| Danial Norjidi |
A LOCAL start-up is developing a platform that allows people to easily find accredited Al-Quran teachers, based on their location, and the company has set its sights on becoming the world’s largest Al-Quran after-school learning service provider.
Al-Huffaz Management was formed on April 30 earlier this year, and it is an event management company owned by founder Haji Mohammad Loqman Al-Hakim bin Haji Hamdan.
The company won first prize at the Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) Youth Entrepreneurship Competition 2016 last September.
Haji Mohammad Loqman spoke in an interview yesterday and shared with the Weekend Bulletin that the vision and aim of Al-Huffaz Management is to produce a generation that is literate in Al-Quran and literate in Islamic finance.
The company’s formation resulted from the idea of a number of student alumni from Institut Tahfiz Al-Quran Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah to create a company that can market religious services to the public. The idea was to create a platform to help members of the public study the Al-Quran.
As Loqman explained yesterday, he and his fellow alumni noticed that many people in Brunei actively look for Al-Quran teachers to hire and to have them teach at their homes. Through Al-Huffaz Management, users have a platform through which to find such teachers who have accreditation from the Brunei Islamic Religious Council (MUIB).
“Our company acts as a platform for the public to find Al-Quran teachers as well as to help locals to teach Al-Quran knowledge and religion correctly, accredited by the MUIB.”
The company is currently in the process of building its website, through which users will be able to send in requests for the services of Al-Quran teachers. After a customer inputs their request, Al-Huffaz Management can then provide a list of teachers to choose from, based on their location.
Development for this aspect of the business is focused only on a website so far, and while there isn’t a mobile app being developed yet, Haji Mohammad Loqman said the company is open to the idea of setting one up in the future.
He shared that the demand in the country is very high, with many customers reaching out to them for their services over social media.
He highlighted that it is a requirement for Al-Quran teachers participating under the company’s service to be registered with MUIB, and stated that prospective teachers who wish to register will need to attain MUIB accreditation, which Al-Huffaz Management will help them apply for.
As is shared in the company’s profile, Al-Huffaz Management is currently run by three people, and has around 20 teachers.
Among the services provided by Al-Huffaz Management for the public include: 30 Juzuks Khatam Al-Quran reading services; service for moving house; Doa Selamat, Tahlil and Doa Arwah; finding Al-Quran teachers; Hafazan workshop; finding Tausyeh groups; and Al-Quran classes for adults.
When asked on the experience he had in setting up the business, he said, “It was very simple.” He noted that, to begin with, he went to roc.gov.bn and pay $5 to register the business name.
Haji Mohammad Loqman was full of praise for DARE (Darussalam Enterprise) and the helpdesk at the Business Support Centre, which is located at the Design & Technology Building in Anggerek Desa, and he said they offered a lot of useful assistance and advice.
He highlighted that more people should look into opening up their own businesses. “The things you need are there. It is easy to start,” he said.
Al-Huffaz Management is also a participant of the DARE’s recently launched Startup Bootcamp.
Going forward, asked what his vision for the company is, Haji Mohammad Loqman said, “We want to become the largest Al-Quran after-school learning programme offered globally. That’s the first thing.”
The second thing, he added, is to tap into the market offered by growing Muslim populations around the world, notably in Europe.
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