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Islamic studies belong on Tuesday, not Sunday
That is why the Planner puts Quran, Arabic, fiqh, and seerah on the same weekly grid as math and writing. No side calendar. No 'religious studies' tab.
Our story
Built for the families
raising tomorrow's believers
IlmNest gives Muslim homeschooling families a single weekly plan that holds Islamic studies and secular subjects together. Built by two families starting their own homeschool next year — who could not find a planner that fit.
What we believe
Three ideas every product decision in IlmNest comes back to.
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Anchored to your child, not a grade level
That is why each Child has a Journey per subject with Milestones, and why the Smart Backlog suggests the next Lesson based on what they have actually finished — not what 5th grade math says.
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No fabrication
That is why we will not show you a stock photo, a made-up family count, or a fake testimonial. When we have real proof, we will share it. Until then, we will show you the product itself.
How IlmNest began
Two households, three founders, three kids — none yet school-age.
IlmNest started at our kitchen table, asking how we were going to homeschool our kids. Every planner we looked at made us choose: a beautiful Western planner that treated Quran as a side subject, or an Islamic-friendly spreadsheet. We did not want to choose. So we are building IlmNest — and using it ourselves.
Syed Ali (CTO and founding engineer) and Zahra Mazhar (PhD in computational biology) are siblings; Salman Bakhsh (electrical engineer) is married to Zahra. Two households, three founders, three kids between us — all under four, none yet school-age, all about to start homeschool.
We are still early. We are still learning. We are building IlmNest because we needed it for our own families first. You are getting the same planner we are using.
Plan next week
Sign up free and see your week inside IlmNest.
Add your Children, drop in a few Lessons, and let the Smart Backlog show you what is next for each kid. No card required.
Free during beta. When pricing launches, 30 days' notice and a grandfathered rate.