You’ve already seen tons of other themes at The Muslim Blogger (here, here, and here).  But, one of the most common requests I get is to find and publish some Islamic WordPress themes/templates.  Well….I found 5 of them and they are all free to use on any Muslim blog using WordPress.

If you know of any other Islamic themes or use any of the ones listed here, give a shout out in the comments section below with a link to your blog.

So what do you think of these themes?  What kind of Muslim blogs do you think they can be used on?  Do you feel these themes can help to give a Muslim blog an “Islamic” feel?  Share your thoughts below and let us know if you are using any of these.

One of the most popular posts here at TMB covers 15 free themes that you can use today. It would seem that the next logical step is to provide you with more of what you want. After all, Muslim blogs covering some of the most important topics deserve to have some of the best themes available.

Click through the link to head over to Smashing Magazine’s post that includes previews and links to download some of the best free WordPress themes – or even all 40 if you like. If you use any of these themes and want to let others know, leave a comment for others to see.

40 Free High-Quality WordPress Themes

Make sure you check out the other 15 High Quality Premium-Like Free WordPress Themes post.

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The Muslim Blogger brings to you yet another set of free wordpress themes/templates that you need to be checking out.   Please note that while the developers have published these themes for free, you are responsible to look into the copyright issues.  Usually, the only requirement is that you leave the note in the footer that gives credit to the developer(s).

One reader, Aamer, asked if he could use these themes on any WordPress.  The answer is: no.  In order to use these themes or any other “extra” plugins, you need to have a self-hosted WordPress installation.  By the way, Aamer Khan is a great photographer whose work has been showcased at Muslim Matters – so be sure to check out Aamer’s blog.

The 5 themes include 3 magazine styles and two other themes that you might find interesting.

For your convenience, I am hosting the files on my own server to make the downloading easy.  This also helps in the long-run in case the files are taken down off the original sites.

And now the themes:

Studio WordPress – Download

BlackBerry Magazine – Download

Guzel Magazine – Download

Nano Magazine – Download

Outdoorsy – Download

Allrighty folks.  Take an extra minute or two to check out the other post with 15 more free and awesome themes. Does your blog have a unique look to it?  Have you recently switched to a new theme and want some feedback?

Remember to participate by commenting below – after all, if you have a blog then you are The Muslim Blogger and this is your community.  And if you haven’t had a chance yet, why not join The Muslim Blogger Facebook Group?

Pray istikhaara before changing your theme.  You never know what’s best for you.  Take advantage of this opportunity, and every other moment in your life, to purify your intentions to do everything (including blogging) for the sake of Allah (swt) and Allah (swt) alone.

I ask Allah to guide us to the straight path, to make us from those who follow the authentic Sunnah of the Prophet (saw), and to protect us from any and all innovations.  Ameen.

Update (01/2010): Neither logo is being used since TMB redesigned the site/layout.

The new TMB logo is up compliments of an awesome designer: Saad Tasleem from www.saadtasleem.com. Now the question is – what do YOU think about the new logo?

I placed a poll in this post to make it easy.  If you want to leave any additional comments, the comments section is down below.  Jazakumullahu Khayran to Saad Tasleem for designing it and to all the readers of The Muslim Blogger.

The old TMB logo

The new TMB logo

Running a blog takes a lot of work, good writing, and a good theme.  Some of the themes that come with the wordpress.com blogs are nice but they are used by millions of others.

My recommendation?  Head over to this site and you’ll find that these (free) themes are high-quality and give you a premium-like feel without the premium price.

Remember that a nice theme is not all there is to it.  Make sure that the theme you select (if any) fits the style of your blog. For example, if you have loads of content then you want to go with a magazine style theme.  If, on the other hand, you have somewhat less content then something that is more geared towards highlighting individual posts will work best for you.

Check it out and let me know what you think.  Oh yea, and before you change the theme of your blog, I recommend that you pray istikhaara and make sure that you are doing the right thing.  If you are, Allah (swt) will bless it and make it the best thing that ever happened to your blog.  If not, then Allah (swt) will give you something better.  What more could you possible want?  In case you don’t already know how, this is an excellent opportunity to learn how to pray istikhaara.

Anyhow, check out the link below and let me know what you think.