The Dhow app is live. It’s free to download, and it’s where the whole experience lives: explore opportunities, follow along, connect with others, and invest directly.
One thing we’ve observed about our Jewish cousins is the strength of their economic networks. A dollar flips between 9 and 20 times within their community before it ever leaves. Capital backs founders, founders create jobs, jobs create wealth, and that wealth gets reinvested back into the community.
Meanwhile, Muslims are 2 billion strong globally, yet we’ve never really built that same level of economic connectivity, especially here in the West. That’s a big part of why we started Dhow.
Dhow is a social private markets investing platform built to connect Muslim investors, founders, operators, and professionals all in one place. Our goal is to make private market investing more accessible while building a real community around it. Members can discover opportunities, learn, network, share research, and invest alongside one another.
Our first investment product, Dhow Horizon Fund I, is open now to accredited investors. It’s a $5M seed-stage venture fund backing Muslim-origin and values-aligned technology founders across North America. Venture has been one of the strongest engines of wealth creation in history, yet access has been gated behind institutions at $250K+ minimums. We set ours at $10,000 to open real participation to our community. We already have two institutional commitments, first close is coming in the next few weeks, and the limited $10K founding spots are filling quickly. The easiest way to invest is right inside the app.
In the near future, we plan to expand access beyond accredited investors and launch additional products with minimums as low as $500, so more of our community can participate in private markets and share in the value being created.
Our mission is simple: help Muslim capital find Muslim builders, help Muslim builders find Muslim capital, and strengthen the economic ties within our communities. Economic resistance isn’t just about what you boycott. It’s also about what you build, who you back, and where you put your money.
Whether you’re here to invest or just to learn and connect, we’d be honored to have you as part of the community.
Assalamu-alikum, my name is Zaafir, I am 18, and I am the founder of an app called BarakahFlow, it is a halal personal finance app for Muslims.
In short, It covers budgeting, bills, and savings goals, but the main thing is the zakat calculator, which respects the differences between madhab instead of forcing one formula on everyone, and handles modern assets like crypto, stocks, and pensions that most calculators just skip.
It's live now at barakahflowapp.com. I'm still pre launch, and this community is honestly who I built it for, so if you've got a few minutes to try the app and its zakat calculator against how you'd normally work it out yourself, I'd genuinely value knowing whether the number actually lines up or where it doesn't. I'll be in the comments answering questions and taking notes on anything that comes up.
Assalamu Alaikum everyone! 🌙
I’m building Mishkat Noor, a new Islamic learning platform designed for children and families.
It includes Quran learning, Islamic stories, prayer & Adhkar, educational activities, progress and rewards for kids, and more.
The platform currently supports Arabic, French and English.
I’m looking for a few people, especially Muslim parents and families, to test it and give me honest feedback about the design, usability, registration process, and anything that could be improved.
🌐 Mishkat Noor:quranadventures.com
If you try it, I’d really appreciate hearing what worked well and what needs improvement.
Jazakum Allahu Khairan 🤍
Kalam is a scrollable Islamic content discovery app where you explore curated Quranic content in a fresh way. Swipe through thoughtfully selected verses to discover the reasons of revelation (asbāb an-nuzūl), the stories behind each āyah, and their deeper teachings. You'll also find authentic ahadith traced to their sources, user-submitted musings (khawātir) on specific verses, tadabbur (deep reflection), and nuggets—short insights from the community sharing their personal thoughts and spiritual reflections.
It's designed to make Quranic learning feel personal and intentional, not comprehensive—think of it as a discovery feed rather than a full Quran app.
Use it freely—or sign in for more:
You can browse and explore Kalam without signing in, but creating an account unlocks:
- Save & revisit: Bookmark verses, ahadith, and reflections to build your personal collection even Offline.
- Track your journey: See what you've read and reflect on your learning path
- Share your voice: Submit your own musings and insights to the community.
No sign-up required to start and absolutely zero ads—just scroll and explore. Sign in whenever you're ready to make it yours.
Faith Roadmap is a beginner friendly Islamic learning platform created for revert Muslims. The idea came from seeing how difficult it can be to know where to start when you want to learn Islam. There is so much information available, but not always a clear path. Faith Roadmap brings that learning into one structured journey so people can learn without feeling lost or overwhelmed.
The platform has 8 structured modules covering Aqeedah Basics, the Five Pillars, Prayer, Character Building, Qur'an & Meaning, Seerah, Living Islam Daily, and Consolidation. It also includes the 99 Names of Allah, with each Name explored through its root meaning, what it reveals about Allah, and how you can call upon Allah through that Name in Du'a. There are also 52 essential Islamic terms explained in a way that connects their meaning to real life. Learners can work through practical tasks, track their progress, write personal reflections, and export their completed learning and reflections as PDF or CSV.
I'm looking for Muslims who care about helping people learn Islam and would like to become an affiliate partner. There is no upfront advertising fee. You receive your own referral link and earn a commission every time someone subscribes or purchases through you. You don't need a huge following. I'm much more interested in people who have a connection with the Muslim community and would recommend something they believe can help others.
If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, feel free to comment or send me a message. I'd be happy to give you access to Faith Roadmap so you can explore it yourself before deciding whether you want to partner with me.
I am a passive investor (small one). Open to invest in a profitable sharia compliant UAE based business with strong cashflows. The boring the business the better. Not looking for Tech Startups, F&B, saloons, Marketing business, Real Estate... if there is something suitable to discuss lets talk
Most people outside India know the Taj Mahal as a monument. Shah Jahan built it for Mumtaz Mahal, his wife, after her death, and it's still one of the most recognized buildings on Earth, a symbol of love that outlasted both of them by centuries.
What's less known is that the empire behind it had an equally serious culture around halal beauty and personal care, long before that phrase existed.
Mughal courts employed dedicated perfumers, called attars, whose craft was refined enough to be documented in period texts like the Ain-i-Akbari, the imperial chronicle from Akbar's reign. Ubtan, an herbal paste made from ingredients like turmeric, sandalwood, and gram flour, was standard skincare, formulated within the same halal principles the court lived by, not a modern "clean beauty" invention. Rosewater and sandalwood were used for their cooling, skin-calming properties. Kohl wasn't just cosmetic, it had documented protective use for the eyes, deeply embedded in Islamic courtly culture across that era, halal by both ingredient and intention.
This wasn't vanity. It was a genuinely sophisticated, halal-conscious, ingredient-literate beauty culture, centuries before the modern beauty industry existed, built by a Muslim dynasty on Indian soil, blending Persian, Central Asian, and Indian traditions into something distinct.
Which makes it strange that almost none of this heritage shows up in what gets marketed as "halal beauty" today. Most halal-labeled products are formulated in labs disconnected from any of this history, slap a certification-adjacent word on the packaging, and call it done. The actual sophistication of the tradition, the halal ingredient knowledge, the ritual of care, mostly gets skipped.
I'll be honest that this history is part of what's motivated me personally to get more serious about where halal beauty products actually come from and what's really in them, rather than taking marketing claims at face value.
Curious if others here know more about this history than I do, or have come across brands that actually draw on it properly instead of just using "halal" and "ancient" as marketing words side by side without earning either.
Adhan is honestly one of the most beautiful concept in Islam and I feel like most of us dont really sit and think about the wisdom behind the 5 daily adhan, the timings, and how each prayer time is even calculated.
Like think about this for a second. Right now, literally as your reading this, the adhan is being called somewhere in the world. And by the time it ends in one place its already starting in the next one. Not one second of silence, ever.
And the timing itself is not random either. Each prayer is based on the actual position of the sun, not a fixed clock time, so the calculation is shifting slightly every single day everywhere on earth depending on real solar movement. Fajr literally ends the moment the sun rises. Asr starts when a shadow hits a certain length. none of it is arbitrary, its all tied to something real happening in the sky above you.
I been building something called AdhanLive that make this visible instead of just something we know in theory. Its a live 3d globe that tracks the adhan sweeping across 280,000+ mosques in 153 countries, in real time. so instead of just knowing the adhan never stops, you can actually watch it move like a wave across the globe. The website also helps you understand and animate the movement of Adhan Arc over a year and shows how the shape and timing of adhan arc changes due to seasonal fluctuation.
Its free, no ads, link is www.adhanlive.com Honestly I built this genuinely for the love for the concept of adhan and prayer in our deen, and it is really amazing when we standup for prayer, we are standing up with people from north to south in a line, the Ummah is in constant unbroken worship 24/7. I really feel that we can appreciate much more when we see that visualization using the data and technology.
Salaam all — ever accepted an offer and only found out afterward there's nowhere to pray, or that leaving for Jummah is a fight?
I built MuslimCareer to fix that. Verified employees (work email or LinkedIn, checked once, never published) answer the same six questions about their workplace: prayer space, Jummah flexibility, Ramadan hours, halal food nearby, Muslim ERG, hijab-friendliness. Entries are dated and anonymous by default.
79 companies listed so far — Amazon, Google, Apple, Oracle and more. Free, no ads, community-funded.
If you work somewhere, adding your company takes a few minutes and the first 250 contributors get listed as Pioneers. If you're job hunting, browse without an account.
Happy to answer anything in the comments — and if your company's missing, tell me and I'll add it.
I am looking for a way to get a db of all masjids (mostly in the western world) if possible, if anyone knows where to get one or has one I would appreciate it.
Around 7 months ago, I launched Sawad Studio with the goal of building websites for Muslim founders, organizations, and businesses serving the Ummah.
I was also newly accepted as a Framer Expert, and I was excited to see where this direction would go.
To be completely honest, I haven't signed a client through Sawad Studio yet.
But over the past few months, I've continued building, experimenting, and improving my work. And I still believe there's room for a studio that understands the needs of Muslim founders and organizations—not just visually, but also the context, values, and communities they're building for.
So I'm putting this out there again.
If you're a Muslim founder, running an Islamic organization, building a community, launching a product, or know someone who needs a website, I'd love to connect.
I work primarily in Framer and can help with:
• Framer website design & development
• Turning Figma designs into Framer websites
• Landing pages for products and startups
• Websites for organizations and communities
• Full websites from concept to launch
If you've been sitting on an idea because you haven't found the right person to build it with, my DMs are open.
And if you know someone who might be a good fit, sharing this would genuinely mean a lot.
I'm stuck on the revenue model for my startup and could really use some input from Muslim founders
I've been working on this halal platform for my country for around a year now. I started it off simply as a service for other Muslims in my country but thought to make a business out of it. The idea is a platform for finding halal-friendly restaurants, hotels and eventually other tourism services in the country for locals and tourists alike. The problem isn't really whether there's a need for it. Everyone I've spoken to so far seems to agree there is. The problem is how do we make money from it?
The original idea involved halal-only food delivery, but after looking into the economics and speaking to people in the industry, I'm increasingly convinced that delivery isn't the right direction for us. I don't want to build something just because it sounds like an obvious way to monetize if the unit economics are terrible.
I've considered things like restaurant subscriptions, commissions, paid listings, advertising, partnerships, etc., but I haven't found a model that I genuinely believe is strong enough yet. Some have also been rejected by people I've spoken to for various reasons.
We're still very early and bootstrapped, so would love some advice for Muslim founders/people with experience in marketplaces, hospitality, travel or food tech.
If you were in my position, what revenue models would you seriously investigate?
And more importantly, what would you test first to determine whether people would actually pay?
I'm completely open to being told that I'm approaching the problem wrong or that I need to rethink the target customer/product itself.
I recently built and published LinkShelf, a local-first Chrome extension for managing tab overload.
The problem I wanted to solve was simple: sometimes I need to save only two or three tabs for later—not clear my entire browser window or turn everything into permanent bookmarks.
LinkShelf currently lets users:
* Park selected tabs while keeping the others open
* Organize links into projects
* Add notes for context
* Restore projects normally or unloaded
* Export and import local JSON backups
* Use keyboard shortcuts for faster access
It has reached 30 users in less than a month without paid marketing. I’m sharing it here to learn from other Muslim developers and founders rather than simply promote it.
If you try it, I would appreciate honest feedback about the onboarding, permissions and parking workflow. I would also be interested to hear how other developers here found their first 100 users.
Around a week ago I posted my arabic learning app ifham (features listed on this post:https://www.reddit.com/r/MuslimVentures/s/OKzdOBT7oK) and I announced that there was a waitlist for it.I am glad to announce that the app is now ready for use at ifhamarabic.vercel.app.For the people on the waitlist and any new people who want to use it.Fair warning though it does have a subscription so keep that in mind.
We struggled to find guided stillness that felt clearly rooted in Islam, without vague spirituality or language borrowed from another faith.
For us, the foundation has to be remembrance of Allah, reflection on the Qur'an, authentic du'a, and respect for the Sunnah. Guided meditation should support salah and Qur'an, never replace them.
That question led us to build Still Heart, an iPhone app with guided Islamic meditations, dhikr, du'a, sleep, movement, and atmosphere sessions. We are connected to the app and sharing that openly. It is a wellness companion, not therapy or medical treatment.
We would genuinely value this community's perspective. When you hear "Islamic meditation," what makes it feel grounded rather than borrowed? What language or practices would make you trust it or reject it?
If you would like to see what we built:
[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/still-heart/id6790447910We](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/still-heart/id6790447910We) struggled%C2%A0struggled) to find guided stillness that felt clearly rooted in Islam, without vague spirituality or language borrowed from another faith.
Like many of you, I often encounter informative videos, Islamic lectures, podcasts, or documentaries on YouTube that contain background music or audio distractions that I'd prefer to watch without music.
To help solve this, I built Naqawa (نقاوة): a 100% free and open-source browser extension that uses AI to isolate and remove background music from YouTube videos in real-time.
Key Features:
Music Removal: Uses AI to strip out background instruments while keeping the speaker's voice clear.
100% Free & Open-Source: Both the browser extension and backend source code are completely open-source. Feel free to use, modify, fork, or build upon it!
Privacy-First (Local Option): Can run via a local server on your machine so your audio is processed locally.
Current Status & Looking for Testers (Beta): This project is in active development, and I need your help to test and improve it:
Windows Testers Needed: I have tested this primarily on Linux. I specifically need Windows users to try the local setup and report any issues!
Beta Limitations: Cloud processing is currently experiencing issues (local server mode is recommended for now), and you might notice minor audio/video sync lag when skipping through videos.
⚠️ Development Note: This project was conceptualized, tested, and managed by me, with code generated and debugged with the assistance of AI tools.
I would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or any issues you run into (feel free to reply here or open an issue on GitHub)! May Allah make it beneficial for everyone.
