Palestinian Doctor: I QUIT Medicine To Teach 1M Muslims About Their Faith

Abdul Rahman Abbas is a medical doctor and the founder of Pillars, a prayer app used by over a million Muslims worldwide.More recently, he's launched Jibreel, the "Duolingo for Fiqh" - teaching Islamic knowledge through bite-sized lessons.Abdul Rahman is also a pioneer of the Muslim tech community and is known for his "building in public" approach.He’s now left medicine to focus full-time on his tech ventures.Connect with Abdul Rahman:https://x.com/asabbas98https://www.thepillarsapp.com/https://jibreel.app/_____________Muslim Founder Podcast - conversations with leaders who have built successful companies and organisations. Our mission is to inspire Muslims to build things that empower the ummah._____________00:00 - Introduction 01:36 - Balancing medicine with entrepreneurship06:12 - Pillars app origins11:54 - Building your business in public 14:26 - Why did you decide to go full-time in building?15:35 - Pillars, specialities, and long-term commitment18:36 - What is the Jibreel app?22:07 - Which school of thought are you building for?25:39 - Balancing Islamic tech with scholars' input29:02 - Why Muslims should pay for Islamic Knowledge32:47 - Why Muslims don't want to build for Muslim consumers  35:42 - The need for role models in Muslim businesses37:25 - Advice for wanting to build something whilst in a Corporate job?39:25 - Is entrepreneurship a privileged game?44:23 - Muslims applying for tech accelerators46:42 - Why should Muslims build companies?----------https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohaibash/https://www.instagram.com/sohaibashraf97