For maktabs & madrasahs
How to start a maktab in the UK
Premises, safeguarding, registration, fees, software — a practical setup checklist.
GDPR for madrasahs: a plain-English guide
What UK GDPR actually means for your madrasah and how to stay compliant without a lawyer.
Hifz tracking: paper vs software
When paper sabaq books work, and when it's time to move to a digital tracker.
Collecting madrasah fees: cash, transfer, or Stripe?
Compare the three common fee-collection methods UK maktabs use, and the trade-offs of each.
Choosing maktab software: a UK buyer's guide
The features that matter, the ones vendors oversell, and the questions to ask before you commit.
Zakat: what it is and what it can be given to
The eight categories eligible for Zakat and the common causes that fall outside them.
Best Maktab & Madrasah Management Software (2026)
A full comparison of the platforms UK and international maktabs actually use — pros, cons, pricing, and how to choose.
Qur’an progress tracking: Sabaq, Sabqi and Manzil explained
What to record from a child’s first Qa’idah lesson to Hifz, and how to explain it to parents.
Madrasah attendance: registers, absences and keeping children safe
Why the register is a safeguarding tool, and how to take it without losing the lesson.
Islamic school management systems: which kind do you need?
Full-time school, weekend madrasah or Darul Uloom: what each one needs from its software.
Darul Uloom management software: what an Alimiyyah programme needs
Kitab-by-kitab progress, exams across years, Hifz, ijazahs and sanad: what a Darul Uloom needs.
The Dars-e-Nizami syllabus: the Alimiyyah kitabs, year by year
The Alim course's kitabs year by year, from Nahw Mir to Sahih al-Bukhari, each linked to its contents.
Madrasah fee management systems: what to look for, and the UK options
Recurring fees, Direct Debit, sibling discounts and failed payments, with UK systems compared.
Madrasah parent portals: what parents actually want to see
The four questions every parent asks, and how a portal can answer them without a phone call.
For masajid
Prayer times, donations, certificates, events and the admin behind them. See also Labbaik for masajid.
Mosque management software: what a masjid actually needs
A guide for masjid committees: what to look for, what to ask, and what to leave alone.
Online donations for masajid: Sadaqah, Zakat and Lillah
How to make giving easy without blurring Zakat, Sadaqah and Lillah together.
Nikah, Shahadah and masjid certificates people can trust
Issuing certificates that can be checked years later, and what a masjid certificate is not.
Prayer time screens and announcements for your masjid
Keeping jama'ah times, Jumu'ah and Eid announcements right on the wall and online.
Running masjid events: iftars, lectures, classes and bookings
Headcounts, posters, bookings and reminders for everything the masjid hosts.