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Assalamu alaykum,

Adage Ltd. is a non-profit translation and education company registered in the United Kingdom. Adage is dedicated to the production of the first online database of ahādīth translated into English and has the capacity to incorporate several additional languages in the future, if God wills. The translated ahādīth will be available online on a regular basis as well as published when work on the English phase is completed. For more information about this project, kindly visit our website: http://www.adageonline.net
The available translations of ahādīth up till now, be that online or published, are either imprecise or partial at best. Contrastingly, and due to the significance of presenting ahādīth in the way suitable to the noble figure of Prophet Muhammad, may God’s peace and blessings be upon him, we seek to provide the entire English translations of the following books:
1. Sahīh al-Bukhāriy
2. Sahīh Muslim
3. Sunan Abī-Dawud
4. Sunan at-Tirmithiy
5. Sunan an-Nasā'iy
6. Sunan Ibn-Mājah
7. Muwatta' Mālik
We made sure that the translation of each hadīth is displayed beside its Arabic version, along with its full tahqīq (reference); i.e. its degree of authenticity, reporter, book (chapter), number and narrator.
Due to its significance and scope, the planning phase for this long-term project and intricate task lasted over 18 months. Currently, the accreditation of this project is pending while actual work has already started with the contribution and blessings of several hadīth and Islamic scholars.
Our team comprises a selection of competent volunteers devoted to this honourable cause, all of whom seek no financial benefit. We are solely dedicated in this project to spreading the words of our beloved Prophet (may God’s peace and blessings be upon him). Furthermore, this project aims to make a humble contribution to the introduction of Islamic teachings to all through him that represents Islām best.
We would like to stress that we do not promote or affiliate with any organization.
We would be very grateful if you could spare some time to help us in this endeavor. Your contribution can be in the form you find convenient and this flexibility gives you the freedom to choose. Any contribution as small as pointing in someone's direction could make a difference.
You can join our team in any of the following specialties:

1) Arabic Branch
Job title: Arabic Branch member
Job Code: A 1
Members of the Arabic Branch proofread the Arabic ahādīth by fixing any typos and then adding the tahqīiq in order to present the ahādīth in the best form possible. A high degree of meticulousness is required for applicants who would like to join our team, in addition to a hard-working mentality, an intermediate level of English and reliable internet access.

2) English Branch
a) Job title: Translator/Editor
Job Code: E 1
Members of the English Branch translate ahādīth and edit them. Applicants who would like to join our team need to have an exceptional level of English proficiency as well as a good experience in the field; translation of religious material in particular. A degree in translation is neither a requirement nor a guarantee for this position. A special evaluation test will be set to gauge whether the applicant is sufficiently qualified to translate the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him).

b) Job title: Native-Speaker
Editor Job Code: E 2
Editors in this phase are responsible for the final revision of the translation to ensure its eloquence. Applicants who would like to join our team need to be native English speakers who are acquainted with Islamic material and have experience in writing/editing (applicants who have knowledge of Arabic will not be considered for this post, since this knowledge can be detrimental to their performance).

3) Islamic Studies Experts
Job title: Islamic Expert
Job Code: IE
Members of this Branch help in the task of further explaining the ahādīth (in Arabic) to our members in their on-going translation work. Applicants who would like to join our team need to be dedicated experts who are graduates of Islamic Studies (preferably Ahādīth Studies). A thorough knowledge of the Science of Explanation (Tafsīr) and the ability to provide a clear and meticulous explanation are a must. Daily access and ability to use the internet are also important requirements that would enable members of this Branch to communicate with others on a regular and timely basis.

4) Other Fields
Job title: Other Fields
Job Code: OF
We are also seeking a specific range of professionals of other fields. If you believe that you have something to offer in one of these fields, please join us to further the aims of this noble project. The specific fields in which we are seeking include: Marketing, Marketing Research, Photoshop/Graphic Design, Flash Animation, 3D Architecture, Calligraphy, Research, Training (especially online), PHP, Mysql, Flash, SQL server, ASP, HTML, XHTML and CSS, Access, Java, Java Script, Vb Script, Ajax and Web 2.0 familiarity.

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As coordinator of the team, I would be most grateful to hear from you: your opinions, thoughts or questions will prove invaluable. If you believe you can contribute, or if you have any queries, please contact me on my personal email address below. Kindly add the job code in the subject of your email or indicate it in the online application form on our website to help us identify the position you are interested in.
Finally, I would like to thank you for your attention and I hope to hear from you soon.
Best regards,
Rasha Abdelnabi
Adage Managing Director
coordinator@adageonline.net

Adage
Muhammad's teachings to mankind
www.adageonline.net

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته،
لقد تم إنشاء شركة أداج المحدودة (Adage Ltd.) في المملكة المتحدة كشركة غير هادفة للربح بغرض إنتاج أول قاعدة بيانية كاملة للأحاديث النبوية الشريفة مترجمة إلى اللغة الانجليزية حاليا وإلى عدد من اللغات الأخرى على المدى الطويل. وسوف يتم نشر هذا العمل على شبكة الإنترنت بشكل دوري وطبعه كمجلد عند الإنتهاء من الترجمة إلى الإنجليزية وذلك بمشيئة الله تعالى وتوفيقه. ولمزيد من المعلومات عن المشروع، الرجاء التكرم بزيارة موقعنا: http://www.adageonline.net .

تعد الترجمات المتوفرة على شبكة الإنترنت وكذلك الكتب المطبوعة في معظمها إما ترجمات غير كاملة أو ترجمات ضعيفة، ونظرا لأهمية ترجمة الحديث النبوي وضرورة نشره على الوجه الذي يليق بصاحب الرسالة صلوات الله وسلامه عليه، فإننا نسعى بإذن الله إلى توفير الترجمة الكاملة لكتب الحديث التالي ذكرها:

1-صحيح البخاري
2-صحيح مسلم
3-سنن أبي داوود
4-سنن الترمذي
5-سنن النسائي
6-سنن ابن ماجه
7-موطأ مالك

وقد راعينا تنسيق قاعدة البيانات بحيث يتقابل نص كل حديث مع ترجمته إلى اللغة الأجنبية، وذلك بالإضافة إلى وجود التحقيق الكامل للحديث مما يشمل الدرجة والمحدث والصفحة أو الرقم والراوي.

لقد استمرت فترة التخطيط لهذا العمل الضخم مدة تزيد عن العام ونصف العام، نظرا لإدراكنا لمدى خطورة مثل هذا المشروع الذي لا يعد بالعمل السهل بسبب حجمه الهائل وأهميته البالغة. ولا يزال إعتماد المشروع قيد البحث والدراسة، إلا أن مراحل العمل الفعلية قد بدأت بفضل من الله بوجود عدد من دارسي الحديث ومباركة عدد من العلماء البارزين.
يضم فريق العمل باقة من المتطوعين من أصحاب الكفاءات المتعددة ممن كرسوا جهودهم له دون أي مقابل مادي، فهذا المشروع كما سبق ذكره غير هادف للربح. فالغاية الوحيدة التي ننشدها من وراء هذا المشروع هي نشر أحاديث رسولنا الحبيب عليه الصلاة والسلام، والقيام بمساهمة متواضعة في نشر تعاليم الإسلام الصحيحة في الغرب عن طريق خير من يمكنه أن يمثل الإسلام، عسى الله أن ينفع بنا الأمة ويهدي بعملنا المتواضع من يشاء إلى صراطه القويم. كما نود أن نحيطكم علما أن هذا المشروع لا ينتمي أو يروج لأي منظمة أو حركة أو جهة أيا كان إنتماؤها.

وسنكون في غاية الامتنان إن استطعتم تخصيص بعض الوقت للمشاركة في هذه المساعي. يمكن لمشاركتكم أن تتخذ الشكل الذي يناسبكم، وهذه المرونة تمنحكم حرية اختيار طبيعة مساهمتكم: فمجرد المساهمة بترشيح شخص قادر على المساعدة يعد عونا كبيرا.

ويمكنكم الإنضمام الى فريق العمل فى أي من التخصصات التاليه:

1- قسم اللغة العربية
المسمى الوظيفي: مراجع للغة العربية
رمز الوظيفة: A1

يقوم أعضاء قسم اللغة العربية بتصحيح الأخطاء الكتابية الواردة بالأحاديث وإضافة التحقيق الى الحديث وذلك لإخراجها في أفضل شكل ممكن. لذاعلى الراغبين في الإنضمام إلينا أن يكونوا على قدر كبير من الدقة والقدرة على العمل الجاد بالإضافة إلى إجادة اللغة الإنجليزية إجادة متوسطة والقدرة على استخدام الإنترنت بشكل جيد والعمل على الحاسب الآلي.

2- قسم اللغة الإنجليزية
أ) المسمى الوظيفي: مترجم/مراجع أول
رمز الوظيفة: E1

يقوم أعضاء قسم اللغة الإنجليزية بترجمة الأحاديث النبوية الشريفة ومراجعتها مراجعة أولى. على الراغبين في الإنضمام إلينا إجادة اللغة الإنجليزية إجادة تامة وأن يكون لديهم خبرة في الترجمة (الدينية بشكل خاص) ولا يعد الحصول على شهادة متخصصة في الترجمة شرطا أو مؤهلا للقبول. يرجى العلم بأن المتقدمين لهذه الوظيفة عليهم أن يجتازوا اختبارا في الترجمة وذلك لتقييم كفائتهم في ترجمة الأحاديث النبوية.

ب) المسمى الوظيفي: مراجع ثاني
رمز الوظيفة: E2

يقوم المراجع الثاني بالمراجعة النهائية للترجمة للتأكد من سلاسة النص الأجنبي.على المتقدمين لهذه الوظيفة أن تكون اللغة الإنجليزية هي لغتهم الأم وأن يكون لديهم دراية دينية جيدة وخبرة بالكتابة والمراجعة (علما بأنه لن يتم النظر في طلبات المتقدمين لهذه الوظيفة ممن يجيدون اللغة العربية حيث ان ذلك يمكنه أن يؤثر سلبا على الأداء).

3- فريق التفسير
المسمى الوظيفي: خبير دراسات إسلامية
رمز الوظيفة: IE

يقوم أعضاء فريق التفسير بالمساعدة بمجهوداتهم لإضافة أو إيضاح الشروح والتفاسير للأحاديث باللغة العربية والرد على تساؤلات المترجمين. يراعى في أعضاء هذا الفريق أن يكونوا من دارسي الدراسات الإسلامية (يفضل دراسي علوم الحديث) وعلى خبرة كافية بعلم التفسير وأن يكون لديهم القدرة على الشرح والتبسيط بشكل دقيق وواضح. علما بأن القدرة على التعامل من الإنترنت بشكل جيد يعد شرطا أساسيا للقبول حتى يتسنى لهم التواصل مع باقي أعضاء الفريق بشكل دوري.

4- مجالات أخرى
المسمى الوظيفي: خبير تقني
رمز الوظيفة: OF

يضم الفريق التقني مجموعة من المتخصصين في العديد من المجالات الأخرى فمن يرى أن لديه القدرة على المشاركة في أي من المجالات التالي ذكرها التقدم للإنضمام لمجموعة للعمل.
وتلك المجالات هي:

)التدريب والبحث وخاصة على الانترنت-العمل في مجال الدعاية- فن الخط(

(Flash-3D Animation-Architecture-Mysql-Flash -SQL Server-PHP-HTML-CSS-Access- Web 2.0-Java-Java Script-VB Script-Ajax-Photoshop/Graphic Design)

وبصفتي منسقة الفريق، يسرني تلقي ردكم الكريم ، فآرائكم وأفكاركم وتساؤلاتكم تعني الكثير بالنسبة لنا.

وإن وجدتم أن لديكم الرغبة في المشاركة في مشروعنا المتواضع، أو كانت لديكم أية تساؤلات أرجو منكم التكرم بمراسلتي على البريد الإلكتروني الخاص بي والموجود أدناه. ونرجو منكم التكرم بكتابة رمز الوظيفه التى ترغبون بالتقدم لها فى عنوان الرسالة الإلكترونية حتى يسهل علينا التعرف على المجال الذي ترغبون فى المشاركه فيه.
في الختام، أشكركم جزيل الشكر على حسن اهتمامكم على أمل تلقي ردكم في القريب.
نسأل الله أن يبارك لنا فيما أعطانا ويكتب لنا إتمام هذا العمل على الوجه الذي يرضيه خالصا لوجهه ومحبة في رسوله. وصلي اللهم وسلم وبارك على خير البرية داعي الخير سيدنا محمد رسولنا الكريم.

جزاكم الله خيرا وندعو الله أن يتقبل منا ويجازينا وإياكم خيرا كثيرا ويغفر لنا إن نسينا أو قصرنا.

والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
رشا عبد النبي
المدير الإداري لأداج
coordinator@adageonline.net

Adage
Muhammad's teachings to mankind
www.adageonline.net

[al-boriqee]

I think I would fit mostly in the whole of 2 and 3

I would also like to add a crucial suggestion to the immense and noble project may Allah facilitate its completion.

I've noticed that arabic, particularly religious arabic, has to be explained conceptually rather than translated. A cut-n-paste translation strips the actuality of the hadeeth particularly to a western audience whose linguistic properties lacks any fluidity of intellectual thought as the arabic does to its people. Adding to that the entirely philosophical approach to reality within this deficient language makes understanding the arabic all the more difficult.

So in short, I would say that you should stress to your team of translators to take this into account, that the end result of these works will most likely be a sharh of these works rather than a cut-n-paste translation.

Since this is the case, you will need at least one, if not more people well grounded in the meaning of these ahadeeth. With this being what is necessary, it would be pertinent to provide the typical translation AND THEN to provide an elucidated version of a translation where it includes the subtleties, meanings, and the various issues that such a hadeeth affects in its place in Islam thereby correlating it with other hadeeth.

secondly, I cannot stress this enough to you and your team. You have to extremely perpetuate into your entire project and make it to be known in each published work a very important principles stressed by the mutakhasisoon of Hadeeth. The asl is

"hadeeth lead people astray except for the people of hadeeth"

the reason why this principles needs to be stressed and known is to prevent the fitnah that todays freelance thinking has caused whereby the generality of people, due to ignorance, read hadeeth in isolation of every other hadeeth and then go around making and formatting an entire idea based on their cursory reading of a hadeeth on a particular topic while never having come across other hadeeth stated on the same subject. This fitnah was partially responsible for formulating the modernist and progressive movement, along with other trends that create a type of pseudo isolationist mentality where every muslim feels himself qualified to have the right opinion based on the fact that he read 8 ahadeeth on the issue.

So I would really be cautious and try to make known that the benefit of ilmu-hadeeth is to the learn the entirety of the sunnah and that a judgment on any particular issue in Islam cannot be arrive at by reading a hadeeth or two and then formulating what you think is correct. This methodology only works with tarheeb wa targheeb which is why hadeeth works like arba'een an-nawawiyyah and riyaadhu-saaliheen were works originally produced for the common masses as the general usooli principle above only applies to those ahadeeth that affect aqaa'id and ahkaam and tareekh.

LASTLY, but not leastly, I would also suggest that you and you team work in conjunction with this project
The Islamic Search Center

they already translated tirmidhi and left the arabic and brought its english. What is special about them is that they utilized the Tahqeeq of Haafidh al-Albanee in Sunan at-Tirmidhee.

asalamu alaikum

[Adage]

Wa alaykum assalam.

First of all, allow me to commend your knowledge and impeccable language. We cannot appreciate your comments and remarks more as it is this kind of feedback that nourishes our experience and provides us with the reassurance that we are on the right track alhamdu liLlah.

Now to join Adage, I would like to ask you to please visit this link
http://adageonline.org/forms/form.job_application.php

and to fill the application form before submitting it please. Our Evaluation Branch will take it from there and contact you within 3 days ISA.

Regarding the valuable points you raised:

· We have an excellent team of translators, editors, English native speakers, and linguists that believe in this cause and ensure that the translation provided meets the important criteria you mentioned of explaining the concepts involved and not just the hadith text

· To explain the previous point further: while translation is as close as possible to the actual text of the hadith in an attempt to maintain the origin of the translation, we have an extensive use of footnotes that explain concepts that are foreign to non-Muslims or non-speakers of Arabic

· Translation is based on a clear interpretation provided to front line translators as no translation is allowed based on personal interpretation of the hadith.

· We also have Arabic language and Islamic studies experts on board to help in explaining texts further when needed.

· The English Branch includes a three-phase translation and editing process that is followed by a final QC stage to ensure quality

· A Hadith Glossary project provides members of the Branch with the resources they need as well guarantees consistency

· We avoid the use of transliteration as much as possible to make sure that the final text is accessible and friendly to readers

· We have created a special group for all members of the English Branch to use for communication and bouncing off ideas about difficult ahadith or terms

As for how the public use hadith, I could not agree with you more on the point you raised. What we can do though is to present hadith in its entirety and make it available to avoid that selective nature. We intend as well to have scholars that we already started to affiliate with to write about hadith in our website and have those articles available as well for all our readers.

Finally, we already have it in our plans to collaborate with similar entities and we will certainly consider the one you mentioned ISA.

Looking forward to receiving your application ISA to welcome you onboard and JAK again.

Originally Posted by al-boriqee

I think I would fit mostly in the whole of 2 and 3

I would also like to add a crucial suggestion to the immense and noble project may Allah facilitate its completion.

I've noticed that arabic, particularly religious arabic, has to be explained conceptually rather than translated. A cut-n-paste translation strips the actuality of the hadeeth particularly to a western audience whose linguistic properties lacks any fluidity of intellectual thought as the arabic does to its people. Adding to that the entirely philosophical approach to reality within this deficient language makes understanding the arabic all the more difficult.

So in short, I would say that you should stress to your team of translators to take this into account, that the end result of these works will most likely be a sharh of these works rather than a cut-n-paste translation.

Since this is the case, you will need at least one, if not more people well grounded in the meaning of these ahadeeth. With this being what is necessary, it would be pertinent to provide the typical translation AND THEN to provide an elucidated version of a translation where it includes the subtleties, meanings, and the various issues that such a hadeeth affects in its place in Islam thereby correlating it with other hadeeth.

secondly, I cannot stress this enough to you and your team. You have to extremely perpetuate into your entire project and make it to be known in each published work a very important principles stressed by the mutakhasisoon of Hadeeth. The asl is

"hadeeth lead people astray except for the people of hadeeth"

the reason why this principles needs to be stressed and known is to prevent the fitnah that todays freelance thinking has caused whereby the generality of people, due to ignorance, read hadeeth in isolation of every other hadeeth and then go around making and formatting an entire idea based on their cursory reading of a hadeeth on a particular topic while never having come across other hadeeth stated on the same subject. This fitnah was partially responsible for formulating the modernist and progressive movement, along with other trends that create a type of pseudo isolationist mentality where every muslim feels himself qualified to have the right opinion based on the fact that he read 8 ahadeeth on the issue.

So I would really be cautious and try to make known that the benefit of ilmu-hadeeth is to the learn the entirety of the sunnah and that a judgment on any particular issue in Islam cannot be arrive at by reading a hadeeth or two and then formulating what you think is correct. This methodology only works with tarheeb wa targheeb which is why hadeeth works like arba'een an-nawawiyyah and riyaadhu-saaliheen were works originally produced for the common masses as the general usooli principle above only applies to those ahadeeth that affect aqaa'id and ahkaam and tareekh.

LASTLY, but not leastly, I would also suggest that you and you team work in conjunction with this project
The Islamic Search Center

they already translated tirmidhi and left the arabic and brought its english. What is special about them is that they utilized the Tahqeeq of Haafidh al-Albanee in Sunan at-Tirmidhee.

asalamu alaikum

[Ibn Ilyas]

You have no idea how good this project sounds to me, subhana'Allah I cannot wait for it to be completed. May Allah make it easy for you and May Allah give you guys success in this project, Insha'Allah.

Wassalaam

[al-boriqee]

im scared to actually apply for the project for the simple fact that Im afraid I will not have the time to input some work to it or will create more problems in errors than actually progressing it. I will have to thing about it considering other tasks I have.

barakallahu feek for this effort

asalamu alaikum

[Adage]

Ibn Ilyas: Thanks a lot for your supporting words and Jazak Allah kheer. Don't hesitate to be a part of our noble cause, in case you had the chance.
Salam.

Originally Posted by Ibn Ilyas

You have no idea how good this project sounds to me, subhana'Allah I cannot wait for it to be completed. May Allah make it easy for you and May Allah give you guys success in this project, Insha'Allah.

Wassalaam

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Al-boriqee: Please, do not be scared. It's not a full-time job. All the members have their jobs along with our noble cause. Plus, you can end your membership at ay time in case you found it hard for you to follow up.
Salam.

Originally Posted by al-boriqee

im scared to actually apply for the project for the simple fact that Im afraid I will not have the time to input some work to it or will create more problems in errors than actually progressing it. I will have to thing about it considering other tasks I have.

barakallahu feek for this effort

asalamu alaikum