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Mas'ud Ahmed Khan, webmaster of masud.co.uk
Mihrabi website relaunch

Mihrabi website relaunch

I have redesigned the website and added e-commerce functionality. I am also having a Ramadan clearance sale on my current stock and on top of that a special Eid discount of 5% if you use the coupon code eid-special. So, if you are looking for that distinctive extra-special gift for someone, or even something to adorn your sacred space visit Mihrabi Handmade Prayer Rugs!

Qur’an Explorer website

Qur’an Explorer website

Masha’Allah, Qur’an Explorer is a really wonderful tool if you want to brush up on your Qur’an reading. See the Qur’an Explorer website for further details, but in short you can read the Qur’an accompanied by a choice of 6 famous qaris and view highlighted text. There are two types of Arabic fonts, a standard Usmani font and an Indo-Pak font. You also have a choice of reading it with a choice of well known translations or you can switch…

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BBC R4: Woman’s Hour – Female Scribes

BBC R4: Woman’s Hour – Female Scribes

The wonderful Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4 today had a programme about Female religious calligraphers and featured two ladies, one Muslim the other Jewish. The Muslim lady is Soraya Syed Sanders, daughter-in-law of? the Shaykh of photography, Peter Abdal-Adheem Sanders. Soraya currently has an exhibition of her work at Asia House,? Cavendish Street, London until 19 September. The exhibition is entitled ?Letters Embracing?, you can see Soraya’s wonderful work at her website The Art of the Pen. From the…

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