Islamic Finder

What Islamic Finder does

IslamicFinder is a privately held, US-incorporated Islamic digital utility platform headquartered in San Mateo, California, founded circa 1994. It operates as a multi-product ecosystem targeting the global Muslim community with daily-use religious tools including location-based prayer time calculations, Qibla direction, Al-Quran with translation, Hadith and Dua collections, Hijri-Gregorian calendar conversion, Zakat calculator, and a directory of mosques and Islamic places. The platform is delivered through a multilingual website (seven languages), the Athan mobile app marketed as the 'world's most loved Islamic App', and embeddable prayer-time widgets distributed to third-party websites. Athan Academy, a connected online education platform, extends the offering into paid courses on Quran recitation, Arabic calligraphy, Quranic Arabic, Islamic homeschooling, and Tajweed.

The underlying technology is centered on geographic and rule-based calculation engines: prayer time algorithms adapted to millions of cities worldwide, Qibla direction computation from any global location, and dual-calendar (Gregorian/Hijri) conversion systems. The proprietary features emphasized are accuracy and breadth of coverage rather than machine-learning differentiation.

IslamicFinder's business model is advertising-led with adjacent revenue streams. The primary monetization channel is a self-serve advertising platform pitched to businesses seeking to reach a claimed audience of 76 million Muslims, supplemented by affiliate referral commissions from a commerce partnership with ModestStores and course-fee revenue from Athan Academy. Core utility features remain free to consumers. The company is self-funded with no disclosed venture funding, no disclosed revenue, and no disclosed headcount. Its operational geographies explicitly span North America, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia, and leadership is documented as co-founder Mohammad Liajul Hassan and managing director Ali Raza.

Name

Islamic Finder

Legal name

IslamicFinder

Website

https://islamicFinder.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IslamicFinder is a US-based, privately held Islamic digital platform founded circa 1994 that provides global Muslim users with prayer times, Quran, Hadith, Qibla direction, Islamic calendar tools, and Athan Academy courses via website, mobile app, and widgets in seven languages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Islamic Digital Lifestyle Platform

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (5192)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Islamic Broadcasting (MPABALAG)

Keywords

• Prayer time app
• Qibla direction finder
• Islamic calendar tools
• Quran reading platform
• Islamic education platform

Headquarters

HQ city

San Mateo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising: IslamicFinder offers advertising opportunities to businesses seeking to reach the Muslim audience, with the platform claiming access to 76 million Muslims. The advertising page and promotional sections suggest a display advertising model.
2. Affiliate/Referral: Partnership with ModestStores for Islamic product recommendations including books, clothing, and religious items, earning referral commissions through embedded product links and carousels on the platform.
3. Athan Academy: Islamic education platform offering paid courses on Quran recitation, Arabic calligraphy, Islamic homeschooling, and Tajweed, monetized through course registrations.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IslamicFinder operates an integrated Islamic digital platform delivering accurate location-based prayer times, Qibla direction, Al-Quran with translations, Hadith collections, Duas, an Islamic-Hijri calendar converter, a Zakat calculator, an Islamic Places directory, and embeddable prayer widgets across web and mobile. The company also runs Athan Academy, a paid online Islamic education service offering courses in Quran recitation, Arabic calligraphy, Tajweed, Quranic Arabic, and Islamic homeschooling, while monetizing its large Muslim user base through display advertising and affiliate partnerships.

Product overview

IslamicFinder operates as a unified Islamic lifestyle platform with its core web application supplemented by the Athan mobile app and Athan Academy online learning platform. The main IslamicFinder platform serves as a comprehensive resource hub providing prayer time calculations, Al-Quran with translation, Hadith collections, Islamic duas, Islamic calendar, Qibla direction finder, Islamic date converter, Zakat calculator, and prayer widgets. The Athan App extends prayer time notifications and Islamic content to mobile users. Athan Academy, connected via the platform, offers structured Islamic education courses including Quran recitation, Arabic calligraphy, and Quranic Arabic instruction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Athan: Islamic prayer time and Quran mobile application offering Athan notifications, prayer time tracking, and Islamic content.
• Athan Academy

Products and services

• IslamicFinder Platform Comprehensive web-based Islamic lifestyle platform providing accurate location-based prayer times, Al-Quran with translation, Hadith collections, Islamic Duas, Hijri-Gregorian calendar conversion, Qibla direction finder, Zakat calculator, Islamic Places directory, embeddable prayer widgets, news, and knowledge content for Muslims worldwide. Available in seven languages (English, Arabic, French, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay, Spanish).
• Athan App Mobile application providing Athan (prayer call) notifications, prayer time tracking, Quran access, and Islamic content for individual Muslim users on iOS and Android devices.
• Athan Academy Online Islamic education platform offering paid, cohort-based courses including 'Learn to Recite Quran in 12 weeks', 'Master your Tajweed in 4 months', 'Introduction to Arabic Calligraphy', 'Understanding Quranic Arabic', 'Homeschooling with Purpose', and 'The Muslim Teens Accelerator', delivered by named instructors.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ModestStoresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerModestStores is featured on IslamicFinder through product carousels promoting Islamic books, clothing, and religious items. IslamicFinder earns affiliate commissions through referral links embedded in product recommendations. This partnership provides ModestStores with promotional visibility to IslamicFinder's audience while generating revenue for IslamicFinder through affiliate referrals.
• Athan AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAthan Academy is an Islamic education platform offering Quran recitation courses and other Islamic learning programs. It is cross-promoted on IslamicFinder with dedicated sections on the homepage and blog. The platforms appear to be under common ownership/operation, with IslamicFinder driving traffic to Athan Academy courses as an integrated educational offering within the IslamicFinder ecosystem.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Muslim Pro: Muslim Pro is the most direct competitor, offering prayer times, Quran, Qibla, Hijri calendar, and athan notifications across mobile and web with similar multi-language support and a comparable advertising plus premium-subscription revenue model.
• Qibla Finder / Qibla Compass: Qibla Finder and related Qibla-compass apps overlap heavily with IslamicFinder's Qibla Direction tool and broader prayer-time utilities, serving the same Muslim consumer base on mobile.
• Quran.com: Quran.com is a leading online Quran platform with translations, audio recitations, and tafsir, directly comparable to IslamicFinder's Al-Quran feature and competing for the same engaged Muslim reader audience.
• Bayyinah Institute: Bayyinah offers structured paid Arabic and Quran education online, comparable to Athan Academy, serving learners seeking Arabic and Quranic instruction in a digital format.
• Athan: Prayer Times & Quran (by SoundVision): The Athan-branded prayer time and Quran app from SoundVision directly competes with IslamicFinder's Athan app on the same core utilities and is a similarly named prayer-time mobile offering.
• QuranMajeed: QuranMajeed is a popular Quran app with translations and recitations, overlapping with IslamicFinder's Quran offering and competing for the same Muslim reader segment on mobile.
• Muslim Central: Muslim Central provides Islamic audio content including lectures and Quran recitations, comparable to IslamicFinder's content and Athan Academy education verticals.

Emerging players

• Ummah (Muslim social network): Ummah is a social platform for Muslims; while it focuses more on community than utility, it overlaps with IslamicFinder's audience and represents an emerging channel where Muslim users are spending time.
• HalalTrip / CrescentRating: CrescentRating and HalalTrip serve Muslim lifestyle and travel needs, adjacent to IslamicFinder's directory and affiliate-commerce direction but focused on travel and halal-certification verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Google (YouTube, Search): Google Search and YouTube serve as broad incumbents for Islamic content discovery, competing for the same user attention and Islamic-content advertising spend that IslamicFinder monetizes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/islamicfinder
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/islamicfinderorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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