Tadamun Social Society (TASS) is a non-profit and non-political organisation striving to develop Somalia into a prosperous and educated nation. It was set up as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in 1992 and has since built up a wealth of experience in social development projects to enhance literacy, health, infrastructure, social morals and emergency relief.

We were honoured to be approached by their team to revamp and redesign their website; here is a screenshot of the old website:

And here is a screenshot of their new more user-friendly CMS facilitated site, allowing them to upload and update their latest news & events and maintain their new site all by themselves where ever and whenever they please Alhamdulilah:

What are your views and comments on the designs? Which one do you prefer? Please leave your comments & share your thoughts with us Inshallah.

Wassalamu alaykum.

Sobhanallah & Alhamdulillah we have been extremely busy here at Ummah Design so much so we are looking to expand our team even further IA. By the will & grace of Allah the Almighty and Most Beneficent we have been overwhelmed with the projects from clients all over the world and here is a showcase of our recently launched websites:

We start our showcase with ZahrasPainting.com. This site was a pleasure and so much fun to design. It belongs to our sister Zahra Bilal all the way in Pakistan, she’s an artist who specialises in Pastels & water colour so we wanted to represent this as much as we could in the design by using the soft pastel colours & texture. We can see she is very passionate for art and so wanted to highlight her work & unique style of painting as much as possible.

Next we have Ghamkolsharif.com, the Central Jamia mosque, this is one of our local, very well known & popular masjids situated in the heart of Birmingham. The Mosque is open to all visitors regardless of their faith and beliefs throughout the year, whether it’s to find out about the Mosque and its services or to discover more about the teachings and practices of the Islamic faith. The mosque wanted to keep their green colour scheme so we chose to enhance this with a softer green & orange and added some texture to create a warm authentic look.

Then we have Muslimknoxville.org, the Muslim Community of Knoxville (USA) are a small but very well established & organised organisation, family friendly with much to offer their community, they are one of our American clients who were a pleasure to work with and an Inspiration to all communities. I think it’s fair to say anyone who was to browse through their work & photo Gallery is sure to find themselves wanting to be part of the fun & loving family.

Greengatesproperties.co.uk. Greengates Properties are another one of our local family run businesses here in Birmingham who pride themselves on their good customer service and expert knowledge in real estate, they offer great deals on properties to let, sell or buy. We wish them every success with their new CMS website that we were more than happy to provide them with IA.

And last but not least we have Budget-vehicle-hire.com, Budget Vehicle Hire LTD specialise in the supply of quality rental cars, vans, people carriers and mini buses to domestic and corporate businesses at extremely competitive rates. We were happy to provide them with a new  CMS website & Logo on their request & wish them well in all that they do IA.

So please feel free to visit & browse the presented sites and leave your much valued views & comments IA.

Jazakallahu khayran.

Wassalamu alaykum.

Alhamdulillah we have completed and launched another new dawah website for one of our customers, As-Siratal Al-Mustaqeem.

As-Siraat al-Mustaqeem (1:5); is from the very first chapter of the Qur’an and as the name suggests, it means “to guide us to the straight path”.  The first chapter and verse 5 holds a very special place in the eyes of Allah . It is ‘the opening chapter of seven verses’.

Siratalmustaqeem.com is a da’wah website who like the chapter of the quran hope to guide people to the straight path by compiling and updating information on their website such as verses of the quran & their transliterations (in Mp3 formats), information on islamic legal issues, quranic topics, news & updates & a Q&A page.

It is a bespoke content managed website (CMS) where the client can update the content himself inshallah.  Very wonderful client to have – understanding, appreciative and patient. Mashallah.

We wish them all the best of success in their website and pray Allah rewards them for their good works & intentions Inshallah amin.

Please visit the website and share your comments with us.

Jazakallahu khayran.

Assalama Aleikum,

In continuation with our respected brother & Sheikh Tawfique Chowdhury’s  Real Deal series, we carry on the topic with Wealth & it’s types. Although the notes are pretty straight forward Alhamdulillah, this bit may need reading through a 2^nd time just for further clarification Inshallah.

Wealth and its types

Legal definition of wealth:

Anything to which people have an inclination towards, and is permitted in the Shariah.

Note:

Anything that is not permissible to benefit from, such as alcohol or dead meat or pork or interest money, then they are not considered a valid commodity in Islam.

There can be many types of rights upon any valid wealth:

1. The right of the owner: Thus it is not permissible to take the commodity away except by his or her will. It is also for this reason that the punishment for stealing is so severe.
2. The right of Allah: In effect, all wealth is from the property of Allah . When Allah has allowed us to use his property, then it can only be within the guidelines specified in the Shariah.
3. The right of the community: This entails putting the greater benefit of the community above individual benefit.

We can look at the types of wealth by way of:

1. Its nature.
2. Possibility of ownership of the property.
3. Its specificity.

1. A. By way of its nature

Wealth can be either

• Price or money, this is of two types: Gold & Silver
• The item that is priced or valued. This of two types: Non-transferable commodity (properties and estates) & transferrable commodity (other than properties)

Benefits of knowing this division

There are numerous benefits from knowing this division:

• The transferable commodities should be sold off before the non-transferable ones at the time of bankruptcy.
• The rights of neighbours are to be catered for in non-transferable commodities rather than transferable ones.
• The scholars have complete consensus about the permissibility of giving a non-transferable commodity as an endowment, however they differed about the permissibility of giving a transferable commodity as an endowment.
• Pre-emption is to ne respected as far as non-transferable commodities are concerned. There is no such thing for transferable commodities, except if they are jointly owned.

Exchange of wealth

Money for money = Monetary exchange

Money for an item of value = General sale

Item of value for another item of value = Barter

1. B. By way of possibility of ownership of the property

That which cannot be owned

Such as those properties that have general benefit for all, such as roads, alley paths between properties, wells, bridges etc… as long as the benefit is for all.

That which shouldn’t be owned except by an express reason from the shariah

Such as properties that are endowments for the poor.

That which can be owned

These are all commodities that do not fit into the above two types.

1. C. By way of its specificity

A commodity that is bought or sold, may be either:

• Specific
• Non-specific and remains in one’s liability

Specific commodity

The deal was contracted on a specific commodity. (For example, I will sell you this copy of Sahih Al-Bukhari that I have in my hand.)

Non-specific commodity

The deal was contracted on a commodity that is non-specific that remains a person’s debt or liability. (For example, I will sell you a copy of Sahih Al-Bukhari printed by ….. in the year ….. available in colour…..

What is the benefit of knowing whether the deal has been contracted upon a specific or a non-specific commodity?

The benefit of knowing this, is working out what the solution should be if a defect is found in the product. So, if the defect is found in a product where the deal was contracted on:

• A specific commodity: Then the seller must return the price that was paid and take back his product from the buyer.
• A non- specific commodity: Then the seller has the option of either returning the price or giving him another product similar to it in description (that is free of the defect). The buyer cannot force the seller to give his money back. Rather, if the seller wishes to give him another copy of the book, then he is obliged to take it.

Exchange of commodities by way of specificity

A commodity that is specific or non-specific may be bought and sold either one of the two ways:

• Transfer of the commodity is finalized immediately
• Transfer of the commodity is finalized at a future time. Until then, it remains on credit.

Inshallah we will posting more notes, so please keep checking our website.

Wassalamu alaykum.

Assalam Aleikum brothers and sisters.

Alhamdulillah we can now present you with the April 2010 spring wallpaper with East London Mosque’s prayer timetable.

As we mentioned before please feel free to make requests for certain screen size, girly designs, mixing & matching or even just updating the timetable on one particular favourite, whatever it may be we want to hear from you, so please leave your comments & suggestions Inshallah.

Wassalamu alaykum.

Alhamdulillah, by the Will and Grace of Allah the Almighty, we are pleased to announce another launch of a new redesigned & revamped site for Elevating.biz.

Elevating Biz is a Muslim business directory that aims to empower Muslim entrepreneurs and businesses with the knowledge, skills and confidence required to elevate their business to success whilst adhering to Islamic principles.

Listing your business at Elevating.Biz is completely FREE.

This is  how their old website looked like before:

And here is how it looks like now:

Click on the image to go to the website (www.elevating.biz)

And this is what our satisfied client says about the work we have done for her:

Ummah Design provided a speedy and reliable service. Any issues or queries were dealt with immediately. I would not hesitate to recommend their services to others.
Sarah Bibi

Please share your comments and thoughts with us. Jazakallahu khayran.

Alhamdulillah we are pleased to announce the launch of a new face for the famous & much appreciated Islamic Institute of Toronto. We hope the new redesigned & revamped CMS site will help benefit the Institute’s continuously growing needs Inshallah. The website has many user access types (Students, Instructors, Site Admins and normal users) and is very complex.

May Allah (SWT) continue to help & guide the brothers in the committee & reward them immensely for their endless efforts & commitment fisabillah, and they were a true pleasure to work with.

The Institute was first established in 1996, it’s a premier Islamic Educational Institution, located in Toronto Canada offering post-secondary courses in Arabic Language, Islamic Jurisprudence, Ethics and Spirituality, Islamic History and Civilization, Comparative Religion and Civic Engagement amongst others.

Islamic Institute Toronto's New Website - www.islamicinstitute.ca

The IIT has shown to be committed to promoting Islamic education that is authentic and relevant to the times in which we live today. Their aim is to develop a solid core of professional teachers who are qualified in both the subject matter and the methods of delivery, who reflect the universal Islamic values in their personal lives and who share the vision of a better world through the Qur’anic imperatives of teaching and learning, Inshallah.

Please visit the site on www.islamicinstitute.ca and  don’t hesitate to share your comments and feedback with us.

Wassalamu alaykum

Alhamdulillah recently we have launched the new official site of Balham Mosque & Tooting Islamic Centre.

The Mosque first started with the commencement of only Friday prayers at Childbert Road back in August 1969, and then slowly & amazingly 40 years on established itself into what you see today.

It accommodates a primary school as well as a secondary school, offers many services, courses & lectures on numerous topics including Arabic & Islamic studies and continues to progress & cater for the needs of its growing community.

We wish BalhamMosque.org all the best with their projects & plans and hope they benefit from their new CMS enabled website Inshallah.

You can visit the website at : www.balhammosque.org

If you have any comments please share with us. Jazakallahu khayran.

Wassalamu alaykum.

Assalama Aliekum Ummah,

Wow it seems just like yesterday that it was the New Year and now we are in March already! Is it me or is time just flying?

So here are a couple of our first designs with March 2010 ‘London’ prayer timetable.  Alhamdulillah spring is now here and we hope to bring it in with a great new, bright & fresh collection, so stay tuned & feel free to make any requests & please share your comments JAK.

Business Workshop: New ways of promoting your business online
(3rd of April, 2010. London, UK)

Mashallah, after the success of the first workshop, due to the high demand we decided to repeat our training on “New Ways Of Promoting Your Business Online” for those who missed it last time, inshallah.

Location: London, City Hotel (12-20 Osborn Street, London E1 6TE)
Time & Date: 3rd of April, 2010. Saturday, 9:30– 12.00
Duration: 2.5 hours

To book your place please go to our web site WWW.UMMAH-DESIGN.COM or call us on 0800 6 11 8 108.

The seats are limited,  so HURRY!!!

If you think some of your friends would benefit from this course, please feel free to forward this page to them too.

Jazakallahu Khayran!

Wassalamu alaykum