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Essays on AI, education, Dawah, travel and the craft of building products with purpose.

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IslamEntrepreneurshipMindset

Faith and entrepreneurship: building a business without losing your deen

Ambition and Islam are not opposites. Barakah is not a productivity hack. Some honest notes on building companies while keeping the intention intact.

2 Jul 20267 min read
Maaz Khan outdoors, thinking through an idea
AIProductEngineering

Building with AI in 2026: what actually works when you ship to real users

Demos are easy. Products are not. Here is what I have learned shipping AI features to real users who have no patience for a loading spinner or a confident wrong answer.

22 May 202610 min read
Maaz Khan at a Himalayan summit
TravelMindsetProduct

What Himalayan hiking taught me about building products

Summits look dramatic on Instagram. The real lesson lives in the switchbacks: small, repeated effort quietly outperforms rare bursts of intensity.

10 Mar 20267 min read
Maaz Khan reflecting by the sea
IslamDawahLearn Dawah

Making Dawah education accessible: how Learn Dawah teaches confidence with adab

Dawah is not about winning arguments. It is about sharing truth with clarity, respect and confidence. Here is how Learn Dawah teaches that skill — free, and in two languages.

4 Feb 20269 min read
Maaz Khan working on StudiiAI
AIEducationStudiiAI

Why I built StudiiAI: exams, anxiety and an AI that actually studies with you

Most study apps feel like another textbook. I wanted one that felt like a friend who already read the chapter — and knows exactly what you need the night before the paper.

15 Jan 20268 min read

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