Welcome to the final episode of season three. In this episode, we take a break from our usual interviews and talk about things we've learned, achievements and more. Please leave your comments on this episode over at http://www.muslimlifehackers.com/3-9

"Marriage is a beautiful thing, if it is done right. To have that kind of companionship and support, it will literally feel like a precursor to paradise in this world". - Sheikh Musleh Khan Joining us on the show today is Sheikh Musleh Khan. Sheikh Musleh serves as one of North America’s youngest Imams at the Islamic Institute of Toronto and does a wide range of work including relationship and marriage counseling. In this interview, we tackle the million dollar question - how to get married...

"Don't fall into the trap of wanting to do multiple things, focus on one thing and insha Allah you are bound to be successful" - Omar Taha  In this interview we talk to Omar Taha. Omar is the founder of Startup Muslim (startupmuslim.com), a global platform connecting experienced minds with startups to create successful ventures, businesses and network. We get into topics such as: where to start when it comes to business, mindset, mentorship, how to pick a field and much more. If you've...

"If you are afraid that it is going to take you 5 or 10 years to achieve a goal understand that those years are going to pass anyway and what will you show for it?" - Abu Muawiyah
 Joining us on the show today is Abu Muawiyah Ismail Kamdar. He is the head tutorial assistant at Islamic Online University, radio presenter at Radio Al Ansar, creator of the online space islamicselfhelp.com as well as a published writer of multiple books including the one we will be discussing in our interview...

"Everyone wants whatever perceived glory they see from being on the microphone or on the stage but they don’t want put that work in that comes with it. That’s why a lot of times, they look for some kind of a shortcut, some kind of technique when the only technique is to put in the work" - Omar Usman* Joining us on the show this week is brother Omar Usman, the co founder of Muslim Matters, Qalam Institute and Debt Free Muslims and one of the instructors of the khateeb and sisters public...

"All the resources you need to achieve awesomeness and greatness for yourself, family and ummah are all within you. All the resources are within ourselves, we just need to step back and reconnect with ourselves, reconnect with Allah swt and find it. You don’t need a million dollar to start a venture, you don’t need extensive knowledge of xyz to begin. You begin with yourself, your resources are within you.” - Nadia Yunis
 Today we speak to sister Nadia Yunus. She is a spiritual, creative and...

"Comparing to others is actually a form of violence against yourself… it doesn’t do any good… The best thing we can do is to compare and compete against yourself. I want to my best. I want to be better than who I was last year. It’s not about competing with others and outdoing others, it's about competing with myself and making sure that I am constantly in that process of self development, self improvement, excelling and achieving." - Haleh Banani*   Today we will be speaking to sister Haleh...

“A wise man once said, a candle illuminates but light focused is a laser and a laser cuts through steel…. This is what the vision does, it focuses us. It tells us who we are, it tells us who we are not, it tells us why we do what we do, why we do not…  Having vision is very addiction. Once you get it, you will hate to live a day without it. This is what makes a visionary different to a person who doesn’t” - Sheikh Sajid. Sheikh Sajid Umar joins us on the show to talk about person visions....

“… now we think to be humble we have to think low of yourself so guess what? If you think that you are stupid, if you think that are dumb, if you think that you can’t do anything then you are not going to do anything with your life. The entire ummah is thinking like that, the entire world is going to do nothing and when we look around the world today, the Muslims are not leading in any fields. It’s because we don’t have the confidence to lead, we are killing each others confidence.” – Abu...

Mifrah and Maheen, in an M&Ms episode, talk about the season 2 finale of the podcast as well answer listener questions about productivity, life, business and the upcoming season.  Highlights from the show: -Upcoming Muslim Life Hackers projects - Zara: “What top five things will make me a highly effective person?” - Omar: “Can you start a online entrepreneur business with nil money?” - Melanie: “What have been your personal development struggles and how did you overcome them?” -...

Mifrah and Maheen speaks to Belal Khan from Leechon Films on the Art of Dawah. Highlights from the show: Belal’s journey in dawah Pros & Cons: Fee Sabillah Vs Free Sabillah Raising the standard of dawah - what does it mean? Why a positive narrative is important for Islam and Muslim Why following your passions is dumb advice How to find your super powers (strengths) How to leverage them in a dawah context The game being played in media today Stories and how they relate to your...

Maheen talks to Haroon Qureshi the CEO of The Muslim Entrepreneur Group about how to break free from the 9 to 5 lifestyle.  Highlights from the show: How to go from failing to being on the top in any area of your life.  How to learn from other peoples mistakes The benefits of being financially free and being able to focus your time on whatever you want. What does Haroon say to people who believe that success can only come from the traditional path of school, degree, work and retire?  What...

Maheen and Mifrah have a conversation about the 3 biggest excuses people make in their lives and how to move past them.  Highlights from the show: What are excusists? [2:06 – Mifrah] “The first kind of excusist is the health excusist, kind of using it as a way of preventing yourself from taking action”[2:49 – Maheen]  The story of the two diabetics [4-15 – Maheen]  “Most people on the hospital bed have EII – emotionally induced illness” [11:05 – Mifrah]   “Intelligence excusists say they...

Mifrah speaks to Chris Abdurrahman Blauvelt, the co-founder of the crowdfunding platform LaunchGood on bringing ideas to life through crowdfunding.   Topics Covered: What is Crowdfunding? How LaunchGood plays a part in supporting Muslim causes and ideas. The early days of Launch Good and challenges experienced The importance of mentors and how to find them How to make sure your business grows steadily and not fizzle away. How long to spend time in a startup before seeing its success. The...

Mifrah speaks with positive psychologist, coach & entrepreneur: Saiyyidah Zaidi on happiness, high performance & wealth.  "You had an aim to become a chief executive but priorities changed and you were true to that which is a very brave step to take especially since sometimes when we are set on a goal, its as though we get to married to it or something - there's no flexibility if things change in life" [3:40 - Mifrah] "... Honestly if you were to ask me, I would say that I live...

Maheen talks to lyricist and vocalist Khalil Ismail about the work he does with the homeless and victims of domestic violence as well as his creative process and thoughts on self awareness and personal development.  Highlights from the show: -“Could you tell us a bit about what has inspired you to do what you do” (4:47 – Maheen) - “It is always important to have a plan and then know that it is being disrupted...the problem when you just go without a plan is that often times you forget...

Maheen talks to Aaqib Ahmed about building online businesses using Facebook and what it means to be legacy focused in life.    Highlights from the show: -           “Give us the low down, what do you do?” [2:15 – Maheen] -           “To face over 200 rejects is taking it to a totally new level, and I really liked how you mentioned you wanted to break the status quo, you know not typical Pakistani style...go be an entrepreneur” [3:50 – Maheen] -           “It is all about making your work...

Maheen talks to Br Adel Mohammed from Tanzeel and online Quran memorisation platform and discusses what it is like to work in community projects. Highlights from the show:           “Tell us about yourself Adel and what you do” [2:05 – Maheen]          “For a period of about 2 years we were still thinking, and we hadn’t given up on the idea but something just wasn’t gelling for us” [3:42 – Adel]          “What is unique about Tanzeel?” [4:45 – Maheen]         “How did you connect with...

Mifrah and Maheen interview Br Peter Gould on the creative process and how to turn ideas into brands.  We take a look at Peter’s latest projects, how he manages his time and his vision of connecting people all around the Ummah.  Highlights from the show: “What are some of the latest projects that you have been working on?” [5:25 – Mifrah] “I really want to use creative thinking and design thinking to solve some of the problems that we have in the Ummah at the moment” [6:28 – Peter]  “ How...

In this new segment of the Muslim Life Hackers Podcast, Mifrah and Maheen ask the question:  Should you pay for personal development?    Highlights from the show: ·         Is there a difference between cheap and expensive personal development content? ·         What part does perceived value play? ·         Why should developers price personal development ·         Can you buy back time?   Join the VIP List! Get access to exclusive content and more...

Mifrah speaks to Sr Farhia Yahya on the Quran memorisation journey and addresses issues such as finding the motivation to start, mindsets to overcome and practical tips to help you fit it into a busy schedule. This episode is the second part of a two part interview.   --- This episode is brought to you by Visionaire Online. Check out visionaire online by going to http://www.muslimlifehackers.com/visionaire     Become a Muslim Life Hackers VIP Join the Muslim Life Hackers VIP Email...

Mifrah speaks to Sr Farhia Yahya on the Quran memorisation journey and addresses issues such as finding the motivation to start, mindsets to overcome and practical tips to help you fit it into a busy schedule. This episode is the first part of a two part interview.   --- This episode is brought to you by Visionaire Online. Check out visionaire online by going to http://www.muslimlifehackers.com/visionaire     Become a Muslim Life Hackers VIP Join the Muslim Life Hackers VIP Email...

Maheen interviews Mohammed Faris (aka Abu Productive) on the back story of Productive Muslim, how it all got started, challenges faced along the way and advice on how others can make their own projects happen.   Highlights from the Show "Take us back in time and set the scene for us, where did Productive Muslim all start?" (3:11 - Maheen)   "The true launch of the website happened...became like a dream...it It is not just about teaching people how to become productive, it became more...

Maheen talks about why education is the BEST investment and why it is important for YOU to take time in investing the growth of your mind through this vital tool.   In This Episode, you will learn: -       - What makes education and learning the best investment you can make? -      -  How learning impacts the world that we live in reasons why You should spend time on nourishing your mind!    All links and resources from this episode can be found at : muslimlifehackers.com/19   Get...