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Visit:
http://www.sacredlearning.org/
to InshaAllah benefit through Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar (University of Chicago Medical School graduate). At his website you can get his tafsir (commentary and explanation of the Qur'an) and hadith classes, as well as general talks he gives at probably mostly the Islamic Center of Chicago.
Please inform others, InshaAllah, and get ajar!

I personally think that the Web site Sacred Learning is very beneficial for Muslims today in terms of their: connection with Allah, purification of their nafs, spiritual development as believers, at least, so I share that Website with other Muslims.

To read the tafseer (commentary and explanation of the Quran) by Mufti Muhammad Shafi'i (Mufti Taqi Uthmani's father), Ma'ariful Quran, visit: http://www.islamibayanaat.com/EMQ.htm (the link for Maariful Quran English tafsir)
It is arguably the best tafsir in English.

To read Tafsir ibn Kathir http://www.tafsir.com

Traditional Islamic learning

Free Islamic Answers Service
http://qa.sunnipath.com/

Traditional Learning
http://www.sunnipath.com/Academy/Online/Information/philosophy.aspx

Sunnipath: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.sunnipath.com/about/faqs.aspx

If you would like to study and become a scholar of Islam, please undergo traditional Islamic learning. See "University Islam & The Destruction of Islamic Learning": http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=727&CATE=115
Is Isnad (chain of transmission) a requirement for anyone who claims to be a scholar?
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=2097&CATE=120
What is a "mutawatir" hadith?
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=1813&CATE=120

Darul Hikmah The Gateway to Wisdom
http://www.darulhikmah.com/

For Muslims that are/will be residing in the Chicagoland area:

The INSTITUTE OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION (IIE) is a full-time, residential Islamic Institute dedicated to training Huffaz and Ulama (scholars), located in Elgin, Illinois. IIE prepares young Muslim men and women by educating them in both the religious and secular sciences so that they will be capable and qualified to lead the Muslim community in North America.
http://iieonline.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=41

Why IIE?

You should consider IIE for many reasons:

Some of which are:



* Boarding all year round for boys and girls
* Well-qualified teachers
* Affordability: The cost of boarding and meals combined is $600.00. This includes Islamic and Secular Education, boarding, and lodging! We keep our fees this low so that financial consideration should not bar individuals from attending the Institute.
* Diversity: There are all types of student of different races and ages coming from various countries and states
* Curricular Excellence: Our secular education curriculum is more rigorous than that of public schools
* Islamic environment 24/7
* Summer Intensive Arabic Course
* Convenient location (only 30 minutes from downtown Chicago)

Darul Qasim -- an institute for higher Islamic learning in greater Chicago (Glen Ellyn, IL 60137)
http://darulqasim.org/AboutUs.aspx

An interesting article:
Muslims in the Greater Chicago Area (MashaAllah, Alhamdulillah may Allah preserve it)
http://www.ilaam.net/Articles/MuslimsInChicago.html

Al Kawthar Academy - Online Audio
http://www.alkawtharacademy.org/library/online_audio.php

Please inform others and get ajar, InshaAllah!