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Product roadmap · draft for review · July 2026

Where the Majlis goes next

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From one figure's circle to a way of reading whole eras. Everything below keeps the same promise: every line on the map is a claim a reader can check.

Shipped
H1 2026
One life, drawn as evidence
Three design directions
Atlas, Dossier and Orrery explored; the Majlis network won.
design
The Majlis explorer
al-Khwarizmi's world as concentric rings of certainty, with one sliding profile panel.
view
Multi-focal circles
Several figures in focus at once; their shared circle gathers at the centre.
view
Compare lives
Two figures, property by property, with a derived “how they connect” reading.
view
Arabic as a first language
Full RTL layout, Arabic type system, Eastern Arabic numerals throughout.
i18n
Design uplift — three moods
Museum, Illuminated and Editorial parchment moods; Editorial chosen as default.
design
Now
Q3 2026
Trust every line
Evidence on every edge
Click a line to see the source that justifies it — the citation behind “met”, “possible”, “read him”.
data
Every figure gets a majlis
Any of the 23 figures can take the centre, not only al-Khwarizmi; rings recompute around them.
view
Reading guidance in-app
The map legend expands into full reasoning notes — rings, textures, arrows, medallion colours.
ux
Brand guidelines v1
Wordmark, palette, type and the graph grammar codified for contributors.
design
Next
Q4 2026
Time and flow
The Chronicle
A timeline view where overlapping lifespans test who could actually have met.
view
The Diwan
Knowledge as flow: sources in from the past, through one mind, out to the heirs.
view
Shareable views
Permalinks that reopen the exact focal set, selection and language.
platform
Guided first read
A short walkthrough that teaches the graph grammar on a real example.
ux
Later
2027
More worlds
New eras & circles
al-Andalus, the translators, the observatory generations — each era its own majlis.
data
Contributed sources
Scholars propose edges with citations; editorial review before anything is drawn.
platform
Classroom mode
Teacher-led sessions: pose a “could they have met?” question, let students argue from the map.
ux