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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
Built at our kitchen table — for our own kids first.
IlmNest began with a question every Muslim homeschooling family eventually faces: how do we give our children an excellent education and keep Allah at the center of it? Every planner we tried made us choose. One option was a beautiful Western planner that treated Qur'an as a side subject. The other was an Islamic-friendly spreadsheet. We didn't want to choose, so we built what we needed.
We're three founders across two households, with three children under four between us, all about to begin homeschool.
- Syed Ali, Co-Founder & CTO. Software engineer; builds the platform.
- Zahra Mazhar, Co-Founder & Chief Academic Officer. PhD in computational biology; leads the curriculum.
- Salman Bakhsh, Co-Founder & Director of Growth and Partnerships. Electrical engineer.
Zahra and Syed Ali are siblings, and Salman is Zahra's husband.
We're still early and still learning. The planner you're using is the one we use in our own homes. Every grade of the curriculum is built on how children learn, aligned to national and state standards, and reviewed for Islamic accuracy. As our children grow, IlmNest grows with them, and with yours.
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.