For this episode, we have a conversation with one of our favourite teachers, Sheikh Dr. Sajid Umar, on what it takes to Raise Visionary Leaders. We discuss:

✅ COVID - making the best out of our circumstances to be proactive

✅ What does it mean like to have a vision? What does being a "visionary" look like, from an Islamic perspective?

✅ How can parents raise visionary future leaders, when they are struggling with handling the day to day challenges of parenting their children?

✅ The difference between contemporary self-help concepts of "visionary" versus the Islamic perspective of high aspirations

✅ Basis of decision making: the difference between "good" and "right"

✅ The critical role of tawhid and how it plays a central role of every aspect of our development: Intellectual, emotional and spiritual intelligence.

We initially titled this as "Raising Visionary Youth", but seeing how Dr. Sajid addresses this topic on a deeper, broader, level that impacts the concept of vision and high aspirations on a more personal, and simultaneously larger perspective. Being a Visionary begins with OURSELVES first - and ultimately, it's not about youth, but about leaders: the change that the umah needs!

TIME STAMPS

0:00:00 START

0:05:55 COVID hindsight: Being proactive to Thrive in challenging circumstances

0:11:57 Focus: Create systems of thinking & people capital

0:19:19 What is "Visionary": an Islamic perspective

0:31:20 Don't be short-sighted! Look beyond profits and views

0:35:10 Parenting advice: How can we raise Visionary Youth?

0:44:00 Make the "Right" choices, not just "Good" ones

0:46:59 Don't raise children. Raise Leaders

Dr. Harold S. Koplewicz