Build together. Grow together.
Amal Club is a community of Muslim builders in Brussels, Belgium: founders, developers, designers, creatives and students who grow in craft and deen together. We start with co-working Saturdays in Brussels. Membership opens soon: join the free waitlist to reserve your spot.
Bringing Muslim builders together to grow in craft and deen. Starting in Brussels, growing across Belgium and, in shā’ Allāh, throughout Europe.
Bring whatever you’re working on
- a side project
- memorising Juz ʿAmma
- learning Arabic
- a thesis
- a design portfolio
- a career switch
- an open-source library
- a small business
- a charity website
- a first book
- learning to code
- a client project
01/The name
One sound, two words
أمل
amal
hope
عمل
ʿamal
work, deeds
Hope without work is a wish. Work without hope burns out. Amal Club is for both.
02/Why we gather
Building with purpose
A place for structure, knowledge and skill sharing, for work that does good and carries barakah.
Structure
A steady rhythm of co-working days: prayer, Qur’an, focused hours and a check-in. Structure is what turns intentions into habits.
Knowledge
Halaqas, Qur’an and learning about our deen sit right next to learning our craft. Both make us better at what we do.
Skill sharing
Members teach members. The designer helps the developer, the student helps the founder, and everyone leaves knowing a bit more.
Purpose & barakah
We want our work to do good: for our families, our community and the people it serves. Built with intention, it carries barakah.
03/Community
More than a desk
The Saturdays are where we meet. What happens in between is what makes it a community.
مَثَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فِي تَوَادِّهِمْ وَتَرَاحُمِهِمْ وَتَعَاطُفِهِمْ مَثَلُ الْجَسَدِ، إِذَا اشْتَكَى مِنْهُ عُضْوٌ تَدَاعَى لَهُ سَائِرُ الْجَسَدِ بِالسَّهَرِ وَالْحُمَّى
“The believers, in their love, mercy and kindness towards one another, are like one body: when one part of it hurts, the rest of the body rushes to it with sleeplessness and fever.”
That’s the community we want. When one of us is stuck, burnt out, between jobs or going through something hard, the rest of us show up: with advice, an introduction, a meal or a du’a.
Group Qur’an khatm
Each member takes a juz, and together we complete the Qur’an, again and again.
Members’ dinner & halaqa
Once a month we sit together to eat, reflect and learn something about our deen.
Workshops & talks
Member-led sessions on everything from marketing to Qur’anic Arabic. More on those below.
A work buddy
Optional. Someone to check in with between Saturdays, so you keep going.
Member WhatsApp community
Questions, wins, job tips and du’as, in one place, all week long.
04/Workshops
Learn from each other
Members teach members. Sessions are short, practical and open to everyone in the community, whatever your level. Got something to share? You can lead one.
Open to all · Led by members
GTM engineering
Getting what you build in front of the right people: outreach automation, CRMs, data enrichment, landing pages and tracking what works.
Business & marketing
Positioning, pricing, branding, social media and content, and the basics of selling without feeling pushy.
Product & design
UX critiques, Figma, design systems and how to give and receive honest feedback.
Engineering & AI
Code reviews, building with AI tools, web and mobile, and pairing on the bug you’ve been stuck on all week.
Careers & freelancing
CVs, LinkedIn, interview practice, finding clients and setting your rates.
Halal finance & ethics
Riba-free funding, zakat on a business, contracts and earning in a way that pleases Allah.
Arabic & tajweed
Small circles to improve your recitation and understand more of what you read.
05/Sisters
Sisters? Coming soon.
A space of their own, alongside the main Saturdays: sisters’ gatherings, female-led workshops, halaqas and retreats. We want it built by sisters, for sisters.
- Sisters’ Saturdays
- Female-led workshops
- Sisters’ halaqa
- Sisters’ retreats
Sisters are always welcome at the main Saturdays too.
Do you see yourself leading this?
We’re looking for sisters who’d like to organise events, coordinate hosts and give female-led workshops. No experience needed, just the intention.
06/Lead with us
Built by its members
Workshops, Saturdays, dinners and retreats only happen because someone steps up. We’re building a list of brothers and sisters who’d like to give, organise and host. No experience needed, just the intention.
- Give a workshop
- Organise events
- Coordinate hosts
- Host at my place or venue
- Lead a halaqa or Qur’an circle
- Mentor someone
- …and more
Help run Amal Club
We’re looking for two people to run Amal Club alongside us, one for each role. It starts as volunteering, with the intention of becoming a part-time or full-time role, in shā’ Allāh, once the launch goes well.
Events, admin & finances
Venues, bookings, the calendar, payments and keeping the books clean.
Socials, marketing & growth
Instagram and LinkedIn, photos and stories, partnerships and getting the word out.
Interested? Tick “Join the team” in the form.
07/Who it’s for
For people who build things
Different crafts, same intention: do good work, keep growing, and do it for the right reasons.
01Founders
Building something of your own and looking for people to build alongside.
02Developers
Side projects, open source or the day job. Bring the laptop.
03Designers
Product, brand, type, motion. Make beautiful things and get feedback that helps.
04Creatives
Writers, filmmakers, makers. If you create with intention, you belong here.
05Students
Thesis, portfolio, first job. Learn from people a few steps ahead.
A Muslim community, built on the Qur’an and Sunnah. Our guidelines
08/Membership
Simple, and fair
Membership isn’t open yet. Join the waitlist, or reserve a founding spot for free: nothing to pay until we launch, and we’ll confirm with you first.
Day Pass
Come when you can. No commitment.
€15per day
- Qur’an hour
- Full-day co-working
- Prayers and lunch together
- Morning check-in and wrap-up
Founding Member
First 30 only€35 a month after the first 30. Yours stays locked at €25 for as long as you stay.
Regular price €35Founding price €25per month
- All Saturdays
- The member community
- Monthly dinner & halaqa
- First access to retreats
- Retreat discounts
Reserving a founding spot is free. We’ll confirm before the first Saturday, and you only pay once you start coming.
09/Coming up
Retreats & gatherings
Time away to rest, learn and grow closer, as people and as a community. These are in the works: no dates yet, register interest to hear first.
- Coming soon
Ardennes winter weekend
Forest walks, warm food, prayer in the cold air and a fireplace to plan the year ahead.
- Coming soon
Community showcase & Eid dinner
Members demo what they’ve shipped, then we close the evening with an Eid dinner.
- Coming soon
Sarajevo long weekend
History, hospitality and the old mosques of Baščaršija.
- Coming soon
London × Hulm Club weekend
A weekend with our friends at Hulm Club, the community that inspired ours.
- Coming soon
Andalusia / Morocco retreat
Walk through our history, slow down, and come back with new energy.
10/The vision
Saturdays are just the beginning
Bringing Muslim builders together to grow in craft and deen. Starting in Brussels, growing across Belgium and, in shā’ Allāh, throughout Europe.
We’re starting small, on purpose. Here’s where we’re heading, in sha Allah.
Now
Saturdays
Every other Saturday in Brussels. Where it all begins.
Next
More days
More days together as the community grows.
Later
Our own space
A home base: desks, a prayer room, a kitchen and a door that’s always open.
One day
A builders’ house
A Muslim builders’ house, where we live, pray, learn and build under one roof.
- Retreats
- Halaqas
- Workshops
- Members’ dinners
What is the mission of Amal Club?
To make a space for awareness and raising consciousness: to align our worldview with Islam, to build with intention, to share knowledge, and to be constant reminders for each other on the straight path.
The Qur’an and Sunnah are the framework. Our work, our decisions and our relationships are where we try to live by it, together.
Read why it started →Who is it for?
Muslims who build: founders, developers, designers, creatives and students who want to grow in their work and in their deen, in good company.
Prayer, Qur’an and reminders are part of the day. Expect a calm room, kind people and halal food.
What does it cost?
A Day Pass is €15. Founding membership is €25 a month instead of the regular €35, and includes every Saturday, the member community, the monthly dinner and halaqa, and first access to retreats with a discount.
Founding membership is limited to the first 30 people, and the price stays locked for as long as you stay. Joining the waitlist is free.
Do I need to be building a startup?
No. Any project, job or skill counts: your day job, a side project, your studies, a portfolio, learning to code or memorising Qur’an. If you want to grow, you’re in the right place.
How does founding membership work?
Pick “Founding member” in the form below to reserve a spot. There’s nothing to pay today. Spots go in the order people reserve them, and we’ll get in touch to confirm before the first Saturday.
Where is it?
In Brussels. We’re still finalising the space, and everyone on the waitlist hears first, with the exact address, before the first Saturday.
Is it open to sisters?
Yes, and warmly so. Sisters are full members of the community, with a space of their own being built by sisters. If something would make you more comfortable, tell us in the form and we’ll make it happen.
How do brothers and sisters share the space?
By the Qur’an and Sunnah. Separate seating and a sisters’ area, no seclusion, professional and purposeful conversation, same-gender mentoring, and fully separate lodging on retreats.
We wrote it all down, with the evidences, so everyone knows what to expect before they come.
Read our guidelines →Who can join the workshops?
Everyone. Workshops are led by members who want to share what they know, and they’re open to anyone in the community, whatever your level. If there’s something you could teach, fill in the “Lead with us” form.
Are the retreats confirmed?
Not yet. They’re still in the works, so there are no dates yet. Register interest on any trip and you’ll be the first to hear when it’s confirmed. Founding members get first access and a discount.
What should I bring?
Your laptop, a charger, a mushaf or Qur’an app if you like, and one thing you’d like to get done that day.
12/Waitlist
Save your seat
Two minutes, nothing to pay. We’ll be in touch before the first Saturday.
- Be the first to hear when Saturdays start
- Reserve a founding spot: 30 of 30 left
- Help shape what we build together