Not a typical Islamic book
No adhkar lists. No empty affirmations.
No long lists of morning adhkar, as important as that is and should be done. And this is not another self-help book either. No “just believe in yourself” advice.
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DeenDunyaDilemma
You were never meant to choose. Not between Deen and Dunya. Not between purpose and success. Not between serving Allah and living fully.
01 — The Question
If you are here, something has been bothering you.
Not loudly. Not always. But it is there.
A quiet tension.
A question that keeps showing up in different forms.
Most people think those are the only two options.
Pick one. Sacrifice the other.
But what if that is the wrong question?
“Our Lord! Grant us the good of this world and the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.”
02 The Book
Bringing things back together
Modern psychology, reconnected to its roots.
The infinite game, hierarchy of needs, flow, the hero’s journey — brought back to Qur’an, Sunnah, and Islamic psychology.
Classical, made usable
Al-Ghazali knew the soul before we renamed it.
With scholars who understood the human soul long before we gave it new names. This is not new knowledge. It is brought back in a way you can actually use.
03 Inside the book
- 01 Survive
- 02 Secure
- 03 Connect
- 04 Seek
- 05 Serve
- 06 Flow
A map for the infinite game of life, level by level, from surviving to flow.
Survive
Origin story vs. original sin. Five doors that open real change.
Secure
The golden handcuffs. Trusting Provider over provision.
Connect
Connecting to Allah, you and others. Five levels of connecting to Qur’an.
Seek
Science. Philosophy. Religion. The Muslim Ikigai. Discover your calling.
Serve
Work to worship. First harakah, then barakah.
Flow
Victims to heroes to guides. Life is an unfinished love poem.
- 10 Rules
- The rules of the infinite game. Finite games are played to win. Infinite games are played to keep playing.
- 19 Excuses
- Nineteen reasons people give for not starting, and why none of them holds up.
- The Diagram
- One map of the whole journey, carried through the entire book.
The Soul travels through the Dunya, on the Deen.
The Deen is the Straight Path running through the middle. The Dunya is the terrain and the environment through which every soul travels. Deen was never meant to compete with your dunya. Deen teaches you how to live your dunya.
Shaykh Salar Rasoul
Shaykh Rasoul is an Imam, educator, speaker, and community leader with more than 20 years of experience in education and youth mentorship. He has multiple degrees in education, Islamic Studies and engineering.
He spent 15 years serving as a principal at a leading Islamic high school in Canada and today reaches more than 1.5 million followers across social media with practical, engaging Islamic reminders and answers. He also serves as an ambassador for Human Concern International, travelling across North America and beyond for lectures, community programs, and humanitarian causes.
Through his teaching, speaking, and work with Muslim families and youth, Shaykh Rasoul helps make Islamic guidance practical, relevant, and easier to live in everyday life.
shaykhrasoul.com
Maruf Yusuf
Maruf is an award-winning Muslim serial entrepreneur, investor, author, certified life coach, and business and marketing advisor.
For more than a decade, Maruf and his team at Halal.Ad have helped hundreds of Muslim companies, charities, startups, and nonprofit organizations grow, including Wahed Invest, LaunchGood, Zakat.org, Islamic Relief, Modanisa and Zaytuna College. He has also founded, co-founded, partnered with, or advised ventures including Ali Huda, Quran Era, Musaffa, and others.
Through his books, Maruf shares his lessons and experiences to help Muslim entrepreneurs and professionals build meaningful success without sacrificing their Deen for Dunya.
marufyusuf.com
“Brother Maruf uses his extensive expertise across the business and entrepreneurial domain to provide a practical guide for anyone who wants to approach thier life and work from a spiritual and Islamic perspective. His work is a practical companion for those who want to bring their faith forward.”
Nabeela Elsayed
Ex-COO Walmart Canada · Ex-CHRO IKEA
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