Puan Sri Norma Hashim, Founder and Trustee of Al Fitrah Foundation, and her team met with Dr Shahril and Puan Afifah from eBrelle, Ilham, a PhD student from the University of Malaya, and Ustaz Hakim from Darul Quran JAKIM, recently. The meeting focused on the importance of providing eBrelle devices to visually impaired students and teachers at Darul Quran to support Quran learning and teaching.

eBrelle offers key benefits for visually impaired users, such as the ability to read, memorize, and review the Quran anywhere. Ilham shared how he uses eBrelle for reading documents and taking lecture notes, with plans to use it for independent presentations. Dr Shahril also highlighted new features in the latest version of eBrelle designed to assist users further.

Sister Naheed, a visually impaired Senior Special Education Teacher (TVI) at the Government Secondary Special Education Centre in Sadiq Abad, Punjab, Pakistan, requested Braille Qurans from the Al Fitrah Foundation for six of her students. As part of the curriculum, it is mandatory for students aged 12 to 18 to be able to recite the Holy Quran. In response, the Al Fitrah Foundation arranged for the Braille Qurans to be delivered to Sister Naheed through the Blind Resource Foundation Pakistan. Alhamdulillah.

The Al Fitrah Foundation is excited to announce that we have received permission to transcribe Strength from Within, a motivational book by Sa’diyya Nesar, into Braille. This edition, available in two volumes, has been carefully formatted for optimal readability by Braille readers. The book offers invaluable insights on overcoming life's challenges, particularly for individuals with physical disabilities, and encourages resilience, courage, and determination.

The Braille version is now available to order, with the goal of inspiring and empowering its readers. We extend our heartfelt thanks to author Sa’diyya Nesar and Kube Publishing Ltd. for making this project a reality! Alhamdulillah.

In Kazakhstan, there is growing demand for Braille Qurans, especially among visually impaired students who have completed their Braille Primer studies. Guided by Brother Askar from Semey City, these students—along with sighted learners—are now ready to study the Quran, and many are teaching others in their communities.

To meet this demand, efforts are underway to print Braille Qurans locally using the Index DV 5 Embosser, provided by the Al Fitrah Foundation. Production will begin soon to fulfill the increasing number of orders. Brother Askar, who trained with Al Fitrah’s Editorial and Production team, has already printed and distributed over fifty Braille Primers.

In late November, a visually impaired sister from New York began her first online Braille Primer session with us. She has been diligently participating in a weekly, one-hour session. An active advocate for the blind community in her area, she was introduced to the Qur'anic Braille Primer published by Al Fitrah Foundation by a fellow student of Brother Majid. Motivated to learn the Arabic alphabet, she aspires to eventually read the Braille Qur'an. Inshaa Allah.