahman al-Tarjumana and Ya'qub Johnson), and Forty Hadith Qudsi (narrations which contain non-Qur'anic words from [[Allah]], repeated by Prophet [[Muhammad]]). | ||
The Compendium was originally available on the USC website.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20070828072937/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/|2=2011-09-29}} USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts] - Internet Archive Wayback Machine capture for http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/ dated August 28, 2007</ref> It was then made available on both the USC website and the MSA West website (MSA West being a West Coast regional council of the national MSA organization). | The Compendium was originally available on the USC website.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20070828072937/http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/|2=2011-09-29}} USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts] - Internet Archive Wayback Machine capture for http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/ dated August 28, 2007</ref> It was then made available on both the USC website and the MSA West website (MSA West being a West Coast regional council of the national MSA organization). | ||