Dadhood
This podcast discusses the journey of fatherhood through the lens of Muslim dads. It explores the challenges, joys, and responsibilities of being a father while incorporating Islamic values and perspectives. The show aims to provide guidance and support for Muslim fathers navigating their role.
Episodes
44 | Ali Tariq @badgmiji | Parenting 5 Year Old TikTok Sensation | Friendship With My Daughter
🏫 SPONSOR: Read Meta School - an Independent online Muslim School for ages 6-16. www.readmetaschool.com/trial📱Dadhood WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LlPCfyC8cbj1mPkCp1yQKg🗞️ Sign up to the Dadhood Newsletter: https://dadhood.beehiiv.com/subscribeIn this episode of the Podcast, I have a special guest Ali Tariq, a proud father of two kids. His 5-year-old daughter has become a TikTok s
43 | Razwan Faraz | Supporting Emotional Men | Navigating Divorce | Dad at 18
🏫 SPONSOR: Read Meta School - Independent online Muslim School for ages 6-16. www.readmetaschool.com/trial📱Dadhood WhatsApp Community: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LlPCfyC8cbj1mPkCp1yQKg🗞️ Sign up to the Dadhood Newsletter: https://dadhood.beehiiv.com/subscribe🧔♂️ Razwan Faraz is a former School teacher, founder of Man Sheds, National Fundraising Manager at Human Appeal and father of 3 children. ⭐ I
42 | Ramiz Ibrahim | Teaching Our Children To Be Content | Approaching Death (and more)
🏫 SPONSOR: Read Meta School - Independent online Muslim School for ages 6-16. www.readmetaschool.com/trial🧔♂️ Ramiz Ibrahim is the founder of Therapy Clinic London which offers physiotherapy through hijama, massages and other services. He is also a psychotherapist who has worked with men and married couples to help resolve conflicts and heal from traumas. He is also a proud father to 3 children.
41 | Abu Bilal Sanel | Switzerland to Medina | The Future of Islamic Schools
Sheikh Abu Bilal Sanel is a graduate of Medina University and the Director of Operations for Apex Trust, a primary and secondary school in East London. Also a father to 3 boys and 3 girls Masha Allah!We spoke about how Sheikh Bilal migrated from Switzerland to pursue Islamic education at Medina University and then settled in the UK with his 6 children. He speaks about his career in education and w
40 | Tawhid ar-Rahman | Mediation For Muslim Couples | SAVE £1000'S IN DIVORCE FEES
Read Meta School, Online Independent Muslim School - https://www.readmetaschool.com/In this episode I spoke to mediation expert Tawhid ar-Rahman who runs salammediation.co.uk where he supports couples going through divorce to settle amicably and avoid the huge court fees. We spoke about his own divorce, how he represented himself in court and his wonderful relationship with his son. We also spoke
39 | Yusuf Patel | Addressing RSE Lessons In Schools | Debunking The Myths
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Yusuf Patel is a father to 5 children and is the founder of SRE Islamic. SRE Islamic was established in 2008 to support Muslim parents navigate and respond to Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) in schools.
What we covered:
🍼 5 children and 0 theories about parenting
🍼 Fatherhood is a mirror reflecting your in
38 | Zakariya Mohamed | Building A Community Of Parents | Busy Dads Ask For Help
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Zakariya Mohamed is a father to one daughter and two sons. He works in the rail industry and is involved in starting up and running a number of Muslim community projects focused on Muslim families.
What we covered:
🍼 How his family spends Eid
🍼 Community projects for Muslim families
🍼 How to get parents together
37 | Ahtisham Aziz | How To Manage Time With Your Spouse | Being Present In Your Busy Schedule
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Ahtisham Aziz is an all-rounder working on various businesses and projects such as TV presenting on Eman Channel, running a media and marketing agency, developing real estate and organising Islamic events alongside his wife through Ilmforum. He is a proud father to his young son and he has another child on the way
36 | Khurram S. Malik | Hijrah To Pakistan | A Journey To Becoming An Author
K. S. Malik is a passionate author dedicated to connecting young Muslims with their cultural heritage through children's and young adult literature. With a background in engineering, he transitioned into writing to fill the void of culturally appropriate literature for Muslim children in Western societies. He is a father to 2 young children. What we covered: Why make Hijrah? What are the bene
35 | Dr. Saqib Iqbal Qureshi | Setting Up My Kids For Success | Becoming The Ultimate Role Model
#podcast #fathers #muslim
Dr. Saqib Iqbal Qureshi is a Fellow at LSE and a renowned writer whose book "The Broken Contract" achieved bestseller status. He is also a film producer, founder of Building Capital Inc, and has a diverse background in finance and consulting.. And top it all off, he is an active father to 3 young boys.
What we covered:
🍼 Keeping fit as a busy dad
🍼 Instillin
34 | Omar Dacosta-Shahid | My Wife Is Pregnant! | A Father's Perspective On Pregnancy
#podcast #fathers #muslim
Omar Dacosta-Shahid has a number of accolades. Forbes 30-Under-30, Co-Founder of Creed & Culture, Co-Founder of M.I.N, Board of Directors at Mvslim. And top it all off, he is now a dad!
What we covered:
🍼 Expectations Vs reality of pregnancy
🍼 How to support your wife
🍼 What to do at each stage of pregnancy
🍼 Preparing for labour&
33 | Jibril Hanzo | Raising Daughters | Are Hands-On Fathers Less Masculine?
Jibril Hanzo has been on many podcasts to speak about his journey to Islam but this time we speak about his journey as a father. He has 3 daughters and one newborn son. He is a counsellor and also works in the construction industry.
What we covered:
🍼 Becoming a dad for the first time
🍼 Being raised by a single father
🍼 Taking daughters to link-ups with your friends
32 | Ramiz Ibrahim | Emotional Intelligence | Becoming A Self-Aware Father
Ramiz Ibrahim is the founder of The Therapy Clinic which offers physiotherapy through hijama, massages and other services. He is also a psychotherapist who has worked with men and married couples to help resolve conflicts and heal from traumas. He is also a proud father to 3 children.
What we covered:
🍼 How to teach emotional intelligence to your children
🍼 The impact our
30 | Alim Sheikh | Un-Islamic Schools | Muslim Principal's Perspective
Alim Sheikh is currently the Principal at Barnet Hill Academy, a private Islamic school which will be taking on Reception students starting September 2023 on a Voluntary Aid basis (link with more info below). Mr Shiekh has an MA, PGCE, Mphil and NPQH. He helped to open to first Islamic boys school in the UK, Brondesbury College.
What we covered:
🍼 Hearing about the birth of his
31 | Ehsun Anwar | The Father Wound | Healing From The Effects Of An Absent Father
Ehsun Anwar is a life coach who primarily helps people to lose weight through healing past traumas. He is not a father nor a Muslim but has powerful insights in how we can improve our relationship with our fathers and others around us.
What we covered:
🍼 What is a 'father wound'?
🍼 Identifying the symptoms of the father wound
🍼 Connecting with God is part of the hea
29 | @1ShabbirHassan | The Travelling Imam | Fly With Your Wife And Baby
#podcast #parenting #muslimparents
Ustadh Shabbir Hassan recently became a father to his beautiful daughter Rawda after having completed his Alimyyah and gaining an Ijazah in Dawrah al-Hadith. He spends most of his time teaching at Faith and getting halal couples married with Nikkah Co.
What we covered:
🍼 Becoming a dad for the first time
🍼 Overcoming fears o
28 | Ameen Omar | The Masculine Dad | Leading Your Family As A Man
#podcast #muslimparents #parenting
Ameen Omar is a father of two young boys. He is a part of the Muslim CEO team helping Muslims to launch businesses. He is the author of the Muslim men's book The Shepard's Way. He is also a Youtuber and Co-Host of the podcast Mind Heist.
What we covered:
🍼 Muslim men need to Pray, Provide and Protect
🍼 What is a "masculine"
27 | @simonsayssquat | Dadbod or Father Figure? | Fitness Tips For Dads
Simon is a convert to Islam who originally from Sweden and now living in the UAE. He is a father to an adorable daughter and is an Online fitness coach or Muslim men and women.
What we covered:
🍼 Simon's experience of becoming a father
🍼 How to keep up with your fitness with a newborn
🍼 Common mistakes fathers make with their health
🍼 Being a healthy r
26 | Musa Adnan | Why I Respect My Dad? | Impact Of Involved Fathers
#podcast #muslimparents #parenting
Musa Adnan, although not a father himself, is well known to have a great relationship with his father Ustadh Adnan Rashid. Following in his fathers footsteps Musa has a degree in History and is heavily involved in learning and teaching Islam.
What we covered:
🍼 Your father is the "best" gate to Jannah
🍼 Dealing with "abusiv
25 | Shoaib Hussain @thesunnahguy | The Era Of Social Media Parenting
Shoaib Hussain or @thesunnahguy has been hitting the social media algorithm hard in the past few weeks with his hard hitting short videos. I decided to sit down with him and discuss his less well known role of being a father to a boy and a girl. Be warned, he is very unorthodox!
What we covered:
🍼 Why he started using social media
🍼 How social media impacts our parenting methods
🍼 Pub
24 | Ahmed Yunus @father2aqueen | Helping Your Child Love Islam
Ahmed Yunus or better known as @Father2AQueen makes viral videos on TikTok and instagram with his 5 year old daughter where they learn about Islam in a fun and engaging way
What we covered:
🍼 How the viral videos started and their impact
🍼 Protection against the evil eye
🍼 Why fathers need to play an active role in the family
🍼 The importance of seeking
23 | Khidr Muhammad | Two Dads Who Love Books
Khidr or Just Another Brother as he is known on Instagram is a father of 3 at only 26 years old, a student of knowledge and works for Islamic Finance Guru as their Community Lead.
What we covered:
🍼Why Khidr put his children in school
🍼 "Parenting books are like books on how to swim"
🍼 Reviewing various parenting books we have read
🍼 Defining the roles of a fa
22 | Jalal Mohabbat Ibn Syed | Dawah & Dadhood: Balancing The Two
Jalal is an IT professional, Da'ee, founder of projects like 1Eid and a father to multiple children.
What we covered:
🍼 Experience of being a father for the first time
🍼 Lessons from the story of Suhayla and Farooq
🍼 How 1Eid started
🍼 How to involve your children in Dawah projects
🍼 Answering your questions from the Instagram live
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21 | Uthman Bearded Halal Guy | How Becoming A Dad Made Me Lose 70kg
Uthman is a humanitarian aid worker and a father to two young boys. He used to weigh 166kg and over the course of the last 12 months he has lost 70kg resulting in him becoming a more active dad.What we covered: 🍼 Struggling with being a dad at 166kg🍼 Almost taking his own life🍼 The mental struggle of being overweight🍼 What benefits he gained from losing the weight🍼 Answering your questions from th
20 | Shaykh Abu Muslim Kamran | Raising My Son In Medina
Shaykh Abu Muslim Kamran is a graduate from the Islamic University of Medina and now works as a secondary school teacher. He is also the founder of a unique online madrassah called Your Madrassah and is a father of two. What we covered Becoming a father at 21Raising his son in Medina Homeschooling tips What is Your MadrassahInspiring the love of Quran in childrenWatch on YouTubehttps://youtu.be/cm
18 | Ismael Musoke | It Takes A Village To Raise A Child
Ismael Musoke is a poet, an author, a project manager and a father to his 1 year old son. He is also the youngest person to come on the podcast at 25 years old. What we covered: 🍼 Getting married at 22 🍼 Positive impact of Ismael's father🍼 Parenting goes beyond the parents🍼 Fatherhood brings you closer to Allah🍼 Sons vs Daughters Watch it on youtube:https://youtu.be/o6liiAQnlAkFollow me on In
17 | Adam Kaan | Weight Loss Is Just A Matter Of Mindset
Adam Kaan is an online personal trainer, the founder of the Fit Dad Life Mastery Program, has 2 children and has been through a divorce and remarried.What we covered: 🍼 Battling with tuberculosis as a teen🍼 Lack of health role models in South Asian community 🍼 How dads can fit healthy habits into their busy lifestyle🍼 Raising two children for 7 years as a single father Watch on YouTubehttps://you
16 | AkhiTweet | Men Without Responsibility Are Useless
AkhiTweet, actual name Mohamed R, is a visual artist, co=host of Mind Heist podcast, co-host of Dad's Dunya podcast (Freshly Grounded), lives in Brighton and is a father of two! What we covered: 🍼 Why we got married early and had kids early🍼 Why men delay marriage and the harms of it🍼 Raising kids outside the big cities 🍼 The long lasting impact fathers haveWatch episodes on YouTube:https://w
15 | Yusuf Kalam | The Miraculous Birth Of My Daughter
Yusuf Kalam is a Fundraising Manager for Muslim Aid and is a brand new father with his daughter being only a month old! What we covered: 🍼 The taboo of miscarriage and still births🍼 Tips on supporting your wife through pregnancy🍼 Unexpected emergency C section🍼 The special name given to his daughter🍼 The first month of being a dad Watch episode on youtube:https://youtu.be/mfCH2EQLMrgFollow me on I
14 Dr. Salman Butt: Smartphones Are Poisoning Our Children And Islam Has The Remedy
Dr. Salman Butt is the Chief Editor of the website www.Islam21c.com has a PhD in Chemical Biology and is a father to 4 children. What we covered: 🍼 Children bring their own provision🍼 New societal norms are harming our children's development🍼 How Islam can reverse that harm 🍼 Shocking studies on the harms of smartphones🍼 Why parents should buy the most expensive gamesFollow me on Instagram fo
13 Fayaaz Choudhury: Going From Taxi Driver To Data Privacy Specialist For My Daughter
Fayaaz has a 2 year old daughter, lives in Exeter and is a data privacy specialist. What we covered: 🍼 Career change with a Newborn🍼 Making sacrifices for your children🍼 High income vs job satisfaction🍼 Learning about yourself from your children🍼 Making the most of the early yearsStream episodes on Spotify, iTunes and Googlehttps://tinyurl.com/dadhoodpodspotifyhttps://tinyurl.com/dadhoodgooglehttp
12 Reece Byfield: Parenting As A Revert, Nurturing Strong Muslim Identity, Philosophy At Cambridge
In Episode 12 we are joined by Reece Byfield aka Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Shafi'ee who is a Revert to Islam, an Alimiyyah student at As Salaam Institute (ASI), a graduate in Philosophy from KCL and now a Masters student in University of Cambridge. He just became a father 4 months ago and shares his reasons for giving his son a "controversial name", how he plans to nurture a strong Muslim
#11 Zarrar B: Dealing with Son's Allergies, Challenges with Nursery, Why Dads Should Read
In this episode I was joined by Zarrar. He is a father to one 3 year old son, he works in a senior position in the sales industry and he is an avid reader. Zarrar broke down the allergies his son has and how he and his wife deal with his nutrition. He also explains what challenges he faced when looking for a Nursery for his son. We then discussed how we want to educate our children at their young
#10 Qari Is’Haaq Jasat: Football For Toddlers, 3 Year Old Memorised 8 Surahs, Reward System
I was joined by Qari Is’Haaq Jasat who is the founder of the National Huffadh Association UK. He is currently is a part-time Imam at London Islamic Cultural Society in North London and Head of Religious Education at Eden Girls Waltham Forest. He is a father to one daughter. We spoke about some of the challenges he faced being a new father, balancing all of his roles with fatherhood, encouraging hi
#9 Nur Choudhury: Muslim Girls S*xually Harassed In School, Dad's More Important Than Mum's
Today I was joined by Nur Choudhry the founder of Involved fathers (involvedfathers.com) and chair of charity Human Aid UK. He has 6 children the youngest 4 and the eldest 14. He is a parenting consultant holding a diploma in child psychology and cetificates in counselling and life coaching. We spoke about the recently released OFSTED report on sexual harassment in schools, how it affects our chil
#7 Tanim Zaman: Teaching Kids About Money, Why Dads Need Business, Homeschool Village?
Tanim Zaman, Co-Founder of Golden Touch Academy and father to one boy, joins me on the podcast to share his experiences. We start by delving into how Tanim made time for the birth of his son. We then spoke about why having a your own business has so many advantages for fathers. Tanim shares his advice to young brothers who are thinking about starting a family. He also gives fathers advice on how t
#8 Khidr Muhammad: Finding Out We're Having Twins, Dealing With Stress, Toxic Masculinity
In this episode I sat down with Khidr or Just Another Brother as he is known on Instagram. He's father of 3 at only 25 years old, a student of knowledge and works for the East London Mosque. We spoke about his reaction to having twins, how him and his wife deal with raising 3 children, his favourtie books, why he started his Instagram account and what he looks forward to doing with his childr
#6 Maruf: Life in 10 years, Role Modelling, Painting, Financial Independence, Zelda, Pizza
My good friend Maruf is back again with more questions about becoming a Dad. In this episode we started with a quick fire round to get to know him a bit better. Then i gave him a scenario in which he is a father with two children, we broke down what that vision looks like and how we can work towards that ideal. The key message was that we need to start working on ourselves from now in order to rea
#3 Maruf: When Are You Ready For Kids? Kids Or Career? When I Found Out My Wife Was Pregnant
This is the third episode of the Dadhood Podcast with my friend for 13+ years, Maruf, who is not yet a father. We discuss going on Umrah together and what we got up to in school. He asks me questions about fatherhood to prepare himself for when that moment comes like when are you ready to have kids, how do you prioritise your time and how to support your wife during pregnancy. Follow me on Instagr
#5 Dr Yusuf Abdul Jobbar: Moving To Turkey, Secular Vs Islamic Education, Raising 6 Children
This is the fifth episode of the Dadhood Podcast with Dr. Yusuf Abdul-Jobbar who has 6 children with the oldest being 16 and the youngest being 5. He tuned in live from Turkey so we discussed why and how he moved his family out there. We shared his thoughts on balanacing Secular and Islamic education. He is a part time Imam/Da'ee so we spoke about how he balances that responsibility with 6
#2 Hamza Ahmed: Road Life to Umrah Guide, Why Dadhood, Terrible Two's, Angry Dads
This is the second episode of the Dadhood Podcast with my dear friend Hamza where we discuss his journey from being on the roads to taking hundreds of people on Umrah, with an unexpected turn into youth work. We talk about his parenting organisation Bonsai Trust, how he handles his two toddlers, why we always need to be improving ourselves as parents and how anger can destory households Follow me
#4 Tariq Shaekh: The Advice That Got Me Married, Giving Birth At Home, Camping With Kids
This is the fourth episode of the Dadhood Podcast with Tariq Shaekh who has 3 children and has been working in charity fundraising for over a decade. We speak about how he gave me my first job, key marriage advice, how to set a vision for your children, what are the benefits of home births and why the outdoors are so good for our children. Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shoaybmuh
#1 Taha: Muslim In Eton, Newborn In Lockdown, Prepping Kids Against Discrimination
This is the first episode of the Dadhood Podcast with my dear friend Taha we discuss how he feels being a father for the third time, what his experience was with pregnancy throughout the pandemic, how he got into the infamous Eton boarding school and the mindsets hes learnt from that and wants to pass down to his children. Follow me on Instagram @shoaybmuhammad for more dad related content
