Zakah of Knowledge: A Forgotten Obligation When we hear the word zakah, our minds usually go to zakah of maal (wealth) or zakah al-fitr. But there is another form that is not often talked about — the zakah of knowledge (zakah al-‘ilm).
The Benefits of Sending Salawāt on the Prophet ﷺ One of the simplest yet most powerful acts of worship a believer can perform is sending ṣalawāt (salutations and blessings) upon the Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ.
Naming and normalising the painful phase of growth so teams can push through it together.
✨ Reflections on Reading the Qur’an ✨ One of the habits that stuck with me from my teacher is to always use a full Mushaf when reading, reciting, or memorising the Qur’an.
Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Idea One of the most powerful refrains I’ve picked up throughout my research and innovation journey is this: Our goal: fall in love with the problem, not the idea.
Recently, I came across a thought-provoking piece by Prof. Rajgopal: The PhD is the New MBA. He highlighted that some of the core skills developed during a PhD are exactly the ones we need when engaging with today’s large language model (LLM) technologies:
The Importance of Networking, Connections, and Referrals in Hiring In my opinion, after the alignment of values (you can read more about that in my [previous post] (https://riasatislam.com/blog/values-alignment/)), the second most important factor in hiring or securing a job is the strength of connections, networking, and referrals.
Systems Thinking from an Islamic Perspective Systems thinking is a holistic approach to understanding how different elements of a system interact and influence one another within a whole. It emphasizes that the behaviour of a system cannot be understood by simply analyzing its individual parts in isolation.
Exploring first principles thinking through the lens of Islamic teachings, highlighting examples from the Quran, Hadith, and Seerah.
Exploring how Islamic principles align with and enhance the problem-solving approach of design thinking.