Concept: Glow in the dark dhikr stickers – Mahir Basheer

5.7.2008

Awesome idea. I actually see this being potentially practical, it just comes down to the cost of making the glow in the dark writing in detail. I don’t know how many buy it just because it is glow in the dark, but framing as a kids product would make the novelty worth it

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majid Reply:
7.19.2009

I’m going to try and see if I can get something like this printed as a prototype while I am in Pakistan.

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Mahmood

5.7.2008

Good one Mahir! You seem to have stumbled upon a real need here – a lot of us have trouble remembering our duas and are normally too lazy to get up once the lights are off!

So glow-in-the-dark would be fun if each word (or maybe each verse) was an independent sticker and you could place them as you like; but that would require multiple plates for cutting and printing which might not be feasible for the manufacturer. Most glow in the dark stickers are easy to make coz the shapes are not intricate (solid like the ones pictured above).

How about a pointer (laser thingy) which can project the dua on a wall? I’ve seen pointers projecting really detailed pictures (a popular one was a smiling Altaf Hussain MQM… very funny!) and the ones made in China are fairly inexpensive. And I think you can even have multiple “slides” (one for each dua) built into it. However, I don’t know if children should be given laser pointers to play with. Hmmm…

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Majid Mirza

5.7.2008

Hmm… these are some very interesting comments. I really like the idea about the laser show duas. You can get a Compact Handheld Laser Show Gadget for about $200 and customize it, but I dont know how good the usability is:

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/you-can.t-sing-but-you.ve-got-a/compact-handheld-laser-show-gadget-259951.php

One guys says about this product:

“though if you’re looking to create a laser projected rendition of anything other than a number of fairly non-descript doodles then you’ll really need to look elsewhere as the device’s functions are a little on the basic side.”

What I am thinking is that the end product would look like this but with Arabic calligraphy and translation:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7x-lGHMNP7g

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Leo

6.19.2008

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Leo.

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majid Reply:
7.19.2009

Hey Leo:

Just like the other semitic religions, God has ordained daily prayers on the Muslims as well:

“And Moses made haste, bowed his head towards the earth and worshiped.” [Exodus 34:8]

“And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabermade of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces, and the glory of the Lord appeared unto them. [Numbers 20:6].”

“And he (Jesus) went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed…” [Matt 26:39]

We are trying to figure out a way to pray comfortably in public places without confusing non-Muslims around us who might not be familiar with the rituals of Islamic prayer.

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Omar Khaled

3.2.2010

This can be very useful!

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Mohsin

10.1.2010

Salaamz evryone.. Just liked to say i have already taken this idea to another level . .. I had the same thought a long time ago so I have on my ceiling ALLAH in arabic in big letters in glow in the dark.. It is really good mashaallah .. Its great waking up in the middle of the night in a pitch black room, looking up and seeing allahs name lighting up the whole room..
I have been thinking of selling this product so more people can enjoy .. I am currently thinking of putting it on ebay for £25 .. If any1 is interested or would like to see a image of it please email me on mohsin_sagir@hotmail.co.uk

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tareq Reply:
10.1.2010

Assalamu alaykum Mohsin,

Your idea sounds fantastic! Have you considered Etsy.com? They’re great for selling creative home decor products and they work similar to eBay.

Would you be able to share pictures with us? We could turn it into a ProductMuslim guest posting and everyone would benefit from your idea inshAllah!

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Mohsin

10.1.2010

Salaam brother…. I will look into etsy..
I will upload a picture tomorrow but its what it looks like in the day, the glow in the dark doesnt seem to show up on my iphone camera even if i put it ryt next to it.. But to the eye it really is amazing mashallah everynight when i turn my light off i remember allah thanks to it…. I really hope i can send it out to a few people n help others remember allah and benefit from it… Its also a very good way of remebering that allah is the one above and is always watching.. Let me know what u think and help me take it to another level if u can.. Where are u guys from??

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tareq Reply:
10.1.2010

Waylakeum Assalam Mohsin,

Thanks! Looking forward to the picture! Please send it to posting@productmuslim.com or tareq@productmuslim.com

InshAllah you will be rewarded for your intention to remind others of Allah. I think it’s a fantastic idea to have such a great way to remember Allah as soon as you wake up.

I am Bangladeshi Canadian from Ontario, Canada and ProductMuslim’s other co-founder Majid is from Karachi, Pakistan.

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Mo

10.1.2010

Have sent image to posting@pm.com

JazakAllah

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