Install with confidence
Choose Standard or Golden, configure Arabic correctly, manage multi-part files, and select the best option for your device.
Free self-paced course
المكتبة الشاملة
Maktabah Shamelah:
From installation to advanced research.
Turn the world’s largest free Arabic Islamic library into a research tool you can use with confidence—from choosing an edition to advanced search and linked commentaries.
- Immediate access
- 15 practical lessons
- Learn at your pace
17,400–29,000+ searchable Arabic books
Tafsīr · Hadith · Fiqh · Language
Windows · macOS · Linux · Mobile
FeeCompletely free
FormatSelf-paced online
LengthAbout 2½ hours
AccessStudent Portal
A practical research course
Go beyond downloading the software.
Maktabah Shamelah brings a vast inheritance of Islamic scholarship onto one searchable screen. The challenge is knowing which edition to choose, how to install it correctly, and how to search without missing the texts that matter.
This course organises our complete Shamelah guide into a clear learning path with written lessons, visual walkthroughs, direct resources, and a portal that remembers your progress.
By the end
Use Shamelah as a dependable study companion.
Search intelligently
Search books, authors, categories, comments and footnotes using phrases, AND/OR logic, Hamza variants, and Tashkīl controls.
Research systematically
Cross-reference open works, link a Sharḥ to its Matn, save bookmarks and notes, and build a comfortable long-reading setup.
Course curriculum
Five modules. Fifteen focused lessons.
Every module is available immediately. Work through in order or return to the exact lesson you need.
01
Getting Oriented
Understand what Shamelah contains, choose Standard or Golden, and prepare your device and storage.
- What Shamelah gives you
- Choose the right edition
- Prepare your device and storage
02
Install Shamelah
Configure Arabic support and install the official, Golden, desktop, or mobile edition safely.
- Enable Arabic on Windows
- Install the Standard edition
- Install Golden safely
- macOS, Linux, iPhone & Android
03
Navigate and Search
Open books and use whole-library, within-book, phrase, AND/OR, Hamza, and Tashkīl search controls.
- Navigate the library
- Run a basic Arabic search
- Use advanced search
04
Build a Research Workflow
Cross-reference works, save findings, link a Sharḥ to its Matn, and customise the reading environment.
- Cross-reference several books
- Bookmarks, notes & reading lists
- Link Sharḥ and Matn
05
Maintain and Troubleshoot
Keep the library current and solve display, extraction, antivirus, storage, mobile, and performance issues.
- Updates and support
- Solve common problems
Free registration
Your research library is waiting.
Register once and we will create your Ocean of Islam Student Portal access. Your activation email should arrive within a few minutes.
- 1Register below
Enter the email you want to use for the Student Portal.
- 2Open the activation email
Set your password using the secure 24-hour link.
- 3Start learning
All five modules are ready immediately.
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