25 July 2026
A more balanced landscape player
Turn your phone sideways in the expanded player and the artwork, controls, and up-next now sit centered and composed together, instead of drifting out to the edges.
Improvements
How this site itself has grown — new features and refinements, newest first. (New recordings live under Recently added.)
19 July 2026
A nudge when there's a new version
Leave the site open for days? A quiet banner now lets you know when a newer version is ready — refresh when it suits you to get the latest.
19 July 2026
Car and lock-screen controls
Play, pause, skip, and scrub from your car's steering wheel, your headphones, or your phone's lock screen — with the cover art, lecture title, and a live progress bar on the display.
19 July 2026
Immersive mode
One tap in the expanded player for true fullscreen and a gentle, dimmed now-playing display that keeps your screen awake while you listen. Tap anywhere to bring the controls back.
19 July 2026
Full-screen player on phones
The expanded player now fills your phone — in portrait and landscape — and your phone's back gesture closes it.
19 July 2026
In-context help
A full guide at Help, plus little ? buttons around the site that open the right section exactly where you need it.
19 July 2026
The Journey
A private listening log that lives only in your browser: what you've heard, khatams, and new ground to explore. Nothing leaves your device — export or import it whenever you like.
18 July 2026
Audio enhancement for old recordings
A clarity boost and machine-learning noise removal, made for decades-old tape recordings. Find them in the expanded player, and use only what helps the recording you're hearing.
17 July 2026
A new look
Geometric girih patterns, calligraphy, and an editorial home page with "Start here" suggestions and most-listened shelves.
17 July 2026
Podcast feeds
Follow any series, reciter, or topic in your favourite podcast app.
17 July 2026
Install as an app, listen offline
Add Audio Islam to your home screen, save lectures for offline listening, and set a sleep timer.
17 July 2026
Search that forgives typos
Instant search from every page — tolerant of spellings, so "mokhtar" still finds Mukhtar.
17 July 2026
A player that stays with you
Playback keeps going while you browse. Queue lectures, pick up where you left off, repeat, change speed.
17 July 2026
The site, rebuilt
A quarter century of recordings on a modern, fast, phone-friendly site — and every old bookmark and link still works.