Assalamu 'alaykum,
A`udhu Billahi mina Shaytanir Rajeem,
Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem
Marsh Allah Sister Angelzz! Jumu’ah kutbahs can be very inspirational!
I’m a revert too and have found a lot of great materials. There are some great online stores with some AMAZING things. Here’s a few:
http://www.simplyislam.com/iteminfo.asp?item=56818
Reasons of Revelation by Mufti Ismail Menk is one of THE best items in my collection. It’s a tafseer on the Qur’an, which the Mufti delivered after Taraweeh prayers in 2005. He discusses the issues that gave us certain ayahs in the Qur’an. I did not know that some of the Qur’an was brought into being when the Ummah had problems. The believers would go to the Messenger of Allah(pbuh) with a question or problem and then they would await Jibreel(as) to bring revelation to the Prophet(pbuh)! Some of these situations are gone into in detail, 14 discs worth. At times tears will be streaming down your face when you listen, either in sadness or in joy! EVERYONE who has got to hear it has asked where they could get a copy (in fact, I have 2 more copies on the way)
http://islamicbookstore-com.stores.yahoo.net/b8966.html
Tajweed ul-Quran: Arabic and English Regular Full Size with Roman Transliteration, simply look at the details. It’s color coded for Tajweed and has both translation and transliteration(how to pronounce Arabic) I gave my 1st away to a Somalian brother that fell in love it, and have 2 more copies coming. It’s out of stock in all but 1 or 2 stores. I do have a link(somewhere) from the store I just found it at.
http://islamicbookstore-com.stores.yahoo.net/b8257.html
same store, The Message of the Qur’an : New 2004 Authorized Edition (Muhammad Asad) English and Arabic this is my Favorite translation so far, Asad really gets into the meaning of ayahs and explains sentence structure and Arab ways of “turning a phrase. Also, it’s simply beautiful! Lots of calligraphy and even has transliteration. (look at the details)
http://onlineislamicstore.com/a4548.html
Ahlul Qur'an Gear (9 audio CD boxed set) Interactive Qur'an Memorization Tutorial (Haroon Baqai) I don’t have a teacher, well technically I do but in reality I don’t. I’m getting this to help learn some more Surahs for prayer.
http://www.al-basheer.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=25137&type=store
this is a program with dvd to help learn Arabic. At times you need to get away from the pc! They also have Al Qari Plus which a lot of folks recommend. That is also where I got my new Tajweed ul-Quran: Arabic and English Regular Full Size with Roman Transliteration.
At any rate, have fun shopping! Hallal shopping! ;D
May Allah(SWT) guide you and reward you!
Yusuf