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  • Impact of Your Support: Q3 2023 Insights 🚀

    Impact of Your Support: Q3 2023 Insights 🚀

    Dear Brother/Sister, Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah, We pray that you are doing well. Accept our heartfelt thanks for your continuous support. Jazak Allahu Khayr. We are writing this email to share some notable achievements from July to September 2023. During this period, 1.5 million users have spent 30 minutes each week on average using our Quran,…

  • Impact of Your Support: Q1+Q2 2023🚀

    Impact of Your Support: Q1+Q2 2023🚀

    Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullah, Dear GTAF Family, Hope you are doing well. Accept our heartfelt thanks for your continued support, without which we couldn’t have come to this point. Jazakallahu Khairan. We are writing this email to share a few of our notable achievements that we have done from January to June 2023. App Updates 1.…

  • Track Your Quran Streak to Build Quran Habit + Some Helpful Tips to Read Quran Daily

    Track Your Quran Streak to Build Quran Habit + Some Helpful Tips to Read Quran Daily

    We want to build connections with Allah. One simple and proven way for that is to read Allah’s words, the noble Quran daily. We often find it difficult to maintain it due to our busy schedules. That’s why we’ve introduced the Quran Streak feature in our Al Quran app to improve your Quran reading habit.…

  • Marriage to Khadijah (RA): Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 9]

    Marriage to Khadijah (RA): Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 9]

    Muhammad ﷺ, as had been the way of the Prophets before him, worked as a shepherd for Bani Sa‘d in Makkah. He would tend his flock on the mountainside, at times gone for the duration of the day. At the age of twenty-five, he was employed by Khadijah (RA), daughter of Khuwailid, a merchant and…

  • The League of the Virtuous: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 8]

    The League of the Virtuous: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 8]

    During Muhammad ﷺ’s childhood a telling incident revived the old conflict between the Ahlaf (the Confederates) and the Mutayyabun (the Scented Ones) and showed how dramatically the fortunes of Hashim had plummeted when Abdul Muttalib was an old man. After the conclusion of the Fijar wars, a Yemeni merchant had sold some goods to one…

  • The Death of Abdul Muttalib: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 7]

    The Death of Abdul Muttalib: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 7]

    It would have been somewhat easier on the orphaned boy had Abd al Muttalib lived longer than he did, but with the decree of Allah, the Prophet’s grandfather passed away at the age of eighty whilst the Prophet was eight years old. The charge of Muhammad ﷺ now fell to Abu Talib, his uncle. Abu…

  • Why is Seerah Important? 10 Benefits of Studying Seerah

    Why is Seerah Important? 10 Benefits of Studying Seerah

    Prophet Muhammad ﷺ is the noblest and most virtuous character among the creations, and he gets the highest honour from Allah. Loving and following him is an essential part of believers’ faith. So, studying Seerah to learn about Rasulullah ﷺ should be a top priority for Muslims. If you haven’t explored it yet, you may…

  • Early Childhood of Muhammad ﷺ: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 6]

    Early Childhood of Muhammad ﷺ: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 6]

    It was the general custom of the Arabs to send their children away to bedouin wet nurses so that they might grow up with fresh air for the breasts, pure Arabic for the tongue, and freedom for the soul. Away from the hustle and bustle of the town they were to form a lasting bond…

  • What is Sadaqah Jariyah? Benefits and Examples of Ongoing Charity

    What is Sadaqah Jariyah? Benefits and Examples of Ongoing Charity

    Islam is a religion of humanity. It encourages voluntary charitable activities, which are referred to as Sadaqah. From the Islamic perspective, Sadaqa isn’t solely referred to as giving money but can be anything good deeds like smiling, helping others, giving good advice, removing obstacles from the path, etc.   Sadaqah Jariah, on the other hand, is…

  • The Birth of Muhammad ﷺ: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 5]

    The Birth of Muhammad ﷺ: Pre-Prophethood [Seerah Ep 5]

    Muhammad ﷺ was born into the clan of Hashim, one of the most distinguished family groups in Makkah. His great-grandfather had been the first merchant to engage in the independent trade with Syria and Yemen and the clan had the privilege of providing the pilgrims with water during the hajj, one of the most important…