AI isn’t a magician. It’s an eager intern that says yes to everything. To get real results, you need to coach it. Use context, examples, reverse prompting, and role assignment. Push it with harsh feedback. Iterate until it’s useful. Why AI Feels Polite but Useless AI is designed to be helpful. It rarely says no….
You’re Living in an Encrypted World But Tawheed Is the Key
In a world obsessed with what we can see, measure, and control, spiritual awakening in Islam offers a radically different perspective. Most people assume enlightenment means floating in inner peace or knowing all the answers. But true spiritual awakening through Tawheed is about recognizing that this entire world is encrypted – and Allah holds the…
Teaching My Daughter with an LLM We’re Building Together (And the High-Level Problem We Solved)
I’ve always believed the best way to learn something is to build it. So I decided to teach my eldest daughter, Khawlah, Python not with textbooks or tutorials, but by building something real together: a personalized large language model. It’s not a toy. We’re building a fully functional private LLM system with FastAPI, Supabase for…
You Were Lied To: Business Isn’t for Making Money
Let that sink in. Business isn’t for making money. That’s what we’ve been told, sold, and hypnotized by. But when you peel back the noise and return to the roots not the capitalistic ones, but the divine ones it’s crystal clear: business is for obeying Allah. Sounds wild? That’s only because we’ve been programmed to…
Justice Even When It’s Hard: The Quiet Strength of Standing Firm
“O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm for Allah, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just.” Qur’an 5:8 There’s a powerful moment in parenting that tests you. It’s not when your kids misbehave. It’s not when they throw a tantrum or ignore your…
The Hidden Mercy in Delays, Disruptions, and Disappointments
There’s something that happens when you start seeing life through the lens of faith. You stop asking “Why me?” and start asking, “What is Allah trying to teach me?” That shift changes everything. Most of us grow up with the idea that a successful life is smooth. Clean schedules. Completed goals. A clear five-year plan….
Cognitive Range, Conflict & Chaos: Lessons From a Late-Night WhatsApp Chat
You never know when a conversation will hit deeper than expected. This one started casually a comment in a WhatsApp group, a few thoughts shared, and suddenly we were neck-deep in team dynamics, neurodiversity, and what it really means to build resilient, future-ready teams. I wasn’t planning on writing about it. But it stuck with…
Not Everyone Was Made to Be the Same — And That’s the Point
It Starts at Home: Watching My Kids Grow Differently I live in a home full of personalities. Six kids. One roof. One father. One mother. Same meals. Same Quran lessons. Same bedtime (theoretically). But still, six completely different souls. One of my daughters is soft-spoken and observant. Another is boisterous and loves taking charge. One…