Buy Islamic MP3’s $1.50

Chinar Leaf is now offering Islamic Lectures in mp3 format (direct link). i bought some mp3’s from them of Shaykhs Isam Rajab and Yaser Birjas. They also have some stuff in Urdu. anyway, mashallah i should also mention they were quick to respond to questions via email and everything as well. inshallah i hope this spawns a new movement that we are lacking behind in, ie online purchase of islamic mp3s. the rest of the world is moving to this and selling albums online, etc. muslims on the other hand, are just now finally making the transition out of the audio cassette (remember those?) stage and into the cd phase.

putting lectures in mp3 and selling them online would i think foster knowledge and perhaps be more profitable to these companies. gone would be the up front cost of cd production, covers, etc. just get some good digital quality audio and stick it online. itunes is an untapped market. i also think