Comments on: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 10.04 (Sabily)

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By: Gunner

Gunner — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 06:26:10 +0000

@ Max: What can u possibly mean by xtian ubuntu in islamic world? Well, there are several xtian ubuntus available. Neither xtian nor islamic version of linux is imposed forcefully on anyone. Why not let people decide what they want as long as their wants are not hurting anybody? I am a muslim and will seriously NOT suffer if you start using xtian ubuntu right after reading my comment. cheerio mate

By: HIJA HAMID YUSSUF

HIJA HAMID YUSSUF — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:57:57 +0000

i like this so much, God bless u and gives u more effort to gives us some thing more.

By: Quick Look: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 10.10 (Sabily Al Quds) | Eye On Linux

Quick Look: Ubuntu Muslim Edition 10.10 (Sabily Al Quds) | Eye On Linux — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:05:03 +0000

[...] Usage and Final Thoughts (2/3)Image Gallery (3/3)»A while back, I did a full review of Ubuntu Muslim Edition 10.04 on Desktop Linux Reviews. This time around I’ll be covering the 10.10 version of that distro. [...]

By: Muhammad Khan

Muhammad Khan — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:56:09 +0000

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the excellent review. It saved me the trouble of installing and removing sabily, I don’t know Arabic (as in language, though can read Quran).

I wanted to install it mainly due to the parental control features, as I have little kids. But I guess I can install that on the regular ubuntu as well.

Keep up the good work!

By: LAUDDIN SIREGAR

LAUDDIN SIREGAR — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 03:05:25 +0000

i want request ubuntu sabily 10.10

thank

By: gerard

gerard — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:15:01 +0000

@ Max: Gee,, surprised you did not complain about the African origin of the word UBUNTU. I am sure a stormfront edition will be out for you soon. Its a great edition, and very nice to have everything I, as an english speaking Muslim, need in a complete package.I have used Ubuntu for several years and the community (for the most part) makes it better than anything else.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:06:37 +0000

It is nice to see such an open list of reviews, for one it makes for good reviews because readers can actually get introduced to all these different versions, and another because it shows a more diverse attitude to the world. By the way I also really enjoyed the Red Star OS review. I do not think it’s neccesary to mention what your political slant is or isn’t because it seems irrlevant to me; but great work on the review.

By: Andri

Andri — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:33:18 +0000

@ DucTape: I disagree with you. I think translating Qur'an is a good deed. So that many people will understand more about the truth of its teaching. :)

By: Mohammed Saber

Mohammed Saber — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:25:13 +0000

Aslamo alikom, First Thanks For your beatiful review here, Secondly I was just wondering why the review becomes about muslims themselves and previewing some thoughts that muslims want to transfer non-arabic speakers into arabic speakers, This place as I think was made to judge software not to judge people who made the software and judge thier thinking .
Thirdly and finally for everybody who think that islam or quran were restricted to arabic speaker know that we can translate for you all the meaning of quran but not the quran itself, it feels like kind of weird I know,but when you was in primary school and u got some hard english books,the teacher can help you to understand and he explain teh words for u,Its teh same we can make u understand and explane quran for you by your language as we can,but we cannot translate quran itself, any witer in teh world shoulodn’b be in comparison with the writer of quran not even as examble cause the writer and speaker is the god that he sent all the profets (christ,musa,mohammed), and mohammed himself cannot be in comparison with god his name shouldnt be writed beside him like as it have the same value for muslims
yes we love our profet we respect him , he was our teacher but we should consider him only as profet and teacher cause whatever he did he still a man sent from god and he is dead but god never dies so my last word no comparison between god and any one even the profet mohammed, my prayer for god to give him the merci and peace

By: Ahmed El-Mahmoudy

Ahmed El-Mahmoudy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:20:26 +0000

Hello,

Thanks for the review on Sabily. I have a couple of comments:

1. Thawab is not a Qur’an study tool, I would rather call an Islamic literature study tools. It can be considered an e-book viewer for Islamic literature (like Qur’an exegesis books, arabic language books, Islamic jurisprudence,…)

2. I’m afraid that the video you demonstrated is not appropriate when reviewing a religious (wether Islamic or Christian or Jewish) distro.

Thanks

By: cak anas

cak anas — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:09:25 +0000

thank’s for your review…

By: semko

semko — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:26:36 +0000

ok thanks

By: haytham2000

haytham2000 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:43:44 +0000

its fedora based , so yes it is available in all languages supported by fedora , u choose the language during install

By: semko

semko — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:33:54 +0000

Thanks for the info. The problem is – translation. As I don’t know Arabic, the Sabily main page is great since it’s in English but when I go to Ojuba website it’s in Arabic. I have to guess that the Ojuba distro is completely localized to Arabic. hmmm. Correct me if I’m wrong. assalamu’alaikoom :)

By: haytham2000

haytham2000 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:52:58 +0000

@semko

ojuba is different in that it has a nice control center (which is not present in original fedora itself), also the developer is active in increasing the quality of the distro and tweaking unnecessary services, for ex u can view arabic in wine

thx for r comment :)

By: semko

semko — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:39:09 +0000

@ ductape
Qur’an was translated in many languages and will be translated in future too. From the linguistic point of view nothing matches the original work. Take for example, reading Shakespeare in German, is not the same as reading Shakespeare in English. So, the beauty, the wisdom of Qur’an will never fully be translated into any other language, only the basic, literal meaning of it. As is the case with other works too. I could elaborate on this more but I hope that I was clear.
@haytham2000
+ 1 on changing the video,
How is ojuba different from sabily except that it’s fedora based?
@max – It’s not the problem for me since I have a broadband connection and I know how to work in linux. So it’s basically ease of use.
For the second and third question this is not the place and time to discuss it. I can only advise you to visit a mosque or an islamic center nearby or find some Muslims (not the ones that do things you’ve read and know are forbidden in Islam) and ask them and talk with them. Of course with an open heart, without prejudice, and with sincere intention to understand (not just to provoke, and show off your “knowledge” as many do today).
Huh, sorry for the long comment on the comments. :)
Now to the review.
In Zekr you can change to a lot of different translations. Among them is English. Just go to View>Translations and choose the one you want. Or if they are not installed go to Synaptic and search for Zekr Translations and install the ones you are interested.
There is also a Firefox extension called Pray Times. It’s function is basically the same as that of Minbar application.
You can change the mouse pointer by right clicking on the desktop, then choose Change Desktop Background. Then go to the Theme tab> Customize>Pointer and choose the one that suits you. That’s what I do.
Now to the distro itself.
I absolutely agree that there is much room for improving and adding new translations.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:32:28 +0000

Basically Sabily is Ubuntu with a kind of Islamic straight-jacket. Personally I reckon software and the kind is religious free and in due consequence there is no need for a Christian, Islamic or satanic Ubuntu.
The good thing of Linux is that it allows people to do so and in that sense I am all for it. Can any of the above mentioned (Christian, Islamic and satanic) explain to me why they cannot use normal Ubuntu?
The next rhetorical question is: is there a Christian Ubuntu available in a so-called Islamic society? By the by, I know the answer already.
On another note, if the qu’ran cannot be translated into another language other than Arabic then Islam is supposed to be only for Arabic speakers. In that sense I don’t understand why they want to convert non Arabic speakers, just stay at home.

By: haytham2000

haytham2000 — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:21:49 +0000

hi
first i want to thank the author for his review :)

second i am a muslim, u can find quran translation in zekr program, also english recitations are available

the distribution is really nice , also there is another distro called ojuba really nice = fedora based

finally thx for r review, i hope u can change that youtube video , thanks again

By: DucTape

DucTape — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:08:44 +0000

I’m not Muslim, but I’m pretty sure the Qur’an isn’t supposed to be translated, as it would be altering the word of Allah. Saying that a non-Arabic Qur’an should be included is somewhat like saying the desktop should feature a picture of Mohammad and Allah.