Workshop Overview
This workshop empowers participants to cultivate a resilient, visionary, and spiritually grounded entrepreneurial mindset based on Qur’anic guidance and the Prophetic example. Participants will learn to navigate challenges with Tawakkul (trust in Allah), lead with sincerity and integrity, and build ventures that serve both dunya and akhirah.

Day 1: Internal Foundations of the Muslim Entrepreneur

Session 1: The Intentional Entrepreneur – Niyyah & Purpose

• Explore the role of niyyah (intention) in shaping business outcomes
• Align your business vision with Islamic purpose (khilafah, islah, ummah benefit)
• Exercise: Craft your “Entrepreneurial Intention Statement”

Session 2: Tazkiyah & Inner Growth for Entrepreneurs

• Understand the role of self-purification (tazkiyah) in ethical leadership
• Address ego traps: greed, arrogance, haste — through spiritual self-regulation
• Activity: Build your "Tazkiyah Toolkit" for daily resilience and discipline

Session 3: Tawakkul and Risk-Taking with Trust

• Redefine risk and failure from an Islamic worldview
• Learn how Prophets and Sahaba took bold decisions with Tawakkul
• Reflection: Identify your biggest fear in business and how to release it through reliance on Allah

Day 2: External Expression – Skills & Strategies

Session 1: From Idea to Impact – Entrepreneurial Foresight

• Learn about fikr (strategic thought) and ijtihad (creative reasoning) in business innovation
• Evaluate business ideas through the lens of community benefit (maslahah)
• Workshop: Refine your business idea or mission using an Islamic opportunity filter

Session 2: Decision-Making with Shura & Barakah

• Apply shura (consultation) and ethical decision-making models
• Learn how to attract barakah through sincerity, service, and justice
• Simulation: Lead a values-based decision in a group startup scenario

Session 3: Building the Entrepreneurial Habits of the Prophet ﷺ

• Explore the Prophet’s (SAW) traits as an entrepreneur: discipline, vision, patience
• Build a habits tracker inspired by Sunnah traits for long-term success
• Group Plan: Create your 21-day “Sunnah Mindset Challenge”

Key Takeaways

• How to Align Niyyah with Impact & Profit
• Entrepreneurial Tazkiyah: Mastering the Self
• Tawakkul & Risk-Taking in Uncertain Times
• Barakah-Driven Decision-Making & Shura
• Prophetic Habits for Long-Term Success