A platform that connects Islamic scholars and authors with the people who want to learn from them.
Qatru exists so that sound Islamic knowledge is easy to find, easy to read and easy to hear. Scholars and authors publish their books and translations here, free or paid. Readers access them in one place, on any device.
To make Islamic and Arabic scholarship accessible to everyone, and to give scholars and authors a trusted place to share their work with a wider audience.
A global community of learners who can reach authentic learning content in a few taps, and a platform where scholars are properly credited, respected and rewarded for what they share.
A growing collection, shared by the people who wrote it
A growing digital reading of works shared by their authors and rights holders, from free titles to priced works.
Classical Arabic works presented verse by verse, with English and Yoruba translations alongside the Arabic.
Verse-level audio, so you can read a work and hear it too. Available on works that carry it.
Arabic source with English and Yoruba translations, verse by verse.
The opening sample of every work is readable without an account.
Audio accompanies verses, so a work can be read and heard.
Classical texts in the public domain and modern works shared with permission are always clearly distinguished on Qatru. If you have a rights question or believe something was published in error, write to [email protected] and we will review it in good faith.
Our flagship study project presents a classical Arabic work with the Arabic and its translations side by side, so it can be read closely line by line.
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