I have found most of the free ebooks on this site useful for understanding current Islamic issues like terrorism, Islamic concept of Jihad, Moral corruption in today's societies, Darwinism, etc. It also has free Islamic educational videos and recent articles on science, faith & life.
Here's the link: http://www.harunyahya.com/
Also I downloaded this Holy Quran desktop software:
Qirat Quran Reciter for PCs 1.05
Description
"Read, Search and Listen to the Noble Quran being recited to you."
Edit by Brothersoft: Read, Search and Listen to the Noble Quran (koran, coran) being recited to you. Many translations available (English, French, Spanish, Turkish, Indonesian etc) and NO audio plugin required. Works on Mac, Windows, Linux and Solaris. Includes many features and easy to use interface.
Features
Full Quran with Translation
Read the Noble Qur'an from your desktop in Arabic along with the numerous translations:
English Translations: M. Mohsin Khan, Yusuf Ali, Pickthal, Shakir
Urdu Translations: Ahmed Ali Lahori, Fateh M. Jalandhry
Transliteration
French Translation
German Translation
Indonesian Translation
Malayu Translation
Spanish Translation
Turkish Translation
Recitation
Listen to your favorite reciters. Download and manage recitation files at will. Currently supported reciters:
Sudais and Saood Shuraim
Abd-ul-Basit Abd-us-Samad
Mishary Rashed Al-Efasy
Ibrahim Akhder
Mahmoud Al-Hosary
Zaki Daghistani
Uthman Siddiqi
Ad-ware FREE
No moving adverts, No pop-ups, No banners, No disruptions! This software is Ad-ware FREE.
Bookmarks
Don't want to lose the last verse you were reading? Or would like to place a marker for later reading? Use the Bookmarks feature that allows you to add a custom description for each bookmark you create.
Languages
This program supports display in three languages. All menus and options can be displayed in:
Arabic
English
French
Easy Zooming
Zoom-in and Zoom-out the Arabic and Translated text with ease.
Verse Jumping
Go to a particular verse inside a loaded chapter with ease using a shortcut button.
Quranic Duas
Find all the Quranic Duas in one location for easy reference. Categories covered:
Faith
Submission
Praise
Patience
Guidance
Forgiveness
Family
Provisions
Knowledge
Thanks
Download Link: http://www.brothersoft.com/qirat-qur...oad-58775.html