Faith

Faith is the foundation. Without it, everything we build — career, business, family — can collapse anytime. This page collects personal notes on the spiritual journey.

Essentials

• Quran.com — read, listen, and study the Quran
• Sunnah.com — comprehensive hadith collection
• Muslim Pro — Google Play — prayer times and qibla direction

Learning Islam

• Yaqeen Institute — contemporary Islamic research, in-depth articles
• Sapience Institute — Islamic apologetics, philosophical debates
• Blogging Theology — YouTube — comparative theology, Islam and Christianity
• The Muslim Lantern — YouTube — Islam discussions with non-Muslims
• Towards Eternity — YouTube — reflective Islamic content

Thinkers & Scholars

• Imam Al-Ghazali — Ihya Ulumuddin, Bidayatul Hidayah
• Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah — Ad-Da' wad Dawa', diseases of the heart and their cures
• Dr. Zakir Naik — comparative religion, academic debates
• Nouman Ali Khan — linguistic tafsir of the Quran
• Ustadh Abdul Somad — contextual Islamic lectures (Indonesian)

Topics

Patience and Gratitude

Two wings that balance life. Patience when tested, gratitude when blessed. One is incomplete without the other.

• "Indeed, Allah is with the patient" — Al-Baqarah: 153

Tawhid

Purify intention. Everything we do — coding, writing, business — only has value when done for Allah. If the intention is showing off, the reward ends in this world.

Divine Decree (Qadr)

Not fatalism. Understanding that the final outcome is not in our hands. Maximum effort, then trust in Allah. This mindset brings peace in the uncertainty of startup life.

Articles & References

• The Case for Allah's Existence — Sapience Institute
• Why Islam is True — Yaqeen Institute
• The Purpose of Life — Hamza Tzortzis
• Islamic Spirituality and Mental Well-Being — Yaqeen Institute

Apps & Tools

• Tarteel — Quran memorization with AI feedback
• Ayah — Quran with tafsir, available in this app
• Dhikr & Dua — daily supplication collection