The Deenspiration Podcast

This week, award winning Turkish actor Emre Üçtepe, most famously known for his role as young Osman Bey in the globally successful Diriliş Ertugrul, joins us to discuss his life leading up to and after the series, and much more about this personal life including hobbies, faith, and interesting facts.
























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Cut the Small Talk & Get Deep with the Reflection Deck by Towards Faith

As you’ll notice on our podcast show, we’ve recently began introducing a deep reflection round at the end of our discussions. We’re doing this using the brilliant Reflection Deck card game by our sponsors, Towards Faith.

Featuring 150 questions split into three categories (fun and light, personal and deep), this is a wonderful tool for meaningful and heartfelt discussions with loved ones. As you’ll see from the examples in our podcast, some of these questions will have you opening up like you never have before, and will prompt you to deeply reflect about yourself, your faith, and Allah SWT.



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Life as an Actor in the Diriliş Ertugrul Drama Series Whilst Being a Strictly Practising Muslim

Today we’re joined by Celal Al – husband, father, and Turkish actor most widely known for his role as the legendary warrior Abdurrahman Alp/Gazi in the globally successful Diriliş Ertugrul and Kuruluş Osman drama series.

We discuss his role as an actor whilst also being a strictly practising Muslim, and his love for his fans in Pakistan.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro – Who is Celal Al?

3:07 – Salams and welcome to the show

4:02 – Remembering Ayberk Pekcan (Artuk Bey)

4:55 – Usman showing off!

5:40 – Choosing reflection cards

6:40 – What drew you to the role?

7:50 – Muslims increasing faith because of Islamic dramas

9:51 – The role of dramas for Islamic education

11:23 – Dramas teaching better Islamic etiquette

12:16 – Acting whilst practising Islam

13:00 – Kayi merchandise

13:12 – Praying Salah on a film set

15:42 – What does Celal have in common with Abdurrahman?

16:21 – Celal “SLAPS” Usman, Abdurrahman style!

17:16 – Favourite scene to film

18:15 – Celal loves Pakistan!

19:03 – Zaimah Qurbani Campaign

20:27 – Reflection Card Game

21:41 – Outro
























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As you’ll notice on our podcast show, we’ve recently began introducing a deep reflection round at the end of our discussions. We’re doing this using the brilliant Reflection Deck card game by our sponsors, Towards Faith.

Featuring 150 questions split into three categories (fun and light, personal and deep), this is a wonderful tool for meaningful and heartfelt discussions with loved ones. As you’ll see from the examples in our podcast, some of these questions will have you opening up like you never have before, and will prompt you to deeply reflect about yourself, your faith, and Allah SWT.



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About Celal Al

Celal Al is a Turkish actor, husband and father, and most widely known for his portrayal of the legendary Kayi Tribe warrior, Abdurrahman Gazi in the Dirilis Ertugrul and Kurulus Osman drama series.

Celal has acted in many Turkish television series and is known for his notable work and tremendous performances.

The actor has been in touch with many most celebrated Pakistani actors including Imran Abbas, Humayun Saeed, and others. They met in Pakistan and were noted for chanting the Pakistani song ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’.

Celal is also public about his strict practise of Islam, often seen reciting Qur’an and even delivering Islamic sermons.

























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Complete Change the Way You Think About Salah & Develop a More Meaningful Relationship with Allah

This week we’re joined by Iqbal Nasim. He’s an educator, writer, speaker, former investment banker and non-profit leader, and a Hafidh of Qur’an. In our opinion, he is one of the most forward-thinking visionaries in the UK Muslim community today, and in this episode you’ll get a flavour for why that is!

Iqbal has a long-standing passion for aiding Muslims lead a more meaningful, purposeful, God-centred life. After a decade as CEO of the National Zakat Foundation, Iqbal’s focus has turned to creating and delivering transformational educational experiences through his courses on salat, the Qur’an, and leadership.

In this episode we discuss his journey briefly, and then dive into the mindset shift we must make if we want to improve the quality of our daily salat, and deepen our relationship with Allah. Get ready to hear some seriously thought-provoking thoughts about salah that you might not have considered before.

We’ll also hear about the ‘Transform My Prayer’ course which Iqbal is teaching LIVE this Ramadan.

Stay tuned until the last portion of the episode to watch Iqbal and Usman play the Reflection Deck card game together. Things get very deep!





WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Iqbal’s journey towards building the National Zakat Foundation.

The true purpose of Zakat vs how Muslims treat it today.

How Iqbal combines Zakat, salah, and leadership as part of a logical journey towards building strong foundations.

Why the Muslim community will never become great again unless they establish strong foundations.

Why weak salah = weak foundations.

The current state of most of our prayers and why this is a major problem (are our prayers just a performance?)

How people treat their daily salah vs the reality of what it actually is.

The problem with mindless salah .

How Allah describes the Believers’ motivations in the Qur’an vs what we think they are.

Start practising or stop pretending! A scary but eye-opening question you need to ask yourself.

The number one priority you must address before trying to fix the components inside of your prayer

Do we believe in Allah because we’re Muslim, or are we Muslim because we believe in Allah?

What’s comes first, the mindset surrounding prayer or establishing prayer first?

More info about the Transform My Prayer, Club Revelation and Last Day Leader courses that Iqbal teaches.

The Prophet’s (s) Companions’ (ra) journey with the salah and how this relates to our own journeys.

The number one factor that improved Iqbal’s focus and tranquillity in Salah.

Why having thoughts in your salah is actually a good thing.

Are we really connecting with the phrases we utter during salah on an emotional level? If not, how do we solve this?

The beautiful wisdom behind the repetition that occurs during our daily prayers.

How to test if you’re making progress in your salah.
























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Cut the Small Talk & Get Deep with the Reflection Deck by Towards Faith

As you’ll notice on our podcast show, we’ve recently began introducing a deep reflection round at the end of our discussions. We’re doing this using the brilliant Reflection Deck card game by our sponsors, Towards Faith.

Featuring 150 questions split into three categories (fun and light, personal and deep), this is a wonderful tool for meaningful and heartfelt discussions with loved ones. As you’ll see from the examples in our podcast, some of these questions will have you opening up like you never have before, and will prompt you to deeply reflect about yourself, your faith, and Allah SWT.



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About Iqbal Nasim

Iqbal Nasim is an educator, speaker and writer… former investment banker and non-profit leader. He delivers transformational educational experiences to help people lead truly God-centred lives, by achieving connection through prayer, clarity through revelation, and the courage to fulfil one’s leadership potential. In 2019, he developed and started teaching a course, Transform My Prayer, to help people achieve more consistency, focus and tranquillity in their five daily prayers. It’s been taken by nearly 2,000 people from around the world.

Iqbal is the former Chief Executive of the National Zakat Foundation. In 2019, he was awarded an MBE for services to Tackling Poverty and Community Development. He has an MA in Economics and Management from Cambridge University and an MSc in Voluntary Sector Management from Cass Business School. Iqbal has given hundreds of talks and Friday sermons on a variety of subjects relating to Islam. He has memorised the Qur’an and has an official license for the accurate recitation of the Qur’an with an unbroken chain of teachers back to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him.

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Studies, Travels, Poetry, Writing, Entrepreneurship & A New Book
This is Shabbir Hassan’s Story

Shabbir Hassan – a multi-talented scholar, hafiz of Qur’an, author, podcast host and teacher – joins us today for Episode 50 (wohoo, 50 episodes Alhamdulillah) to discuss his journey so far, from his time away from home studying Islamic sciences all the way to the inspirations behind his recent book.

Embarking on a journey of Islamic studies at a young age can be difficult, especially to stick through with it and graduate with a qualification

Stay tuned until the last portion of the episode to watch Shabbir and Usman  play the Reflection Deck game together. Things get very deep!





WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Shabbir’s story: how he first started his journey of seeking Islamic knowledge and sacrifices involved

The significance of being the first person from his small town to embark on such a journey and what it meant to him

What sparked Shabbir to learn Arabic and memorise the Qur’an

Lessons Shabbir learned along the way and how these have shaped who he is today

The importance of having teachers and mentors who will keep you on the right track

The time Shabbir’s teacher had to serve him some humble pie!

Advice to young students of knowledge wishing to embark on a similar journey

The story behind his book ‘A Beautiful Patience: 40 Life Lessons from Surah Yusuf’

Why Surah Yusuf has so many timeless valuable life lessons

What makes Yusuf (as) the most relatable prophet, according to Shabbir?

A fun reflection round featuring the Reflection Deck by Towards Faith.

























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Discover How the New Faith & Focus Morning and Evening Journal Can Supercharge Your Spiritual Productivity

Shahbaz Mirza, founder of Towards Faith (formerly Ramadan Legacy), joins us for a third time on the show to share details of the new Faith & Focus Morning and Evening Journal – a daily system for being and doing.

In this episode, Shahbaz and Usman catch up on the latest developments within the Towards Faith brand, and dive deep into the world or productivity, daily routines, and how strugglers and seekers can best utilise their time for maximum spiritual self-development.

With an overwhelming amount of self-help content on the internet and every guru pointing you towards their latest productivity hack, one glaring issue is that most of these are not centred around God and a faith-based mindset. Sure, they may be useful for planning your day and motivating you to check off the tasks on your to-do list, but where does your daily worship fit into this? What about your five prayers, your Qur’an recitation, your dhikr (remembrance), your personal character building, your intentions, and other spiritual activities? Between the morning yoga and the mid-day greens smoothie, do these mainstream methods provide any real systems for incorporating Islam into your day and improving your relationship with Allah?

That’s exactly what we discuss in this episode, and explore how this new product has been designed to be a simple, yet powerful tool for busy Muslims who want to be more, whilst doing more at the same time.

Stay tuned until the last portion of the episode to watch Shahbaz and Usman spontaneously play the Reflection Deck game together. Things get very deep!





WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

A brief overview of Shahbaz’s journey from creating Ramadan Legacy, to rebranding into Towards Faith.

Why does Towards Faith exist, and who does it serve?

Did Shahbaz feel a spiritual void whilst working in the corporate world, and did this inspire the creation of the Faith & Focus journal?

The difference between learning Islamic educations vs implementing the knowledge into your own life.

What’s the deal with morning and evening routines, and why are they important?

The problem with mainstream ‘hustle’ culture and its lack of a faith-based mindset.

What does Allah SWT say about the morning and the evening in the Qur’an, and why is this significant for our own lives?

What triggered the creation of the Faith & Focus journal, and how does its system work?

How the Prophet (s), the Companions (r) and the greatest Muslim inventors used Islam to enhance and speed up their work, not slow it down.

A step-by-step journey through the Faith & Focus journal (goal setting, planning, gratitude journaling, and more).

How the journal and its various daily prompts are designed to set you up for success and make you a better Muslim, practically and spiritually.

And a fun round of playing the Reflection Deck game.
























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About Shahbaz Mirza

For the past 10-years Shahbaz has risen to the top of his career in the field of strategy consulting, business change and transformation, whilst also studying Islam intensely and gaining multiple diplomas from Cambridge Islamic College and iSyllabus UK. His expertise is studying and synthesising authentic and deep traditional knowledge into simple tools and frameworks for Muslims to easily implement into their day to day lives.

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