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Our Story

Faith.
Elegance.
Purpose.

Tazkiya was not built to be another Muslim lifestyle brand. It was built to answer a question that many Muslims quietly ask: why don't the things around me reflect the beauty of what I believe?

We began with software — a Zakat calculator that respects your privacy and handles the calculation correctly. Now we are building the brand that should have always existed: refined Islamic products, ethically made, designed with intention.

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The Name

تزكية

Tazkiya (تزكية) means purification —

of the soul through worship, and of wealth through giving. In Islam, Zakat is both an act of worship and an economic principle of justice. We chose this name because it captures exactly what we are building — tools and objects that help Muslims live with greater purity, clarity, and beauty.

Our Four Pillars

01نِيَّة

Niyyah — Intention

Every Tazkiya product is designed with a single guiding question: does this serve the Muslim way of life? If the answer is not an immediate yes, we go back to the drawing board.

02إِتْقَان

Itqan — Excellence

We do not release anything we would not gift to someone we deeply respect. Materials are selected with care, finishes are inspected by hand, and packaging is considered a part of the product.

03أَمَانَة

Amanah — Trust

No hidden margins. No data collected. No ads. Our pricing is transparent, our sourcing is ethical, and our tools — like the Zakat calculator — will always be free.

04جَمَال

Jamal — Beauty

Islam is beautiful, and the objects that accompany a Muslim life should reflect that. We draw from centuries of Islamic art and architecture — geometry, calligraphy, and restraint.

Journey

2024

Concept born — a personal need for an accurate Zakat calculator.

2025

Tazkiya Zakat & Fitra Calculator launched, open-source and privacy-first.

2026

Brand identity established. Launch Collection in development.

Soon

Full e-commerce collection. Worldwide shipping. Islamic gifting platform.

The Creator

Naem Azam Chowdhury

Cybersecurity Researcher & Developer — Bangladesh

I build privacy-first, community-useful tools under the ResearchSec initiative. Tazkiya began as a personal frustration — I could not find a Zakat calculator that handled the calculation correctly, showed its assumptions, and respected my privacy. So I built one.

The brand grew from the same impulse: the things a Muslim surrounds themselves with should be beautiful, intentional, and spiritually grounded. Tazkiya is my attempt to create that — slowly, carefully, and only when it is done properly.

Open Source

Tazkiya is part of the ResearchSec initiative

Every line of the Zakat calculator is open-source and auditable on GitHub. No black boxes, no hidden logic, no financial data ever transmitted to any server.

View on GitHub

Privacy First

Your data is yours, always

The Zakat calculator runs entirely in your browser. No account. No cookies. No analytics on your inputs. Your financial figures never leave your device.

Try the Calculator

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