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Quran’s First Revelation During Ramadan
It was a quiet night in Ramadan, over 1,400 years ago. A man sits alone in a cave of Hira in Mount Noor on the outskirts of Makkah. He is lost in thoughts; trying to connect the dots. The stars are faintly glowing high above the vast desert of Arabia. This man is none other…
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Ramadan with the Prophet ﷺ: Lessons from His Life
The streets of Medina were quiet at the brink of dawn, with only a few lamps flickering in the homes of those waking up for suhoor. In one of these simple homes, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was awake, preparing to begin another day of fasting in Ramadan. But for him, Ramadan was never just about abstaining…
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Thanks for Being with GTAF: Q4 2024 Highlights❤️
بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Assalamu ‘alaykum warahmatullah, Dear Brother/Sister, We pray this email finds you in the best of health and Iman. JazakAllahu Khayr for being part of GTAF’s journey to bring people closer to Allah. Alhamdulillah, the last quarter of 2024 was incredible! With Allah’s blessing, 3.5 million users worldwide spent an average of…
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Thanks for Being with GTAF: Q3 2024 Highlights✨
بِسْــــــــــــــــــمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Assalamu ‘alaykum warahmatullah, Dear Brother/Sister, We hope this email finds you in the best of health and Iman. Jazak Allahu Khayr for being part of our journey to bring people closer to Allah. Alhamdulillah, we’ve wrapped up an incredible third quarter in 2024! We’re thrilled to share all the exciting updates,…
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Ramadan: The Month of Forgiveness and Repentance🌙
Tired of carrying the burden of past sins? Wondering if you could just wipe it off and start fresh? Well, Ramadan is the reset button for you. Ramadan is the month of forgiveness – a time when Allah opens the gates of mercy, forgives His servants, accepts their repentance, and frees countless souls from the…
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Albanian Word By Word Quran Translation and Tafsir in Quran App
Assalamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah, Alhamdulillah, the Quran Word by Word translation and Tafsir As-Saadi in Albanian are now available in the ‘Al Quran’ app, aiding Albanian speakers in understanding the Quran, Insha’Allah. We hope this will help our Albanian-speaking brothers and sisters better understand the Quran, Insha’Allah. How to Enable Albanian Word By Word? Just…
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Ramadan is the Month of Blessings: Let’s Not Miss It
All praise is due to Allah. We testify that there is no god but Him. Peace and blessings be upon the final Messenger Muhammad (ﷺ), his family, and all who will follow him till the end of time. In Islam, certain times are more cherished than others. Ramadan is undoubtedly the most honoured of them…
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A Novel LLM-Based Approach for Automated Seerah-Hadith Mapping: Connecting Islamic Historical Narratives Through Vector Search and Semantic Analysis
In December 2024, a groundbreaking research paper titled “A Novel LLM-Based Approach for Automated Seerah-Hadith Mapping: Connecting Islamic Historical Narratives Through Vector Search and Semantic Analysis” was presented at the Muslims in ML Workshop 2024, co-located with NeurIPS’24 in Vancouver, Canada. The research team, consisting of Rahman Mushfiqur, Mohammad Galib Shams, Nabil Mosharraf Hossain, and…
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Internship Insights: Mapping Seerah and Hadith
This interview features Mushfiq, a recent intern at Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF), who worked with the Research and Development (R&D) team on an innovative project called “Seerah-Hadith Mapping.” Over the course of four months, Mushfiq contributed to linking key events in the Seerah with relevant hadiths, aiming to enhance users’ understanding of Islamic history and…
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Greentech Apps Foundation at Muslims in AI Event: Bridging Technology and Faith for Islamic Education
Alhamdulillah, the Greentech Apps Foundation (GTAF) team had an incredible experience attending the “Muslims in AI” event held at Imperial College London on October 26th, 2024. Organized by the Muslim Researchers’ Network (MRN) and STEM Muslims at Imperial College, the event brought together researchers, students, academics, and professionals united by their shared passion for Artificial…
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