Alhamdulillah, it’s been three years since Ilm Fruits started as a fledgling blog–one of very few at that time–with a few posts here and there. A lot has changed over that time; the blog has evolved.
Now it’s your chance to give back. I want to hear from you, personally, what you liked and didn’t like, what kinds of things you want to see from the blog in the future.
You can comment on anything–the design, the types of things you’d like to see–and also what you want in terms of content. You can say things like:
- There used to be a big orange RSS button; bring it back!
- Email notification is very, very useful
- We want more polls/forums/etc.
- The podcasts were/weren’t good.
- Rating posts would be nice (1-5 star rating)
- We want to see the most popular and highest-rated posts on the front page
- etc.
Anything you can possibly imagine; anything you’ve seen on other blogs, even.
Please also mention content–what do you want to know more about? Arabic grammar? Stories of the sahaba? Fiqh of salaah? Marriage? Seerah? Aqeedah?
Insha’Allah we’re in the process of revamping, and we’ll take this very seriously. So go ahead–give me what you got.
Aslm Wr Wb My Dearest Brothers,
JazakAllahkheir for such an amazing, beneficial and informative site (not an exageration). I don’t write comments often, but after receiving your email for this article, I had to reply and let you know that your hard work has definitely been very beneficial for me. What really helped was the emails that you sent, as sometimes I would forget about your site (not purposely of course) as I visit so many sites and try to keep a track of them. One point that I do advise you to implement if possible is emphasing RSS subscription – as this is one of the ways I have been automatically informed of new posts from your site (apart from your emails).
Please keep up the hard work and check out my site if you get a chance :)
JazakAllahkheir.
Wasalaam.
Your brother,
The Health Blogger
as salaam alikuim
I originally came across your blog through Google Reader’s recommendation.
What I love about your blog is that your write about Islamic topic with conciseness and a lot energy, reflectiveness.
Only request would be to write something at least once a week…
May Allah keep you sincere in your efforts,
as salaam alikuim
Assalamu ‘alaikum warahmatullah,
The benefits of this blog are so many Masha Allah. From listening to Light of Eman to gaining more of an understanding in particular aspects of this deen… One thing I’ve been meaning to do is definitely go through this blog and the previous posts I have not read. This blog was actually the catalyst for myself starting a blog that consists of things I have benefitted from.
One thing I would suggest though is to add videos every now and then, such as lectures by Br. Nouman Ali Khan for example and other lectures of immense benefit.
Jazakumullahu Khair to the IlmFruits bloggers and keep up the work.
I guess I should throw in my two cents too…
PROS:
- Worked despite not having shuyookh there to teach
- Became moderately popular by word of mouth
- Covered a lot of varied topics
CONS:
- People tend to not come back month after month, except a very few
- Content wasn’t posted regularly
- Things broke and I never knew (email notification, email-this-to-someone, etc.)
Wallahu ‘alam
I personally love this site, it’s honestly wonderful the way it is. I like the minimalistic design, the lack of a billion videos posted everywhere, and easy navigation. May Allah accept your efforts and increase you in knowledge.