About Noor23
Inspired by the light of the Qur’an.
Noor23 is a Muslim-owned software studio in the United States, founded in June 2024. We make Five Prayers, a privacy-first companion for daily prayer, and build websites and apps for people who want their software made with care.
Noor23 is named after noor: light. We are inspired by the light of the Qur’an, the guidance Allah sent down and spread through His Messenger, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, and it still illuminates the path today. That light is not ours to claim; we only hope to carry a little of it forward, through honest work that benefits people and organizations and helps them find their way through hard decisions.
The 23 marks the twenty-three years over which that same light was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, a guidance sent for all humanity.
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How we work
Driven by Ihsan (excellence & sincerity in work)
We would rather build one thing with care than ten things carelessly. Small details are not small.
Grounded in Hikmah (wisdom & sound judgment)
We tell you what we would want to be told, including when the wise answer is to build less, not more.
Bound by Amanah (trust & responsibility)
Software is a trust. We treat your privacy, your data, and your attention as things we are responsible for, not resources to spend.
Bridging the gap between tradition and technology
At Noor23, we believe progress thrives when innovation honors its roots. Our work connects timeless Islamic principles with modern tools, so that when the technology moves forward, the values move with it.
In practice, that means websites and apps built with care, simple systems that replace scattered spreadsheets, and software trusted with sensitive information. We use AI as a helpful tool, and a person checks the work before anyone relies on it.
By aligning tradition with technology, we build for businesses, masjids, and nonprofits that want to grow with their values intact. Five Prayers is built to the same standard: driven by Ihsan, grounded in Hikmah, bound by Amanah.
Where we are today
We are a small studio, still early in our story, and that shapes how we work. Five Prayers is our flagship and our proof of concept, and we take a small number of projects alongside it, so that each one gets the attention it deserves. We would rather grow slowly and keep our word than grow fast and break it. If the app serves you, the support page is how it stays free.
Driven by excellence, grounded in wisdom, bound by trust.