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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