Welcome to another episode of The Optimized Muslim Podcast! With the arrival of the blessed month of Ramadhan, we're all eager to make the most of this spiritually uplifting time. In this episode, I am joined by Br Mounir Lazouni, founder of The Modern Muslim Man, to discuss the importance of optimizing our nutrition and energy during the fasting period.

Together, we will delve into practical tips and advice to help you maintain a healthy and balanced diet, ensuring you have the energy to engage in worship and fulfill your daily tasks. Br Mounir shares his expertise in nutrition offering best practices for suhoor, iftar and energy management.

We also talk about sadaqah jariyah, online coaching, restraining the ego and engaging in spiritual self development.

Br Mounir Lazzouni is a fitness coach hugely popular on Instagram and Tiktok. His mission:

Helping Modern Muslims get fit & healthy and become the best Muslims they can be!

The Modern Muslim Man YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCJ1XUSeYAyDYbQIAINJihcQ

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themodernmuslimman/

CHAPTERS

04:30 Br Mounir's background & journey to becoming a better Muslim

13:30 How creating content can keep you accountable

17:50 Mounir's start in online business

21:20 Common problem areas for Muslims in Ramadhan

24:00 Managing caffeine in Ramadhan

32:10 Optimized meal plans for Suhoor

38:00 Hydration tips for fasting

44:20 Energy Boosting hacks: Cold showers and Breathing exercises

51:00 Importance of Tazkiyah and improving ourselves spiritually

59:00 Optimized meal plans for Suhoor

1:08:35 Importance of coaching and accountability

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Daniel Haqiqatjou on Muslim Skeptic, Debating, Controlling Emotions, Tasawwuf, Hijrah & more.

Ustadh Daniel joined me for the second time to discuss a variety of topics starting from the developments in his work over the last two years, debating effectively, managing emotions, the power of social stigma, apostasy laws, hijab, importance of tasawuf, hijrah and more.

As many of you know I have benefitted immensely from Ustadh Daniel Haqiqatjou and have followed his work since 2014. I was also a student with Alasna and will look to rejoin in the future. I have no affiliate relationship with his work but fully endorse it.

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HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 Preview & Introduction

03:40 Developments in Dawah over last 2 years

13:30 Dealing with severe criticism

16:15 Benefits of Debating

21:30 Daniel's first debate and advice on debating

28:20 Advice on being stoic and debating tactics

34:10 Power of an opening statement

38:30 Building a confident Muslim frame

41:40 How DH would tackle Piers Morgan & Apostasy

45:25 The Power of social stigma to preserve Deen

56:30 Pakistan

58:30 DH on Imam al Ghazali and Tasawwuf

1:03:30 Hijrah

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Sh Muaawiyah Tucker was a guest on the podcast for a second time and we discussed the developments in the crypto space since March 2021, his views on Ethereum, how to live the "Bitcoin Standard" and avoid Riba based banking, the flawed arguments behind "necessity" for mortgages and loans, Making Hijrah, Artificial Intelligence and Central Bank Digital currencies.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

00:00 Preview & Intro

03:45 Crypto developments over last year

08:20 Why a lot of coins are scams

14:40 People made money by accident

18:43 Views on Ethereum changed?

26:50 Why Bitcoin is important

30:30 Exit the Riba System and live on BTC standard

44:00 The "necessity" or "Dharoorah" argument for riba  mortgages

51:35 Psychological benefits of living on Bitcoin 

1:04:20 Now making Hijrah is much easier

1:09:00 Security for Bitcoin keys

1:13:30 Any developments in fatawa on Bitcoin

1:18:00 Sh Mu'Aawiyah's thoughts on Artificial Intelligence

1:25:20 AI has shortened the timescale to acquire information

1:32:00 Central Digital Currencies and the "State"

1:40:00 Save for future expenses

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A wide-ranging conversation on how to get Muslims to take action through understanding their purpose, incorporating Da'wah to Non Muslims in our daily lives, carrying our Muslim Identity, helping New Muslims, focusing on innovation and "loon shots", cybersecurity, effective philanthropy and managing a diverse workload.

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🤔 ABOUT OPTIMIZED MUSLIM PROJECT 👇 Optimized Muslim aims to help Muslims reach their Worldly and spiritual goals and become their “Optimized” selves by filtering the best of conventional self-help literature and modern science/studies through the lens of our rich Islamic heritage. Through engendering change at the individual level, the aim is to help uplift a generation of Muslims. That's the intention for which sincerity is sought by the will of Allahﷻ. Find more on the "About" page at https://www.optimizedmuslim.com/about...

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Islam & Mental Health with a Consultant Psychiatrist: Depression, Trauma, combining Western & Islamic treatment modalities, Sihr and Black magic, Jinn possession Stories, working in Qatar & more!    

Dr Abu Eesa is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist specialising in addiction, who is working in Qatar  He is on a mission to try to integrate therapeutic interventions from Quran and sunnah with the  Western understanding and treatment modalities to tackle Muslim Mental Health issues. 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrAbueesa 

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🤔 ABOUT OPTIMIZED MUSLIM PROJECT 👇 Optimized Muslim aims to help Muslims reach their Worldly and spiritual goals and become their “Optimized” selves by filtering the best of conventional self-help literature and modern science/studies through the lens of our rich Islamic heritage. Through engendering change at the individual level, the aim is to help uplift a generation of Muslims. That's the intention for which sincerity is sought by the will of Allahﷻ. Find more on the "About" page at https://www.optimizedmuslim.com/about...

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Ustadh Gabriel Al Romani joined me on the podcast for a second time to discuss his new Muslim Masculinity Course which you can find out more about and join here: https://muslimalpha.com/

Ustadh Gabriel is one of my favourite people in the Online Muslim space. Online and offline he is legit ma sha Allah. Please follow and benefit from his work.

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HIGHLIGHTS

00:00 Episode preview

02:08 Changes since the last podcast

07:30 Why interview Gabriel Al Romani on Masculinity

15:00 Jordan Peterson & Andrew Tate

15:40 Key tenets of Muslim Masculinity

31:00 Consequences of feminism

34:00 Men should assume responsibility

39:15 Muslims should withstand discomfort and resistance

44:00 What can Muslims in the "matrix" do?

55:00 Conclusion

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Paul Williams of Blogging Theology - Becoming Muslim, Podcasting, Books, Addressing Criticism & More

I had the great pleasure of being joined by Br Paul Williams who you will be familiar with from the Blogging Theology YouTube Channel.

I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and I hope you all do too. We spoke on a number of wide-ranging topics. Chapter headings are listed below for your convenience.

Br Paul is doing some great work so please subscribe to his channel if you have not already.

Blogging Theology YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloggingTheology

Twitter: https://twitter.com/freemonotheist

Website & blog: https://bloggingtheology.com/

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🤔 ABOUT OPTIMIZED MUSLIM PROJECT 👇 Optimized Muslim aims to help Muslims reach their Worldly and spiritual goals and become their “Optimized” selves by filtering the best of conventional self-help literature and modern science/studies through the lens of our rich Islamic heritage. Through engendering change at the individual level, the aim is to help uplift a generation of Muslims. That's the intention for which sincerity is sought by the will of Allahﷻ. Find more on the "About" page at https://www.optimizedmuslim.com/about...

Any benefit or good in my work is from the bounty of Allah سبحانه و تعالى

Any errors or inconsistencies with the Dīn of Islam are mine alone أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ

How much of the conventional self-help and self development content can we apply as Muslims?

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🤔 ABOUT OPTIMIZED MUSLIM PROJECT 👇 Optimized Muslim aims to help Muslims reach their Worldly and spiritual goals and become their “Optimized” selves by filtering the best of conventional self-help literature and modern science/studies through the lens of our rich Islamic heritage. Through engendering change at the individual level, the aim is to help uplift a generation of Muslims. That's the intention for which sincerity is sought by the will of Allahﷻ. Find more on the "About" page at https://www.optimizedmuslim.com/about...

Any benefit or good in my work is from the bounty of Allah سبحانه و تعالى

Any errors or inconsistencies with the Dīn of Islam are mine alone أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ