ALL: Comments, Suggestions & Complains etc ABOUT New Website: Seekknowledge.Org

[h_elsharif]

Assalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu,

I think alBaseerah.org would benefit from a website redesign. Some of the pages are confusing to navigate (and don't appear correctly on my browser) and it may be a little confusing to find a previous lecture. If there are brothers/sisters who are skilled in web design maybe they can contribute some ideas on how to make alBaseerah.org a more efficient website.

[dksadiq]

Wa alaikum salam warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu

Jazakallahu khayran for your post. The suggestion you have put forward is a very good one. I also find the albaseerah website a bit confusing at times, and like you said, it doesn't show properly in the Firefox browser.

I've just started to learn web design and I can do a few things. Insha Allah, I'll be able to help & give support if/when the admin decide to improve on the website.

wasalam alaikum,
Sadiq.

[admin]

Asslamu 'Alaykum

Thank you for your suggestions.

We ask those brothers and sisters who have web design related skills to consider this and help us redesign the website.

May Allaah reward you all

[saharfajr]

I am a web/graphic designer. I am ready to create a design template that you can use for the website. If you are interested please email me.
I can post a sample site design on here inshallah when I am finished.

w/salam

[h_elsharif2]

Assalaamu alaikum,

Attached is a sample albaseerah.org template that can be edited. This was made using Photoshop Elements. If anyone wants the photoshop file to work with (complete with editable layers, colors, text, etc.) to make a more professional looking site, let me know so I can arrange for it to be sent.

[dksadiq]

Brothers h_elsharif & saharfajr,
As-salaamu 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

I believe the admin has already given the go ahead for a redesign of the site:Asslamu 'Alaykum

Thank you for your suggestions.

We ask those brothers and sisters who have web design related skills to consider this and help us redesign the website.

May Allaah reward you all

Insha Allah, i think the three of us (plus any others that might join) should start on the redesign using this thread to discuss what needs to be done, to exchange ideas on how to accomplish these things and divide the work among ourselves.

As for me, I'm at a beginner/intermediate level in coding HTML & CSS; I also have minimal experience using Gimp (an image editor; I hear its similar to Adobe Photoshop). I'd love to hear your opinion on this; I hope we can all find time to contribute to conveying the Deen in its pure form.

To the admin: I would also like to suggest that instead of placing the transcribed lectures on the forum, they could be placed on the main website under a section of their own. I don't know which method would be better though.

Wa salaamu 'alaikum warahmatullahi
Your Brother, Sadiq.

[dksadiq]

Brother h_elsharif, as-salaamu 'alaikum,

Your sample template looks good; I have no idea how to edit it though especially if it is to be used as a web page. Perhaps brother sahar can share his opinion.

wasallamu 'alaikum.

[h_elsharif]

Assalaamu alaikum,

I don't have the original files with the template, but it shouldn't be too hard to develop if someone has the right tools insha-Allah. I really think though that if someone is a professional and is willing to donate their time to get the website to work that would be best. I don't have very much knowledge about present-day webdesign, i can maybe design a look for a site but someone else would most likely have to figure out the coding and filing to make it an efficient reality insha-Allah

[Ibn Saeed]

Assalamaualikum

It would be better to go with a CMS.

Drupal or Exponentcms

It would save you the trouble of Coding and its theme/skins can be changed pretty easily.

[sthaeem]

Assalam U ALaikum,

I have around 3 years of working in Java web development.
I saw your posts just today. I am happy to participate in this effort. Please let me know of the status of this effort if I can participate in it.

Please contact me

Wasalam,
Sabahat.

[Abu Muslim]

wa3laykum salaam wa ra7matullahi wa barakatuh
I dont mind redesgning the Al Baseerah site insha'Allah. I know IM newbie and stuff but reason I say this is because IM uni first year student studiing cmputer sceience so I have a lot fo free time alhamdulilah.

Also I currently already run a website: *** External link removed as per site policy***

So I could make it of simliar quality insha'Allah *smiles*

[umm ubaydallah]

Assalamualikum, i find it really difficult to find the answers to my questions. i get confused about where it would be, or how the dates are organised especially, because accustomed to writing the date, then the month and year instead of the month, date then year. would it be possible to make an easier search engine.

Jazakallah khyr

[UmmOmar]

wa`alaykumus salaam warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh ~

jazaakillaahu khayran and thank you for sharing your concerns and suggestions.

Alhamdulillaah, a database for questions and answers is now being organized and will be made available soon bi ithnillaah.

baarakAlaahu feekum was-salaamu`alaykum
sis Kanan

[nisshoami]

see NEW LOOK of Albaseerah

@ www.seekKnowledge.org (http://www.seekknowledge.org/)

Seek knowledge Directly from Scholars:


Senior Scholars and
Mashaykh of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamah

www.seekKnowledge.org (http://www.seekknowledge.org/)


--&-- www.studyIslaam.org (http://www.studyislaam.org/) = www.albaseerah.org (http://www.albaseerah.org)


i didn't know the new site was known to public already, just adding here so our visitors know it closely now... insha-allah.

[nisshoami]

the new website is here,
http://www.seekknowledge.org (http://www.seekknowledge.org/)

check out this http://www.seekknowledge.org/index.php/Past-Seminars/Past-Seminars-Photo-Gallery.html - the photogallery, along with other sections too.

[Ibn Saeed]

Seek knowledge Directly from Scholars:


Senior Scholars and
Mashaykh of Ahli Sunnah Wal Jamah



--&-- www.studyIslaam.org (http://www.studyislaam.org/) = www.albaseerah.org (http://www.albaseerah.org)


i didn't know the new site was known to public already, just adding here so our visitors know it closely now... insha-allah.


Jazak Allahu Khair

[Ibn Saeed]

the new website is here,
http://www.seekknowledge.org (http://www.seekknowledge.org/)

check out this http://www.seekknowledge.org/index.php/Past-Seminars/Past-Seminars-Photo-Gallery.html - the photogallery, along with other sections too.


Jazak Allahu Khair

[mzshefiu]

Assalamu 'alaykum...

It is indeed impressive to read that Muslims are eager to help the cause of Allah; may Allah reward all with goodness and extra (Ziyadah).
My advice is that if the admin. Of Al-Baseerah can take note of the volunteers and put them together as a committee so that this task can be implemented with Allah's permission otherwise we might loose track of what initiated this tread. To Allah belongs Success.

[nisshoami]

asalamualikum wa rahma tullahi wabaraka tuhu

alhamdulillah, all is taken care of. may allah reward you for your dearly concern.

wassalamualikum

[khalisdar]

As-salamu Alikum Warah mathullilah. I am glad to see http://www.seekknowledge.org I never notice that Albaseerah has another web site.It is great. We all should help Albaseerah to grow so that millions people could be benefited.

[h_elsharif]

Masha-Allaah the new site looks nice, very clean.
I noticed that the photo-gallery isn't working properly (I'm using firefox), when I click on the thumbnails, all I see is a big white rectangle with no enlarged picture inside.

And maybe the brown leaf can be replaced with an albaseerah logo (if there is one?)

[nisshoami]

Yes, that's a problem we are having, brother munis tried to fix it, but then we had another problem, we have couple of bugs with this photo gallery, i don't if brother munis is thinking of fixing them later or not.

[dksadiq2]

I noticed that the photo-gallery isn't working properly (I'm using firefox), when I click on the thumbnails, all I see is a big white rectangle with no enlarged picture inside.

I've got the same problem with Firefox but it seems to work perfectly well in IE 6 & 7, alhamdulillahi.

BaarakAllahu feekum,
Sadiq.

[abdurrahman]

AsSalamualykum,

Alhamdulillah the new wbsite design looks great! MashaAllah

-- Here are few suggestions:

-- a. Providing access to lecture directories in a way that will make
it easy to download.

-- b. the website seems very slow

-- c. we can provide some way to search for questions similiar to ///THERE IS TO BE NO EXTERNAL LINKS///

-- d I realize that these require resources and development time, perhpas we can consider recruting ppl from say rentacoder or likes of it this can get us oversees programmer to complete the design quickly, as for funding this hosting I might have some ideas InshaAllah so please PM me.

-- e. The reason I suggested rentacoder etc is so that we can have an interface that is attractive and easy to use we dont want to loos new people because its hard to navigate the site, MashaAllah this site is of a lot of benefit, lets InshaAllah make it more accessible.

-- f. how about placing adds on online sites?

If there are funding issues or there are other things need to be discussed I would appreciate if the person incharge for this can PM me.

Jazak Allah Khair

[khalisdar]

As-Salamu Alikum, I was reading your suggestion and thinking. My brother I will personally greatly happy if you help Al-Baseerah. I swear by Allah, I know this Sheik has put a great effort. My personal experience, I know people have big mouth but not big assistance. The Sheik may not ask for money because of his Shyness. But I truely know he need help in everything including money, volunteering, technical support, distributing flyers and so on. I can't help in much because now I diving in the deep water, I myself need air to float. So help him and Allah will help you. Disregard Sheik words, he may not ask you for money being a shy person, but let do our part as much as we could.

[nisshoami]

bismillah ir rahman ir raheem
asalamualikum wa rahma tullahi wa baraka tuhu!
may allah reward you for your concern and care for albaseerah.org, we indeed need first help of Allah, then yours.

Spread the words of albaseerah.org and its classes and seminars around online & Offline as many people still do not know of albaseerah.org.

as far as i know NONE of the lectures are to be DOWNLOADED! therefore they are placed in the way they are placed.

as for the other suggestions, insha-allah ADMIN and WEB-DESIGNER will look into them to consider.

jazak allahu khayran
was-salamualikum wa rahma tullahi wabaraka tuhu

[abdurrahman]

AsSalamualikum,

Imagine you have a chance to run some adds on radio, or you meet someone who is interested in learning about Islam, which website you would refer them to?

I know a brother Yusuf Estes has a dozen of websites for new comers I am not posting link as they will be removed, but one can easily google for them.

My idea is that I am looking for a project manager from this forum, may be one of the admins and commitment from Sheikh Zahid to super vise in creating a website that has:

-- Muhasin-al-Islam
-- commonly asked (may be controversial) questions/answers by
non muslims
-- authentic info about Islam
-- all the links a person considering Islam may need:
-- such as how to get a translation of Quran
-- list of recommended books and how to get them
-- list of all Ahlus Sunnah centres in North America
-- some brouchures and flyers etc

Once we have such a website ready we can ask other AhleSunnah centres in North America to comment and give feedback,

the goal is to have one website that all the AhleSunnah centres can use for referring non muslims.

So whats next:
----------------

a. Need approval from Sheikh Zahid
b. Need a project manager

c. Project manager will make a action plan and milestones to be achieved for first protoype and can either get volunteers to work on it or create a project plan on rentacoder.com (in case this link gets removed type rentacoder at google to see what I am referring to, or PM me for the link) and get it done for low prices from people in South Asia etc. (I have someone who has shown interest in financing it as well)

d. Review with Sheikh Zahid and perform the improvements

e. Get other AhleSunnah centres to provide feed back and get them all listed on the website so that people can find closest centres.

f. Start marketing and spreading the site

g. InshaAllah Allah Subhanao will bless this and we will have lots of hits and successes and an accepted and extremely profitable transaction with Allah Subhanao.

Please PM me if I can be of any assistance.