Curriculums
Reclaiming Purpose in an Age of Collapse
1. Praxis: The Crisis of Modern Individualism & the Return to the Commons
- Explore how liberal capitalism and individualism have created a hollow sense of empowerment.
- Diagnose our disconnection from real power, the illusion of rights, and how the Commons offers a return to true human flourishing.
- Unpack the difference between conceptual freedoms and real structural empowerment.
- Introduce “The Commons” as an ethical-spiritual paradigm grounded in Islamic civilization and Natural Law.
2. Business: The Believer’s Purpose and Business as 'Ibadah
- Clarify personal and professional mission using Qur’anic and Prophetic frameworks.
- Identify individual skillsets and resources through intention-setting and goal-mapping.
- Frame business ownership as a means for divine service and social transformation.
Rebuilding Trade & Real Markets
1. Praxis: Public Markets, Caravanserais, and the Spirit of Commerce
- Learn about the historical and Islamic models of trade: suqs, caravans, and community-based market systems.
- Understand the ethics and culture of mutual aid, hospitality, and trust-based transactions.
- Explore the spiritual significance of trade in the Prophetic model and its role in communal flourishing.
2. Business: Marketplace Strategy, Marketing, and Audience Alignment
- Develop mission-aligned branding and messaging rooted in sincerity, identity, and service.
- Learn audience engagement strategies that build trust, not manipulation.
- Begin to map out offerings and business models aligned with personal and communal prosperity.
Real Production & the Return of the Guilds
1. Praxis: Guilds, Cluster Development & Shared Prosperity
- Learn how real production once thrived through collaborative manufacturing ecosystems rooted in ethics, beauty, and dignity.
- Study Islamic guilds (futuwwa), and how clusters of artisans created economic stability and social structure.
- Explore how these systems challenge corporate monopolies and can be revived in our time.
2. Business: Structuring Organizations & Building Barakah Teams
- Learn how to legally and ethically structure a mission-aligned business or cooperative.
- Craft clear agreements and contracts rooted in adl (justice) and ihsan (excellence).
- Explore how to build teams (including virtual/remote) that share values and uphold collective trust.
Ethical Finance & the Return of Real Money
1. Praxis: Gold, Trust, and Justice in Finance
- Understand how currency shapes our souls and societies.
- Explore Islamic financial instruments: qirad (investment), ijara (rental/leasing), and the problem of fiat money.
- Dive into the necessity of public banks, mutual credit, and community trust systems like the Bayt al-Mal.
2. Business: Offer Design, Marketing Infrastructure, and Ethical Sales
- Refine service or product offerings for clarity, deliverability, and alignment with the needs of the ummah and the planet.
- Build marketing systems and sales pipelines based on trust, consent, and value delivery.
- Design operations that serve human wellbeing, not hustle culture.
Strategic Growth Without Colonial Capitalism
1. Praxis: Scaling Through Commons, Not Corporations. The power of Awqaf and Public Private Partnerships
- Redefine “growth”: not domination, but distributed power and shared benefit.
- Case studies of alternative economic models: co-ops, trusts, zakat-based development, and localized wealth.
- Learn the praxis of building without debt or extractive capital—based on trust, trade, and talent.
2. Business: Capacity Building with Offshore Teams, AI, and Automation
- Learn halal and ethical strategies for using technology and global talent pools.
- Delegate and automate with spiritual presence, equity, and sustainability.
- Integrate tools like AI and no-code platforms for time liberation and excellence in service.
Implementing the New Economy
1. Praxis: Revival & Resistance Restoring the Silk Road Economy
- Examine the historical Silk Road as a spiritual-economic civilization.
- Understand how trade, faith, and trust created vast zones of peace and prosperity.
- Strategize how to apply these models locally and globally through networks of mutual aid and interdependence.
2. Business: Final Implementation, Feedback, and Movement Building
- Cohort review of each business model for feedback and refinement.
- Build a shared movement of aligned entrepreneurs to support and collaborate beyond the program.
- Develop a long-term plan for personal growth, communal service, and institutional impact.
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