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/asabbas98
https://www.thepillarsapp.com/
https://jibreel.app/
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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.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:36 - Balancing medicine with entrepreneurship
06:12 - Pillars app origins
11:54 - Building your business in public
14:26 - Why did you decide to go full-time in building?
15:35 - Pillars, specialities, and long-term commitment
18:36 - What is the Jibreel app?
22:07 - Which school of thought are you building for?
25:39 - Balancing Islamic tech with scholars' input
29:02 - Why Muslims should pay for Islamic Knowledge
32:47 - Why Muslims don't want to build for Muslim consumers
35:42 - The need for role models in Muslim businesses
37:25 - Advice for wanting to build something whilst in a Corporate job?
39:25 - Is entrepreneurship a privileged game?
44:23 - Muslims applying for tech accelerators
46:42 - Why should Muslims build companies?
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