The Barakah Effect

Ever considered coaching for your personal growth? In recent years, coaching has become an increasingly popular approach being used by individuals, corporations, and executive leaders for purposes of self-development, personal improvement and habit-shaping goals. But what exactly is coaching all about? In this episode, we have a conversation with CEO Coach, Hasannuddin Saidin, founder of Rubah Associates, to unpack the gain some insight into the world of coaching, and ultimately help shed light for you to choose coaching as a tool towards self-improvement. We discuss:✅ Difference between coaching, mentoring and teaching, and how this "coaching" differs from what we normally understand as coaching in context of sports ✅ Essential character traits of a coach ✅ Coaches have feelings too! How we Managing emotions, avoiding judgment, and practicing restraint ✅ How to coach people with a victim mindset and always blames others ✅ Principle of HOPE: and why that's necessary to be effective coach✅ Circumstances and situations When coaching may not be optimal.. And more!

Are Muslims losing? When - and how - is victory going to come for our ummah? The situation appears bleak across the Muslim world today. Conflicts, suffering, oppression, and isIam0ph0bia are all so rampant that muslims feel there is little hope, and as a result some have lose confidence in their Muslim identity, and even begin to have doubts in their faithFrom the angle of politics, economy, military, media - it appears that Muslims are losing. .. Or are we?Perhaps it is a matter of perspectives; is there something more than meets the eye?  In this episode, we have a conversation with Dr. Hassan Akbar from Brooklyn, NYC to discuss these issues, and how can we gain a better understanding on:✅ What is success? How can we achieve victory as an ummah? Defining what "success" truly means, as a Muslim. ✅ Many Muslims feel like they are losing hope in Allah. How should we address them? ✅ How we can be more mature at accepting an apparent defeat, towards a greater long term goal✅ What part are YOU playing in restoring the glory of the ummah? ✅ Correcting wrong perspective of "success" ✅ Should we tie our faith to an outcome or the result? BIOGRAPHY: Hassan Akbar Dr. Hassan Akbar, born and raised in New York City, is a distinguished Islamic scholar and youth mentor. he earned his Bachelor's in Telecommunication Engineering from New York City College of Technology, before pursuing Islamic studies at Arees University in Malaysia, where he completed his Masters and received certification in Islamic Inheritance. He earned a PhD in Islamic Studies with a focus on Aqidah at the American University for Islamic Sciences. In addition to his academic pursuits, Dr. Akbar is the author of five books, including the notable "A call for Unity: Guidance of the Prophet Muhammad" and his most recent publication, "Guided By Stars: The benefits of Honoring Parents". Dr. Akbar is also a full-time Khateeb an international islamic lecturer, making significant contributions to Islamic education and community outreach.

For this episode, we have a conversation with one of our favourite teachers, Sheikh Dr. Sajid Umar, on what it takes to Raise Visionary Leaders. We discuss:  ✅ COVID - making the best out of our circumstances to be proactive ✅ What does it mean like to have a vision? What does being a "visionary" look like, from an Islamic perspective?  ✅ How can parents raise visionary future leaders, when they are struggling with handling the day to day challenges of parenting their children? ✅ The difference between contemporary self-help concepts of "visionary" versus the Islamic perspective of high aspirations ✅ Basis of decision making: the difference between "good" and "right" ✅ The critical role of tawhid and how it plays a central role of every aspect of our development: Intellectual, emotional and spiritual intelligence.  We initially titled this as "Raising Visionary Youth", but seeing how Dr. Sajid addresses this topic on a deeper, broader, level that impacts the concept of vision and high aspirations on a more personal, and simultaneously larger perspective. Being a Visionary begins with OURSELVES first - and ultimately, it's not about youth, but about leaders: the change that the umah needs! TIME STAMPS 0:00:00 START 0:05:55 COVID hindsight: Being proactive to Thrive in challenging circumstances 0:11:57 Focus: Create systems of thinking & people capital 0:19:19 What is "Visionary": an Islamic perspective 0:31:20 Don't be short-sighted! Look beyond profits and views 0:35:10 Parenting advice: How can we raise Visionary Youth? 0:44:00 Make the "Right" choices, not just "Good" ones 0:46:59 Don't raise children. Raise Leaders

For this episode, we bring in our guest, Ustadz Suffian Samsuddin, founder and lead teacher of Jayyid Qur'an Academy, to share his unique approach to teaching the Qur'an to make it a fun and engaging experience, helping many children be proficient and Qur'an, but not only that: How he tailors his classes so that when the students leave, they feel joyful, inspired and excited for more, and how we, as parents and adults, can learn from these principles to make the Qur'an education a more enjoyable experience for ourselves and those around us. In this episode, we discuss: ✅ From a graduate of International Business, to nurturing Qur'an in children: Ustadz Suffian's personal journey towards being an educator and what's inspired him to take this path ✅ What is our role as educators (murabbi) - and what is the long-term achievement of how we view our role? ✅ How do we balance between Quranic education and contemporary (i.e. secular?) education? ✅ ⁠ ⁠What does it mean to be touched by the Quran (being the best in class) ✅ ⁠ ⁠How to make learning Quran interesting for children ✅ ⁠ ⁠What parents should be doing to make their children absorb Quran lessons easily ✅ ⁠Do we even need to have this "soft" approach? After all, the "tough" approach gets results, right?! ✅ Gamification: Some ideas of how we can integrating game concepts to keep up continuous engagement and thrill for Qur’an students CONTACT SUFFIAN & JAYYID ACADEMY: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayyidquranacademy 📲 Mobile & WhatsApp: +6017 274 7090 (Ustadz Suffian) 🌏 Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qxNemj3D9SZ5aZwe6 - Oasis Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya

Overwhelmed by the noise around you? In today's fast-paced, distraction-filled world, maintaining focus on what truly matters can feel like an overwhelming challenge, so much so that our productivity and responsibilities in nurturing our families, excelling at work, and being productive suffers. How can we overcome this dillemma? Join us in this episode as we explore actionable insights on how to navigate distractions, nurture productivity, and align our actions with purpose, to achieve success in this world and the Hereafter.

Studying while working, and parenting Is it doable? The pursuit of knowledge is part of the very fabric of the human condition, and for some its an insatiable thirst that stays with us - even when we have primary responsibilities such as working and being parents. The question is, is it possible to remain balanced pursuing proper studies while having professional and personal responsibilities? Join us as we chat with Asrif Yusoff, author of "Staying the Course: Navigating the Challenges of Part-Time Study” to discover practical tips for balancing work, parenting, and education, and learn how to stay focused on your goals while remaining balanced. Tune in for inspiration and strategies to thrive! 📖 More on "Staying the Course: Navigating the Challenges of Part-Time study" by Asrif Yusoff: https://www.umpress.com.my/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=935 🌏Follow Asrif Yusoff: LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/asrif Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AsrifYusoff Instagram @asrifyusoff Twitter @asrif

News headlines both locally and worldwide - are constantly headlines of corruption, money laundering, bribes. From world leaders, management teams, all the way down to the working level staff in a company, corruption has become more rampant and widespread, and it’s easy to see why the topic of integrity has recently been given so much emphasis and taking up much more of a spotlight in the corporate world and mainstream media But what IS integrity? People always talk about “what you do when nobody is watching” - but is there more to it? Is integrity merely about “not taking bribes”? Or is there something deeper? In this episode, the team at The Barakah Effect podcast have a conversation about one of the most important characteristic of our lives, where we discuss: ✅ Why discuss this subject? What is the impact of corruption, bribery? What are some personal stories and experience you can relate to why you feel we should talk about this? ✅ Definitions: what IS integrity - from the contemporary perspective, and how do we contrast that to the way Islam views integrity, from the lens of faith and iman? ✅ Importance of integrity, multiple aspects of integrity (which are often neglected) ✅ How: Practical strategies for combating corruption and reinforcing integrity May Allah make all of us to be people of integrity!

Through these modern times in the 21st century, emotional intelligence (often referred to as EQ) is often regarded as a superpower that can supercharge our Relationship building, stronger personal resilience, effective leadership, fostering collaboration, personal development, adaptability, empathy, and even in influencing others, and is often viewed as one of the crucial ingredients for long-term success, both personally and professionally.  But really, what IS emotional intelligence? How do we view Emotional Intelligence from the perspective of Islam? Is it compatible with the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah? Is it really that important?  Furthermore, with thousands of books, articles, courses, seminars on this subject matter, there are no shortage of "experts" weighing in on the subject, sometimes providing conflicting advice, or those suspiciously contradicting our Islamic values. To enlighten us on this inspiring subject, we go for a deep dive conversation with brother Muhammad Javed, author of the book, "Nurturing Emotional Intelligence", published recently in 2023 by Dakwah Corner Bookstore. A seasoned training and development practitioner with extensive experience in leadership and professional training, coaching, and consulting across diverse industries, including oil & gas, technology, real estate, manufacturing, finance, and education, Muhammad is the founder of the training academy, Muslim Launchpad, he specializes in empowering Muslim professionals through world-class professional and leadership development with a unique Islamic perspective.  Contact Muhammad Javed @ The Muslim Launchpad: Emotional Intelligence The Prophetic Way Transformation 🌏 Website  https://www.muslimlaunchpad.net/  📧 Muhammad@muslimlaunchpad.net TIME STAMPS  0:00:00 Start  0:04:32 From computer science to EQ:. Muhammad Javed's personal Journey  0:16:00 What is Emotional Intelligence ?  0:26:40 Beauty of the Islamic Approach  0:37:14 Connecting, Reaching Out to the Youth  0:53:52 Learning from Sirah and Rasulullah - A Masterclass in EQ 1:42:43 How to get in touch with Muhammad Javed

Since October 2023, the world has witnessed the horrors of the gen0cide and mass murders taking place in Pale$tine, specifically in G@za. As we speak, isr@el has killed more than 37,000 civilians - mostly women and children - in addition to over 80,000 severely injured. In an unprecedented act of violence, isr@el has dropped over 70,000 tons of bombs on the strip, exceeding World War 2 bombings in Dresden, Hamburg and London combined. Despite gaining notorious attention from all over the world, with international communities negatively labelling isr@el’s actions as ethnic cleansing & gen0cide, and multiple peaceful attempts at a ceasefire, there seems to be no end in sight for the atrocities being committed against the people of Pale$tine, including civilians in the West B@nk, which is particularly painful for us Muslims, as we witness the crimes perpetrated on the holy ground of Al-Aqsa. With these horrific acts, many around the world are forced to watch in horror. Some questioning God, wondering “where is the Help of Allah”? Why is He allowing these to take place? Why aren’t the nations stepping up to stop this violence? And after 8 months of non-stop horror, some have lost hope, or even start to feel jaded as if they can no longer be bothered. In this episode of the Barakah Effect, join us as we discuss: What should we do, as Muslims? What is our attitude in facing this situation, as we helplessly watch our brothers and sisters being massacred in these holy lands? What role do we have to play, and how do we understand this in the right perspective to see it from the Wisdom of Allah?

Pernahkah anda terfikir: Bagaimana caranya menjadi sahabat sejati Al-Quran? Apa yang bezakan seseorang yang hanya membaca Al-Quran dengan yang benar-benar menghidupkannya dan hidup bersamanya setiap hari? Pada episod kali ini, kita bersama Ustaz Syazani Jemy yang akan berkongsi tentang perjalanan luar biasanya. 1. Mengenali Ustaz Syazani - Ketahui bagaimana beliau memulakan perjalanan sebagai seorang hafiz yang luar biasa. Segmen ini sangat berguna untuk ibu bapa yang ingin anak-anak mereka mendalami hafalan Al-Quran. 2. Memahami dan Menghayati Al-Quran - Perbincangan yang lebih mendalam di mana kami akan meneroka ilmu qiraat dan harf yang jarang diketahui orang ramai 3. Tips Praktikal untuk Dekat dengan Al-Quran - Ustaz Syazani akan memberikan langkah-langkah mudah yang boleh kita ambil untuk menjadikan Al-Quran sebahagian daripada hidup kita. Jangan lepaskan peluang untuk mendengar episod penuh ilmu dan inspirasi ini. Semoga apa yang kami kongsikan memberi manfaat kepada anda. Barakallahu fikum, dan selamat mendengar!

How has your Iman and Ibadah been post-Ramadan? Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali encapsulated the life and outlook of the high-aspiring believers beautifully in these words: “The entire life of this dunya is a month of fasting for the muttaqeen, and their ‘Eid al-fitr is the day of meeting their Lord. And most of the days of fasting have already passed, and the ‘Eid of meeting is swiftly approaching” (Lataa’if al-Ma’aarif) These words should make us reflect - as we tasted the sweetness of striving in Ramadan, and the sweetness of success in Eid, it should serve as a valuable lesson for us to power on through our entire life ahead which are none but a number of days. Let's be honest: It's not easy. Life happens! There are so many things which may distract us from our end goal - work, obligations, life events. And yes, even Eid gatherings. In this episode, recognizing these challenges, we discuss sustainable strategies to maintain our steadfastness upon Iman and good deeds as we did in Ramadan: ✅ What are some mindsets we can realign ourselves with, to keep up that momentum post-Ramadan? ✅ Handling distractions & reverting to bad habits: Now that the devils have been unchained, have we become unhinged? How can we keep our guard up, now that shaytan is roaming free and disrupting our iman? ✅ How do we know if our good deeds in Ramadan were accepted? What are some signs that we can look out for? ✅ How can we capitalize that sweetness of Ramadan - and replicate some of the good environment that induced and encouraged us towards becoming better people? .. and many more! ABOUT US: The Barakah Effect is a podcast where we discuss how to make the best out of our productivity, career, parenting, family, religion and life: How we can juggle all these moving parts, in order to achieve extraordinary success in dunya and akhirah. We are on a mission to inspire communities of high achievers striving for continuous growth and excellence: Here and Hereafter, through barakah as one ummah.

For our final episode in our series on Treasures from Quran this Ramadan, join us as we hear brother Syahmi share his reflections from Surah Ad-Duha: How Allah comforts the Prophet ﷺ in his times of sadness, reassuring him that He has not neglected him. Join us at TBE as we finish off these final, most blessed nights of Ramadan, and find assurance and confidence in our hearts through the words of our Lord, just as how it did to our Prophet ﷺ. See you there! BarakAllahu fikum

An old man once asked the Prophet ﷺ to teach him to recite the Quran. Encountering initial difficulty in reciting, the old man requested the Prophet ﷺ to teach him a comprehensive surah, to which the Prophet ﷺ then taught him surah Al-Zalzalah. What amazing virtues Surah Al-Zalzalah contain; a short yet comprehensive surah. It was reported Abu Bakar r.a cried upon hearing these verses when it was revealed. A Surah that addresses important events after each blowing of the trumpet on Judgement Day. It also contains two particular verses deemed by Ibn Mas'ud r.a as the most comprehensive and concise ayat in the Quran. Want to explore more? Join us as we share our brief reflection of this beautiful surah. BarakAllahu fikum

Surah Kawthar, a short surah in the Quran, yet it is considered one of the greatest gifts to our Prophet ﷺ. In our 3rd series this year of Treasures from Qur'an, join us on a journey with Aziz, as we discover gems from this short and beautiful surah, such as: •⁠ ⁠The meaning of Surah Kawthar and its connection to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ •⁠ ⁠The description of Al-Kawthar, a river and pool in Paradise. •⁠ ⁠The significance of the Day of Judgement in relation to Al-Kawthar. •⁠ ⁠Not everyone from the Prophet’s followers will be allowed to drink from the pool. ..and many more!

Among the amazing miracles of the Quran and the comprehensiveness of Islam is that Allah doesn’t just legislate personal obligations, rituals, Do’s and Dont’s, but also a holistic approach in ethics of behavior: both as an individual, as well as a community. Surah Al-Hujurat is filled with amazing wisdoms on the subjects of social psychology, character building, conflict resolutions, diversity and inclusion that shares profound lessons about what we can do to bring stability, but also how to thrive and succeed, collectively as a society. Join us where Faisal shares his reflections on this amazing surah as we uncover these inspiring lessons, and shares practical insights on how we can apply these to our lives - whether it’s in our families, leadership at the workplace, friendships, religious groups, and local communities.