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Organized by Aminul Hoque

A-Z Islamic Sign Language - World Exclusive

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This campaign will collect all funds raised by June 30, 2017 at 10:45 PM EDT

Connecting communities, enriching access, embarking on a new journey through Islamic Sign Language.


ABOUT AMIN & YASMIN

Alhamdulillah we brother & sister  'Amin & Yasmin' many years ago both embarked on the pursuit of learning British Sign Language (BSL). During our journey we interacted and professionally supported members of the deaf community in various capacities.

Through such encounters we had countless individuals, families and practitioners raise concerns about the limited access globally for deaf and/or autism friendly Islamic educational resources.

Thus we invite YOU to join us to HELP empower deaf children and adults by supporting our exciting portfolio of interactive Islamic Sign Language products.


LEAVE A LEGACY

YOU can facilitate a new era of learning for the Deaf Muslim community globally by supporting the world’s first illustrative Book series and App  focussing on key words in Islamic Sign Language!

SPECIAL NEW CHAPTER FOR MANY

There are about 11 million people in the UK alone who are deaf or hard of hearing - that's one in six of the population. Did you know that 9 in every 10 deaf children are born to hearing parents, but only 1 in 10 of those parents will learn sign language to be able to communicate fully with their son or daughter.


Coupled with cultural taboo, this has led to communication breakdown in homes, causing the Deaf Muslim community to grow up feeling isolated and neglected, with many suffering from depression and anxiety

One of the key problems with existing Islamic story books is that they are often too text heavy and many struggle to understand basic words let alone make sense of Islamic phrases and sentences. We aim to distribute our deaf friendly resources globally and creatively produce them with guidance from industry leading experts.

WHY AMIN & YASMIN?

Our series will feature two main characters Amin & Yasmin, sharing their journey of learning BSL in a fun, engaging manner, whilst celebrating the diversity of Muslims cultures from around the world.

Starting with the much anticipated first book in our series ‘A-Z of Islamic Signs’ which is an easy to follow illustrative guide for all. For upcoming books in the series we have carefully hand-picked engaging stories with captivating illustrations that will creatively capture your child's interests.


Everything is carefully chosen and catered for you and your child. Our goal is to bridge the communication gap and have families reading, practicing Islamic Sign Language and discussing Muslim values, deaf culture, and identity together

We plan to donate a percentage of our profits each quarter to different charities globally already providing support services to communities with disabilities and/or special educational needs. SO HELP US HELP THEM!

App Development and book printing are our major costs. With your help, we can continue to write, illustrate, and develop our apps into media rich content for members of the international deaf community.


How You Can Help Us Grow

By supporting Amin & Yasmin you will be creating a legacy so that deaf children & adults can share these resources and better connect with their family, siblings, and neighbours to help bridge the communication gap and strengthening their identity of being proud deaf Muslims.


  • Contribute - Sponsor part of the campaign even if just one book, with a generous donation today!
  • Gift a book to child, sibling, parent, cousin or nephew/niece.
  • Share - Please spread the word about this unique project on your Facebook, Twitter, over email & through conversations with family, friends and colleagues.


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Aminul Hoque2 years ago

Tips for final 10 nights Ramadan 2022

Assalaamualykum  


We pray this email finds you well in good health and emaan. It has been a while since we last reached out and we pray you have had a blessed Ramadan this year.


The Prophet (pbuh) was known to pay special devotion to Allah (SWT) during the last 10 days of Ramadan, his most beloved wife Aisha (ra) noting, “Allah's Messenger (sws) used to exert himself in devotion during the last ten nights to a greater extent than at any other time." [Muslim]

We can make the most of the last 10 days of Ramadan and show our devotion by exerting ourselves to perform as many good deeds as possible; reciting the Qur’an, praying during the night, giving charity and making dua. Our supplications during the last 10 days of Ramadan are exceptionally special.


To help you maximise your worship and embrace all the blessings Allah (SWT) has laid out for us, we have compiled a list of some of the best duas for the last 10 days of Ramadan. These duas for the last 10 days of Ramadan will be sure to maximise the impact of your supplications and close out the blessed month in the most beautiful way.


Read our latest blog post for tips for how you can get the most out of these remaining ten blessed days.


You can support our charity campaign to donate Quran Lamps to Muslim prisoners, reverts, hospital patients and hifz students.

 Leave a legacy & Donate Now


Warm duas

Amin & Yasmin

Team Quran Co



Aminul Hoque4 years ago

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Aminul Hoque4 years ago

Ramadan Kareem from Amin & Yasmin


Assalamualykum 

A sincere Ramadan Kareem to you and your family. We pray you are keeping safe and well during this Covid 19 pandemic. May Allah keep all our families safe, bless our Ramadan, accept our fasting and all acts of worship and fill your year with barakah and prosperity.

We wanted to share some exciting resources with you whilst your at home. We have currently a 40% sale on ALL our sign language products simply click on the image below.

We are also excited to share an exclusive discount code for all our LaunchGood supporters to receive 10% off the extremely popular Quran Moon Lamp.


Lastly we have alhamdulillah so far completed 2 out 5 of our new books and we need your duas & support to reach our goal of 10K to help publish the world's first prophetic story books featuring sign language. Donate and share the image below today.

Aminul Hoque4 years ago

Heroes like you can help complete our campaign!

Assalamualaikum it's #GivingTuesday and we kindly need your generous duas & heroic support once again to complete our special campaign: www.launchgood.com/givetoday

The funds raised will help publish a new book series of Prophetic stories in sign language & improve our unique app!

Why not go the extra mile and reap the rewards of simply spreading the word. Here's a template message ready to go...Bismillah let's race to jannah!

Salaam guys i'm helping a friend complete this cool campaign: www.launchgood.com/givetoday

The funds raised will help publish a new book series of Prophetic stories in sign language & improve their app!

Even sharing this msg and/or donating £1 would go a long way. 🙏 Thanks in advance 🤗

Aminul Hoque4 years ago

Learn Sign Language Online



Assalamualaikum

We hope this email reaches you in the best of health.

We are delighted to share with you our new unique video course introducing you to basic British Sign Language BSL

We take you on an interactive journey covering 15 essential topics for everyday situations. This bitesize video series is suitable for all members of the family, teachers, support staff, social workers, youth workers, homeschoolers, scout leaders and anyone with a basic interest in BSL or existing student looking to refresh their skills.

The entire course is shot in beautiful HD resolution and all our videos include close captioning and colourful images to assist your learning even if you're deaf or hard of hearing. Each topic has been intentionally made short and sharp allowing you to pause, practice and repeat all over again. Ideal interactive learning whether you are delivering a mini workshop, assembly or an extracurricular activity in class or at home. 

Learning BSL enriches and enhances your cognitive processes: higher abstract and creative thinking, better problem-solving, greater cognitive flexibility, and also promotes cultural awareness, literacy, and other intellectual benefits

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With Over 145,000 Deaf People in the UK...How Can You Make a Difference?

  • Do you have a deaf friend or family member that you’d love to be able to use sign language with?
  • Have you yourself suffered hearing loss and are struggling to communicate with the outside world?
  • Do you work with deaf or hearing-impaired people and feel inadequate when you are unable to interact with them?
  • Do you want to become a more caring and inclusive member of society?

All too often, deaf and hearing-impaired people are overlooked, and struggle to communicate with a world that doesn’t speak their language. Today we offering you the opportunity to make a difference in your life and the lives of others by learning the basics of BSL (British Sign Language), so you can start to communicate on a more personal level with the deaf community and play a fuller part in society.

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  • Increased Brain Functionality - Learning any new language has huge benefits for your brain's functionality; it challenges your brain to  recognise and negotiate meaning, a skill which can be translated across many problem-solving tasks.
  • Multitasking Skills - For people, and children, who learn Sign Language they improve their ability to be able to switch between tasks. This is due to being able to switch between different structures easily. Previous studies have even proven that people who are multilingual make fewer errors when driving. 
  • Improved Memory - The brain has often been compared to a muscle, because it functions better with exercise. Learning BSL involves a lot of memorising and has often been proven to improve a person's long term memory. For a child who is learning British Sign Language, they are likely to find improved performance in other academic areas. 
  • Easier to Learn Another Language - The acquisition techniques you gain whilst learning British Sign Language can be applied to learning any new language. The many positive cognitive benefits can be replicated along the process of learning further languages. 

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We look forward to your custom and invite you to join our journey.

Warm regards

Amin & Yasmin



Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Hajj Mubarak - 10 blessed days to reach 10K

Assalamualaikum

We pray this email reaches you in the best of health and emaan.

In Ramadan, mashallah you helped us bridge the gap between an idea and a reality. Alhamdulillah with your duas and donations we have been busy in the background developing new islamic signs, designing and illustrating exclusive content for the World's First Prophetic Story Book series featuring Islamic Sign Language. 

We have almost completed book 3, and need your support in these blessed days of Dhul Hijjah to commence the content creation for book 4 and 5 insha'Allah. All we ask of you is to make dua for our success and growth and encourage your friends and family to join our journey by kindly making a small contribution here: www.launchgood.com/islamicsignstory

In the meantime we would like to share the reminders below as we found it very beneficial and want to race with you all the way to Jannah. Feel free to share...

Your brother & sister in islam

Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

EID MUBARAK from Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Have you heard about our cool friends BarakahBox & QuranMoonLamp?

Assalamualykum

We’re well underway now into Ramadan, right? The first ten days passed in a mixture of excitement and perhaps some apprehension as we got used to fasting - and a lot of sharing of advice, articles, duas, stories and notes on how to make the most of this holy month - prayers to say, lectures to listen too, Quran apps to make our reading easier.

But now the challenging part of Ramadan begins - the second ten days. These are the Days of Forgiveness.

Just because, perhaps, things didn’t go according to plan during the first ten days doesn’t mean all is lost for the second ten days and the last ten days of Ramadan. Remember, we are in the Days of Forgiveness now. It’s never too late to start afresh, to seek forgiveness. Allah (S) is waiting for us to come to Him, even if it’s well into the month.

This is a time to regroup, to renew your intentions, to dig deep and give into the uncomfortable parts of fasting - the parts which pushes us to dig deep, worship more, appreciate our blessings and reflect upon why we fast.

At the beginning of the month you did something incredible and helped us win a Ramadan Challenge day competition. Next Thursday 30th May we will be participating again to support the growth and development of our sign language app 'iSAY.'  

However, tomorrow (Thurs 23rd May) we wanted to ask for your humble generosity again to support our friends BarakahBox & QuranMoonLamp.

May Allah increase us in our generosity, and may He increase His generosity upon us!


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

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Aminul Hoque5 years ago

We WON yesterdays competition - THANKS TO YOU


Assalamualykum 

Alhamdulillah as we end another  day of fasting and the first Friday of this blessed month we wanted to share some great news! YOU made dua and donated yesterday and today we have won mashaAllah. We had the most number of unique donors in 24hrs. This awesome boost of $5000 will help us continue to illustrate and publish our much anticipated Prophetic book series in sign language.

We sincerely value and appreciate this amazing support and invite you to 'race us to jannah' by taking advantage of the multiplied rewards of this blessed month. Here are some really special campaigns close to our heart below and invite you at your own comfort and intrigue to explore and support them insha'Allah. 

Some of these projects will be taking part in the Ramadan Boost Competitions and we will send one weekly email sharing these details on the day they take part. You are welcome to donate and/or simply help by spreading the word. (More good deeds = More rewards)


JazakaAllah Khairan 

Amin & Yasmin

#LetsRaceToJannah


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Deaf Awareness Week Competition - We need YOUR HELP!

Assalamualykum​

We pray that the first few days of Ramadan has gone well for you and your family...

Its *National Deaf Awareness Week* so do keep an eye out for some cool content on our social media @aminyasminltd

Today we are taking part in a competition & need the most number of unique donations to possibly win a £5K boost, which would help us publish an exciting new book series of Prophetic Stories in sign language.

We need as many people today to simply donate just £1 TODAY between 7am & 11.45pm (UK time) to; www.launchgood.com/islamicsignstory


We sincerely request your duas and need your support to share with just 5 other people (friends, family, neighbours and colleagues alike) and help us get to top spot and stay there insha'Allah. You are invited and welcome to track the leaderboard here (www.launchgood.com/RamadanStart#!/). Thanks in advance 🤗

Lastly if you haven't already signed up to the awesome 30 Days of Giving Challenge where you can auto-give as little as £1/$1 to unique campaigns around the world.


Jazakallah khairan again for your continued support.

With sincere duas, signs and smiles

Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Ramadan Mubarak - New Special Campaigns

Assalamualykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh


We pray this message reaches you in the best of health and eman.

Warm and sincere greetings from Amin & Yasmin, we send this email ahead of the Ramadan rush. We are keen and excited to share with you our latest campaign for 2019 and share with you a diverse range of some amazing unique campaigns which we are proud to be supporting.

We have summarised each of these special campaigns close to our heart below and invite you at your own comfort and intrigue to explore and support them insha'Allah. Many of these projects will be taking part in the Ramadan Boost Competitions and more info regarding these will be sent soon. In them meantime, don't forget to sign up to the Ramadan '30 Days of Giving' Challenge where you can automatically give to great projects around the world.

May your Ramadan be full of blessings & barakah and may Allah increase us in our generosity, and may He increase His generosity upon us!


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Progress with our App iSAY

Assalamuakyum

We pray this email reaches you well in good health and eman.

Alhamdulillah as you know we launched our app with your kind support at the end of December 2018. We are excited to share with you, how the app is performing and it is humbling to see so many people using and benefitting from it mashaAllah.


We would love to hear from you, your feedback, images, videos or simply tag us into your insta stories inshaAllah and help us continue spread the word.

Please do also leave a kind review and rating on the App Store or Google Play Store, when you get a spare moment insha'Allah.

Until next time... 

'Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling'

Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

THANK YOU for helping us LAUNCH - The World's First Islamic Sign Language App

Alhamdulillah​ by Allah's mercy and thanks to your generous support, duas, and continued support we are proud to announce to launch the World's First Islamic Sign Language App!

We wanted to give you the honor of having exclusive access first to this unique app and pray that you have an enriching experience. Please download by clicking on either of the above images inshaAllah. Share your thoughts, feedback and experiences with us on the App Store / Google Play (Android) and tag us into any related social media posts using @aminyasminltd

Below is a snippet of what's in store for you and your family...

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling

Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Alhamdulillah we came in as runner up prize winners!

Assalaamualykum


We are pleased to share with you that after the final vetting and quality checks for the recent competition hosted by Launchgood on Tuesday, our current campaign came in as runner-up alhamdulillah with a boosted prize of $1000.

Thank you sincerely for your continued duas and support. Stay tuned for the news of our app launch scheduled for release on 9th December 2018. Follow us on Instagram to keep updated with all our progress.


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Thank you for your kind support in last 24hrs


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

We can reach the Top 10 with your support of only £3!


Aminul Hoque5 years ago

Your £5 can help us possibly win $20,000, we have 12 hours to win!


Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Alhamdulillah with your support we did it...

Bismillah, Assalamualykum...

Alhamdulillah we sincerely would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all our donors and supporters who have helped us reach our goal. It is an incredible milestone and we can now crack on with the launch of some exciting new deaf-friendly educational resources THANKS TO YOU!

Mobile App - (Launching Dec 2018 inshaAllah) 

1) App Name – We are delighted to announce that our app is due to launch in Dec 2018 inshAllah on both Android and iOS and wanted ask for your creative input to help us with a suitable name for the App? The features description may help and we welcome your suggestions by email to info@aminyasmin.com 

2) App Features & Launch Ideas – The app will exclusively feature; Islamic vocab in BSL animation and video format, common conversational & greetings signs, deaf awareness stats and facts, daily duas in BSL, hadith in BSL, as well feature some very special international sign language content from our friends and partners from around the world.

Considering the above, based on your own personal exprience/expertise we wanted to tap into your creativity and humbly ask for YOUR suggestions to help us launch our app and take off in style? Please send your thoughts to us on email.

3) App Content App Tester – Passionate about supporting deaf Muslims? Register now and become an "Exclusive App Tester"! Sign up here to join the BETA test of the World's First Islamic Sign Language App. This is the final stage before we launch the app publicly, giving you a chance to see it first and to help us spot any bugs / issues that may arise! Join our journey...

4) App Content (Sneak Peek) – As close supporters of our work we are excited to share with you some screenshots of the app and our deaf-friendly daily duas that will featured in British Sign Language.


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Intro to BSL Booklet - We have now released very affordable booklet for ONLY £5Our exclusive booklet gives you a great taster and introduction to British Sign Language. Featuring selected words from the following topics; A-Z Alphabet in BSL, Family, Weather, Colour, Numbers 1-10, Greetings, Conversational Signs, Signs to assist in School, Signs to assist in Mosque. 

We are working on developing a very high quality video tutorial course featuring 15 topics and over 150 new words. More news will be shared soon about this...

Thank you again sincerely for your continued support.

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling

Amin & Yasmin 

Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Eid Mubarak

Assalamualykum

We pray you have had a great few days celebrating and feasting with your friends & family. 

Thank you for your continued support and donations during these bless days of Dhul Hijjah. May Allah flood your life with happiness on this occasion, your heart with love, your soul with spiritual, your mind with wisdom, wishing you a very warm & happy Eid Mubarak. 

Remember us in your prayers and may Allah bless you immensely!

Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque6 years ago

10 Blessed Days of Dhul Hijjah

Bismillah, Assalamualykum...

When speaking about the first 10 days of Dhul Hijjah The Prophet said: “There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.”– Bukhari.

Any act of goodness, including especially fasting & giving charity in these blessed days is highly rewarding. Try to give to as many different causes as you can even if it is a small amount inshaAllah.

Don't forget to check out our online shop which has 20% off all our products using the discount code "HAJJ18." Remember we also have a FREE summer activity book for children download yours by clicking the image below.

We wanted to leave you with some key dates so you can maximise and reap the rewards and humbly request your kind duas, for our intention & efforts to be accepted and our resources to continually reach & benefit those who require it. 

Abu Hafsah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, upon whom be peace, said:

"Fasting on the Day of 'Arafah absolves the sins for two years: the previous year and the coming year, and fasting on 'Ashura, (the tenth day of Muharram) atones for the sins of previous years."

Amin & Yasmin

Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Donor Update August

Dear Friend & Supporter,

We send this progress update email to share the impact of YOUR generous donations alhamdulillah.

1) Sign Language Tutorials - We have now released almost all our new videos on our YouTube Channel alhamdulillah.  Please do subscribe, check them out, let us know what you think and share it with your friends and family. 

2) Deaf Awareness - We have continued delivering interactive workshops to diverse range of Schools and Scouts groups across the UK. A huge jazakAllah Khairan to everyone whom sponsored our book copies and/or workshops. The feedback both from the teachers and students have been amazing and the pictures below speak for themselves mashaAllah.

3) Animations – Alhamdulillah our sign language animations have now been completed and we are currently in testing phase. These unique animations will be exclusively featured in our upcoming world exclusive Islamic Sign Language app. Stay tuned and be the first to know about our app launch by expressing your interest below.


4) NEW Resources – With your valuable feedback we have made a commitment to continually develop creative resources to benefit all. YOUR DONATION has enabled us to create tailored content like below. More of these resources will appear in our mobile app and online sign language course launching soon Insha’Allah

5) NEW Products – We have launched an exciting new range of products to help promote Deaf Awareness, and they make great gifts for any deaf or hard of hearing friends or family members you may know like aunties/moms or uncles/dads. 


Lastly since it is the summer holidays for most children, we have a gift for your little ones to enjoy whilst learning more about Deaf Awareness.


Thank you again sincerely for your continued support.

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling

Amin & Yasmin 

Aminul Hoque6 years ago

EID MUBARAK from Amin & Yasmin


Aminul Hoque6 years ago

We pray Ramadan is going well for you, here's a gift...


Dear Friend,

We pray that Ramadan is going well for you and your duas & deeds are being accepted and multiplied.

We thank you for your continued support and was keen to share that some of new videos have been released on our YouTube Channel alhamdulillah. Subscribe, check them out, let us know what you think and share it with your friends and family.

Our new campaign has almost reached the midway point and we wanted to humbly ask for your help in spreading the word to your community and to any social media influencers/personalities you may know to help us raise deaf awareness, smash the target and create a legacy for Deaf Muslims insha'Allah.

Lastly we have a gift for your little ones (FREE Colouring Book) and leave you with the gift of these two images below from (Quran Reading & Islamic Establishment) to help you optimise the remaining days and learn the key duas to maximise your worship and rewards.

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling



Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Amin & Yasmin - Ramadan Kareem


Assalamu’alaikum Dear Friends & Supporters, 

That awesome time of the year is upon us and we wanted to be the first to say Ramadan Kareem. We pray it is a blessed & productive month for you, full of spiritual harmony and barakah, and we make sincere dua that all your acts of worship are accepted and multiplied in rewards.

Alhamdulillah with your duas and continued support we launched our Deaf Awareness Campaign 2018 with a very special encounter with the President of Turkey H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. We had the honor of gifting our Islamic Sign Language Flashcards which YOU helped to create.


Our work continues to inspire and impact many across the world and we have recently launched a new campaign to create some cool new resources to benefit everyone inshaAllah.

Last year, we joined something called LaunchGood Ramadan Challenge. The concept is very cool and the challenge is simple;

  1. Set a daily amount you want to give during each day of Ramadan (could be as little as $2 or £2)
  2. The LaunchGood team will then automatically donate that amount on your behalf to an inspiring cause.
  3. Receive email notification each day letting you know where your money was spent.

We cannot describe how fun, easy, and impactful this challenge was and last year, 15,000 people joined and raised a staggering $1.7 million AllahuAkbar! Take part in this year and reap the benefits of Auto Ajr.

We wanted you to be the first to know that we will be releasing some exciting new videos soon on our YouTube channel so please do subscribe and stay tuned.


"Whoever guides someone to goodness will have a similar reward" - Prophet ﷺ(Muslim 1893)

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling 

Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Exciting New Campaign - Amin & Yasmin

Assalamualykum

Dear Friends & Supporter

On this blessed jummah day, we send this exciting email to announce our new crowdfunding campaign alhamdulillah. We wanted you to be the first to know and be among the first to gain ajar (reward) by kindly helping to spread the word inshaAllah.

Please have read below of what we intend to raise for and would like to thank you in advance for your duas and generosity.

Love, Sign & Smiles

Amin & Yasmin

Leave a legacy and help us illustrate new prophetic storybooks featuring our signature style English, Arabic, and British Sign Language. Each page will be beautifully illustrated with carefully tailored sentences to deliver a fun, enriching and inclusive reader experience.



Enable us to create engaging new video tutorials to teach key Islamic vocabularly terms and phrases in Sign Language. The ajr (reward) will be immense as these interactive videos will be utilised by parents, families, schools/homeschoolers/scouts etc and will assist members of both the deaf and hearing community.



Sounds awesome right? InshaAllah with your humble support we intend to translate some essential daily duas  and make them accessible in a BSL friendly format to help those with hearing impairments have a more meaningful connection with Allah.



We all strive for spiritual transformation and aim to become the best version of ourselves. We take inspiration from the best of mankind our beloved Prophet (PBUH) and his sayings (hadith).

Empower the deaf muslim community by supporting the translation of carefully selected hadith into BSL. These meaningful hadith will be accompanied by short explanations to highlights the practical significance in our lives.


"A deaf person is twice as likely to experience anxiety, stress and suffer from depression as a result of social isolation and communication barriers growing up." (World Health Organisation)

We want to bridge the communication gap by creating new animations of Islamic signs and conversational signs that will help improve everyday interactions of deaf Muslims and the wider public. These unique animations will be made available via our exclusive app which is currently in development.



We want to make as much noise possible this Ramadan to raise Deaf Awareness through a dedicated social media campaign and series of workshops and assemblies with schools, scouts and other educational institutions. Help us inspire the next generation and empower the wider community. 


Aminul Hoque6 years ago

Salaam from Amin & Yasmin

Assalamualykum

Dear Friend & Supporter

We pray you and your family are well. It has been a while and we wanted to reconnect and spread smiles and salaams.

We are pleased inform you of some exciting new content releasing soon on our YouTube Channel and wanted YOU to be among the first to view. So please subscribe to the channel, encourage others and stay tuned for the new video tutorials.

Alhamdulillah we didn’t share an end of year review with you all but we can certainly can say with your continued duas and support we had positive closure to 2017 mashaAllah. The humble journey at the end of this email is a small testament of what YOU helped to facilitate.

Moving into 2018 we are just as busy with many more Deaf Awareness workshops in Schools and Scouts groups. Alhamdulillah through each visit we are receiving overwhelming feedback and helping scouts across UK achieve their Disability Awareness Badge as well as their Communicator Badge.
Mobile App
Alhamdulillah the app is in development mashaAllah and we just wanted to share a sneak peak of the amazing animations that are currently being created. We also wanted to ask for your suggestions of any features you feel we should include in the app that may be of interest to you? You are welcome to share any ideas by emailing us info@aminyasmin.com

Awesome Campaigns
We have always been enthusiastic supporters to spread khair (goodness) and wanted to make special mention of share two unique projects that we absolutely love and encourage you to support through a small donation or even simply by sharing the campaign on your social media.

1) Ultimate Healing UmrahIndividuals who have gone through some of the most horrific and traumatic experiences of their lives recently; their hardship and difficulties require a long healing process and we want to have the honour of sending these individuals - each who have their own story of loss, hardship and tests on a bespoke ultimate healing umrah journey. This is a gift from the community to aid them on the road to recovery, uplift them spiritually and reconnect them with Allah, the One Who is the Greatest Healer and Giver of Ease. Please support and help transform lives...


2) Interactive Quran Story App for ChildrenQuran Stories with HudHud is an interactive storybook app that teaches children about the stories within the Quran in a fun and engaging way. Stories can have a big impact on the hearts and mind of children. That's why we have set out on this project to bring the best of stories into the lives of millions of children. Through this app, children will be able to build a connection with the Quran and find true role models of Patience, Honesty, Generosity, Wisdom, Bravery, and Good Character. Please support and help leave a legacy...


Please do continue to follow our journey on our Instagram and Facebook and share with us your feedback and unique experiences with our resources. 


Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling!

Your brother & sister, 
Amin & Yasmin

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Aminul Hoque7 years ago

International Week of the Deaf 2017

Bismillah, Assalamualykum...

Dear Supporters & Friends:
 
We pray this email reaches you well.

We hope everyone who has pre-ordered the Flashcards have now received them. Please do email us your feedback & experience and any fun images your happy for us to share of your family using it inshAllah

It is the International Week of the Deaf, 2017 will be celebrated from the 18th-24th of September 2017. Join us in the celebrations by visiting our Facebook Page or Instagram for new interactive videos and signs.

We congratulate the World Federation of the Deaf on launching this incredible week of celebrations that highlight the human rights of deaf people globally.  The theme, “Full Inclusion with Sign Language,”  emphasises the importance of sign language. 

We also encourage you to perhaps make a donation in your home country to a local Deaf school, Deaf charity or even a Deaf club/association. At the international level, we continue to establish new relations and build connections with the deaf organisations globally and extend our thanks to those supporters whom have emailed us links and introductions. 

You can contribute in the celebrations by kindly sharing our videos and by simply spreading the world about our unique resources to your friends, family and colleagues.
 
Lastly, please visit the official IWD 2017 Website to learn more about the wider campaign and keep an eye out for these hashtags.

#FullInclusionWithSignLanguage
#InternationalWeekoftheDeaf2017
#IWD2017


Happy International Week of the Deaf!

"Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling"
Amin & Yasmin

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Amin & Yasmin BSL Flashcards Update

Assalamualykum

Dear Supporter

We pray you had a fabulous Eid with your neighbours, friends and family.

This a quick update to let you know what we have done recently with your humble donations. We have had a busy summer of events visiting different communities across UK and have been sharing our adventures on our Instagram.

Our exclusive first book the “A-Z of Islamic Signs in BSL” is selling steadily alhamdulillah and beginning to appear in many bookshops globally with your duas and support.

Our next challenge is to make sure that our books reach as many Deaf Muslims globally as possible. Thus, if you hold a position of responsibility or know someone in a library, primary/secondary school, community centre, mosque, a local circle/halaqah group or evening/weekend madrasah please email us on info@aminyasmin.com so that together we can increase the impact in the Ummah!


Alhamdulillah our much anticipated flashcards have finally arrived and we sincerely apologise to those who pre-ordered and have been patiently waiting. We can confirm that they have been posted out and should be with you in the coming week inshAllah.

We have begun the development work of both the second book as well as some initial sign language animations for the digital mobile app alhamdulillah which will take much longer due to the accuracy and quality we would like to achieve inshaAllah.

So it’s exciting times and it has been a fantastic journey so - and we are so pleased that you joined us for the journey. You are awesome! May Allah bless you with more barakah and khair in this life and the next.

Enjoy Signing & Keep Smiling!

Your brother & sister, 
Amin & Yasmin

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

ALHAMDULILLAH THROUGH YOUR SUPPORT WE DID IT!


Aminul Hoque7 years ago

EID MUBARAK in BSL from Amin & Yasmin

Eid Mubarak Everyone.

We hope you had an amazing and blessed day with your family & friends.

We have released a special video of EID MUBARAK in BSL featuring some of our kind supporters across the world.


Thank you all so much for being part of our journey past few months. We've been on a short Ramadan break in the last 10 days and will continue the legacy of Ramadan by sharing more video tutorials of Islamic Signs in BSL so stay tuned. 

We also wanted to share this message with you to emphasize the impact of your donations which is supporting our efforts.


We have only 3 Days to till our campaign closes so please kindly reach out to your friends & folks and encourage them to be part of this unique legacy.

Stay Positive. Stay Connected. Continue Signing. Keep Smiling.

Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Alhamdulillah we are nearly there folks thanks to YOU!


Bismillah…Asalaamualaikum,

We pray your Ramadan is going well for you. Alhamdulillah we are very close to reaching our target in this blessed month and wanted to extend our sincere Duas and appreciation to you. We have received generous support from diverse regions across the world alhamdulillah.

We pray that you have all been enjoying our YouTube Series tutorial guide teaching Islamic Signs in BSL, which is an excellent resource for those with or without a copy of our book. Check it out and spread the word.


As part of social media posts in Ramadan not only are we sharing video content but also related Islamic knowledge for everyone to benefit from. This said, we wanted to share seven tips with you;

1. Read - “Read” was the first word revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and they say that reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 

2. Connect with the Qur’an - Ramadan as a month of fasting, but it is also the month “that in which the Quran was revealed”, (Qur’an, 2:185) so let's try to make it a daily part of our lives. 

3. Polishing Prayers - Let's try our best to not only to increase the number prayers in this month but make it a habit to try to improve our concentration in prayer.

4. Rekindle ties with family and friends - Simply spreading salaams and asking how someone is can make a huge difference to ties of kinship

5. Contemplate - Spend some time to simply review your year and ponder about how much impact you have had on the Ummah. 

6. Be Grateful - Say Alhamdulillah and give Shukr (Thanks) to Allah that you reached this Ramadan and plan ahead what you want to achieve in your life before next Ramadan.

7. Memorise new supplications - Why not learn a new DUA every few days and beautify your own personal supplications by learning some of the 99 names and attributes of Allah?

May Allah allow us to all reach the end of this Ramadan and reap the maximum rewards of the remaining days insha'Allah.

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Ramadan Mubarak from Amin & Yasmin

Asslamualykum

Alhamdulillah the blessed month of Ramadan is finally here!

Each year we are given the best opportunity to take these 30 days as a boot camp in order to improve ourselves and reflect spiritually. No matter which country you are in, how tough the challenge may seem, we are in it together!


It is the month of fasting, the month of Qur'an and we should all maximise reading and understand it as much as we can. As a bonus postitive distraction from those rumbling tummies, we have launched a unique interactive campaign 30 Signs in 30 Days.

Our exclusive content will equip you with the BSL skills to practice Islamic Sign Language and will be an additional support tool for those whom have already kindly purchased the book. Please subcribe to our YouTube Channel to be the first to practice new signs with your students, children, siblings and family members. Please also spread the word and help us reach as many communities as possible.

Thank you for taking your time out to read this. Once again, we sincerely wish you and your family a happy blessed Ramadan. May you reap the benefits to the fullest and be rewarded for every little effort! 


Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Thank you for helping Deaf Muslims Globally!

Bismillah…Asalaamu alaikum,

Alhamdulillah many of you have received your exclusive signed copies of our A-Z Islamic Signs Book! Orders have been recieved from across the world and we are truly inspired, we wanted to say a huge thank you for helping to facilitate it.


Those that have received their copies, we wanted kindly request if you could share a review on our facebook page as your feedback will help inspire many others to support Deaf Muslims Globally.

Ramadan is also round the corner and we really need your support to help reach our target. To make it easier we have a simple copy & paste message for you to share; 

"Salaam. I've donated to this awesome campaign aiming to provide innovative Sign Language resources in BSL to help teach Islam to Deaf Muslims. Let's help them reach their target. YOU can donate via: launchgood.com/A-ZislamicSign"

We hope you have enjoyed some of the stats, facts and deaf profiles we have shared via social media as part of Deaf Awareness Week 2017. We also had the opportunity to do a live demo of the book as well share the journey of a Deaf person on Islam Channel's Women's AM show entitled "Coping with Deafness!"

May Allah reward you abundantly for all your generous support - together, let's make this happen!

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

The Prophet (PBUH) said: "Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Thanks to YOU our Books are on their way to the UK alhamdulillah!

Bismillah…Asalaamu alaikum,

Alhamdulillah we have passed the 50% mark of our fundraising target - and wanted to thank you for your incredible support and kind generosity! Our first set of books are on the way to the UK and we will be prioristising all those who have patiently pre-ordered.


It is humbling that to have 208 supporters, and to be honest we need your support to collectively reach our £15,000 goal. If each of you was able to ask three other people to donate just £10 that would potentially bring in another awesome £6240 inshaAllah.

To make it easier we have a simple copy & paste message for you to share; 

"Salaam. I've donated to this awesome campaign aiming to provide innovative Sign Language resources in BSL to help teach Islam to Deaf Muslims. Let's help them reach their target. YOU can donate via: launchgood.com/A-ZislamicSign"


Alhamdulillah this week we were live on Islam Channel's Women's AM show discussing the attitudes to British Sign Language (BSL) among the community. The episode was aired on Wed 3rd May and you can view it here in the coming days.

With National Deaf Awareness Week UK "15th - 21st May 2017" fast approaching, we are keen to connect and present to as many schools as possible. If you know a Head Teacher, Teacher or staff member who may be interested in a Deaf Awareness & Islamic Signs Assembly please kindly ask them to email us on info@aminyasmin.com

Lastly, we wanted to set a quick challenge for you to practice how to finger-spell your name in British Sign Language.


May Allah reward you abundantly for all your generous support - together, let's make this happen!

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

The Prophet (PBUH) said: "Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Alhamdulillah with YOUR DUA we are making great progress!

Bismillah…Asalaamu alaikum,

Alhamdulillah we are close to reaching 50% mark of our fundraising target - we really appreciate your continued support and kind generosity!

Alhamdulillah we visited Date Valley School to deliver a Deaf Awareness Assembly and teach some Islamic Signs to their students who will be participating in a Sponsored Silence.


Alhamdulillah last week we featured on EMAN Channel’s ’Thursday Night Live’ - discussing Islamic Sign Language on their special final 15mins of the show “Too Good for TNL” from 37:30 onwards on the episode 6/4/17.

Alhamdulillah we authored an intriguing article for Productive Muslim entitled “On Being Deaf and Having a Sound Heart.” Please have a read, share your thought's and check out their awesome website.

Lastly, we wanted to set a quick challenge for you to practice how to finger-spell your name in British Sign Language.


May Allah reward you abundantly for all your generous support - together, we can establish a new era of learning!

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin Team

www.aminyasmin.com

The Prophet (PBUH) said: "Give charity without delay, for it stands in the way of calamity." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 589

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

Thank You - We're making steady progress...

Bismillah…Asalaamu alaikum, 

Just wanted to say a big JazakAllahu Khairan for helping us nearly surpass the 30% mark of our overall fundraising target - we appreciate your dua's and generosity, more than you will ever know! 

Through Allah’s infinite mercy we have been able to launch our new website and finalize the first book, which is ready to print Alhamdulillah. 

However we are still short of funds to place the order and sincerely ask you to encourage your friends and family to support us - we know you are super busy, so we have prepared a message to simply copy, paste, share, repeat! 

“Salaams. I wanted to share this really special campaign aiming to help Deaf Muslims interactively learn about Islam. I have supported it and I know YOU would want to be part of this legacy too. Please, to take a few minutes to visit the LaunchGood page, share it across your social media, urging others to support inshaAllah!”


We also wanted to extend our appreciation to our various business and institutional supporters who have helped us in various capacities.

May Allah reward you abundantly for all your help and kind support - together, we can make it happen!

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin Team

www.aminyasmin.com

Aminul Hoque7 years ago

We've reached our first milestone! | Quick update from Amin & Yasmin

Bismillah...

Asalaamu alaikum Warahmatullah, 

Alhamdulillah, with your help & duas, we've reached our first milestone: We have completed the illustration & formatting of our first book "A-Z Islamic Signs in BSL!"

As one of the first few supporters, we wanted to thank you personally for your contribution towards this unique campaign. I am honored and humbled that you took time out to show your support for the world's first series of Islamic Sign Language products. 

However, although the illustrations for the first book have been completed we are still short of funds to place the print order for the book! 

Hence we wanted to kindly ask for you to please continue sharing the news of our campaign and encourage family & friends to support us!

May Allah grant more barakah & bless you in all your affairs and reward you and your family for your continued support.

Wasalaam

Amin & Yasmin

www.aminyasmin.com

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