Owing to the great importance the book of "Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala'" enjoys, in its capacity as one of the major references of Islamic heritage and history, Harf Information Technology has produced a special program featuring this valuable book. The program has many referential services that facilitate using the book and benefiting from it, such as:

Chronological order of biographical names: enabling the user to reach any name in a certain year easily and get more detailed information about that name, as well as other names compiled by Imam Al-Dhahabi as the outstanding personalities of that year.

• Alphabetical order: this feature enables the user to reach any personality by referring to a huge alphabetical list included in the book and reviewing the biography of any biographical name, following this order.

• Classifications: with this service the user can get a special classification of the names, as Companions, Hadith scholars, jurists, etc. Such classifications rely on what Imam Al-Dhahabi mentioned in the biography of each name.
  
  Full indexing of all text contents, including Qur'anic verses, Hadiths and poetry found in the book.

• Textual search: using this search service, the user can search for a word or a group of words in the book with the help of the fastest and most accurate search technologies.

  A complete biography of Imam Al-Dhahabi

• Full description of the book of "Siyar Al-A'lam wa Al-Nubala'" and the scholars' views regarding it.

The program is legally approved by Al-Azhar.

The program runs under Windows, 95, 98, 2000, ME and XP.