In this episode, we discussed how to move towards Islamic Golden Age 2.0 with Faisal Amjad. Faisal is the founder of project KN-OW - an EdTech social education platform for people who love to learn. I hope you will enjoy this discussion as much as I did. Listen to the full episode to discover how to spark critical thinking among Ummah, inshaAllah.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

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Islamic Golden Age 2.0 with Faisal Amjad of KN-OW

In this episode, we discussed money and its role in Islam for a Muslim. Ibrahim is a co-founder of Islamic Finance Gure and they help Muslims become wealthy and a healthy relationship with the money.  Is it wrong to be rich in Islam? Listen to the full episode to find out the answer.  Ibrahim holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford, an Alimiyyah degree from the Al Salam Institute, and an MA in Islamic Finance.  He was previously a private equity/venture funds lawyer in the City. He is the co-founder of https://www.islamicfinanceguru.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Let Money Fill Your Hand Not Your Heart By Ibrahim Khan Of Islamic Finance Guru

Ayat is a co-founder and managing partner of Invesp - an online marketing and conversion optimization company. She and her team help companies grow their revenue by testing different elements on the websites like buttons, headlines, etc. In this episode, we discussed her story from a teacher to a co-founder of a tech company.  Ayat Shukairy Is A Best-Selling Author, Successful Entrepreneur, Authority on Marketing Optimization with over 14 years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience. Ayat took her consulting business, Invesp, from a one-man shop to a global consulting brand that helps companies increase online sales. Her clients include eBay, 3M, the Special Olympics, DISH Network, Discovery and many more. In 2016, Ayat cofounded FigPii, an all-in-one growth hacking platform. Her new startup leveraged the success of Invesp as well as the growth hacking methods he had deployed across some of the leading brands to solve marketers’ most pressing problems. Ayat’s book, Conversion Optimization, combines ground-breaking marketing research with powerful story-telling and case studies to demonstrate how to leverage these principles to create killer websites. Ayat provides one of the most comprehensive lists of strategies and actionable insights for helping websites capture more of their visitors into lifetime customers. She provides insights grounded in comprehensive research, the best contemporary psychology and behavioral science which any company can start implementing immediately. Ayat is a recognized expert on marketing strategy and an in-demand speaker who has presented at marketing conferences, business groups and academic forums throughout the world including Inbound, SMX, SES, Content Marketing World, BOFs, and many others. She has inspired audiences to rethink their approach to marketing, and her work has helped hundreds of businesses to increase sales and growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Ayat Shukairy On Helping Companies Grow

Bobir is a Serial Tech Entrepreneur with 20 years of experience founding and scaling multiple 8 figure companies from scratch. Currently operating an IT consultancy agency (Jafton.com) and a remote work solutions product (Missed.com). Former government official under the administration of the president of Uzbekistan. In this episode, we discussed his life story and his $1 billion dollar mistake. I hope you will enjoy this episode as much as I did. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Bobir Akilkhanov & $1 billion dollar mistake

Dr. Musharraf Hussain is a Sunni Scholar and the chief Executive of Karimia Institute Nottingham. He came to Britain from Pakistan in 1966 with his parents to the town of Halifax, where he memorized the Quran, learned Tajweed and basic Quranic Arabic. After completing a degree in Biochemistry at Aston University, he went on to gain a Science doctorate. He worked as a Scientist till 1990 and then decided to dedicate himself to serving the Muslim community. He studied the Islamic sciences at a seminary in Pakistan under the guidance of Justice Pir Muhammad Karam Shah and then at Al-Azhar University, Cairo. He was awarded an OBE in 2008 for his services to community relations in Britain. Formerly he was the director of the PGCE teacher training course and vice-chair of the Association of Muslim Schools (2000-2003) as well as the chairman of the Christian Muslim forum (2008-2010). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Dr. Musharraf Hussain on translation of the Majestic Quran

In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Sh. Mustapha Khattab. We talked about his life story as well as what inspired him to write the new English translation of the Quran: Clear Quran.  Dr. Mustafa Khattab is a Canadian-Egyptian authority on interpreting the Quran. He was a member of the first ‎team that translated the Ramadan night prayers (Tarawîḥ) live from the Sacred Mosque in Mecca and the ‎Prophet’s Mosque in Medina (2002-2005). Dr. Khattab memorized the entire Quran at a young age and later ‎obtained a professional ijâzah in the Ḥafṣ style of recitation with a chain of narrators going all the way to Prophet ‎Muḥammad ‎ﷺ‎. He received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. in Islamic Studies in English with Honors from Al-Azhar ‎University’s Faculty of Languages & Translation. He lectured on Islam at Clemson University (OLLI Program, 2009-‎‎2010), held the position of Lecturer at Al-Azhar University for over a decade starting in 2003, and served as the ‎Muslim Chaplain at Brock University (2014-2016). He is a member of the Canadian Council ‎of Imams, a Fulbright ‎Interfaith Scholar, and an iERA-Canada Outreach Specialist. He has served as an Imam in the U.S.A. and Canada ‎since 2007 and is the translator of The Clear Quran (2015), the author of The Nation of Islam (2011) and Outfoxing ‎Fox News (2017), and contributor to the Encyclopedia of Muslim American History (2010). His forthcoming works ‎include Qamus-ul-Quran (The Clear Quran Dictionary), The Clear Quran for Kids, and Shukran (children’s ‎story). He's currently the senior Imam of the Anatolia Islamic Centre, Mississauga, Canada.‎ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Mustafa Khattab On Clear Quran

Yvonne Maffei is a self-taught chef, food & travel writer, cookbook author, e-commerce entrepreneur, public speaker, food industry consultant, niche consumer marketing expert, and the founder of the first blog on halal food & cooking, MyHalalKitchen.com. She gives cooking classes, presentations on the meaning of halal, and educates about conscious cooking and healthy eating. She consults food brands, schools, and hospitals on how to understand and source for halal ingredients and methods in cooking for food and cosmetic products. Her book titles include Clean Your Kitchen Green (2010), Summer Ramadan Cooking (2013), and My Halal Kitchen: Global Recipes, Cooking Tips, Lifestyle Inspiration (2016). She has been an invited guest at the White House under the Obama Administration, a special counselor to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, a guest speaker at such prestigious events as the recent World Halal Summit in Istanbul, Turkey (2018), and a consultant to Aramark Corporation for the first-ever all-halal university dining facility at New York University in Manhattan. She divides her time between the USA and Turkey and is working on a  healing cookbook about holistic cooking and lifestyle, as well as conducting research on the superfoods of the Turkish Aegean & Mediterranean region. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Yvonne Maffei of My Halal Kitchen on Soulful Conversations Over Food

Sajjad Chowdhry is an entrepreneur and management professional who draws on a diverse range of experience in startups, commercial real estate finance, Islamic finance, structured finance, investment, and trade & manufacturing, along with his strong academic pedigree. In this episode, we discussed leadership in Muslim communities. I hope you will enjoy this as much as I did.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Sajjad Chowdhry On Leadership In Muslim Communities

Today Khalid is a Conversion Rate Optimization expert. It means he helps companies sell more by improving their websites. However, he started his business journey as a book store owner at the age of 12. In this episode, we discussed many lessons from human psychology: why we do what we do. I hope you will learn a lesson or two not only how to improve your site only, but your habits as well :)  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Khalid Saleh Of Invesp On Why We Do What We Do

Rafi is one of the thought leaders when it comes to Islamic Economy. Here is why I say this. He is the managing director of Dinar Standard and Rafi and his team has been publishing "Islamic Economy Reports" in partnership with Thomson Reuters for the global Muslim market.  He is one of the very few people I know who are smart and humble. This is why he is not only a good friend but first and foremost one of my mentors and advisors.  In this episode, we discussed how we can as a Muslim ummah transform from consumers to contributors to serve God by serving humanity.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Rafiuddin Shikoh On Consumers To Contributors & Islamic Economy

Siddiqa Juma is an award-winning Muslim graphic artist. In this episode, we discussed creativity in Islam and as Muslims in our current time.  We also discussed her journey to the house of Allah one painting at a time which is a recurring theme in her artwork.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Siddiqa Juma On Creativity & Art In Islam

Osama is the founder of Mocha7 - a product innovation design and launch studio based in Seattle, USA.  He is also a mentor at Founder Academy among other things. In this episode, we discussed how he pivoted in his career towards being a purpose-driven path.  He recently started a campaign to support the orphans with other Muslim photographers. Their charity campaign - http://ForYatim.com - is in its last week. Check it out if you haven't yet.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Osama Hashmi On Being The Solution In The World Full Of Problems

In this episode, I talked to Usman Majid. He is also a podcaster and you should check his podcast as well. Usman's journey via identity crisis is something we all can learn from. Hope you will enjoy this talk as much as I did. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Usman Majid on Inspiration by Deenspiration

Shelina is a vice president at Ogilvy Noor.   She helped in establishing Ogilvy Noor's pioneering role in the growing Islamic branding and marketing industry, and the growth of the Muslim consumer market, as well as establishing our thought leadership. She is also an author. She wrote Generation M and A Love in a headscarf. But it all started with taking an action. Listen to the episode to discover her story.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Shelina Janmohamed on Marketing to Generation M

Peter is a designer at heart. He has been leading design teams for over 20+ years now.  In this episode, we discuss how his spiritual journey lead him to Islam via design and curiosity.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/muslimsonfire/message

Peter Gould of Zileej on Spiritual Journey thru Design

Stories of Ordinary Muslims Doing Extraordinary Things

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