Alhamdulillah for Bitcoin

The Return to Sound Money. MBS London October 10-11, 2026

Something historic is coming to London. OCTOBER 10-11, 2026

My daughter and I wrote this book over last summer. Robots that think? Computers that create? AI is HERE! But what is it, how does it work, and is it ETHICAL? IS IT… Halal? Join Adam (14) and Layla (13) as their ordinary Muslim family, plus a scene-stealing cat and a wise tortoise, embarks on a hilarious and eye-opening journey to demystify Artificial Intelligence. Discover the secrets of machine learning, neural networks, and generative AI, all explained with fun analogies and real-world examples. Explore the amazing ways AI is changing our world and, crucially, how Islamic values can guide us in building a responsible, ethical AI future. Get ready to learn, laugh, and see AI like never before! www.ashikusmanbooks.com

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Bitcoin, Ribā & the Future of Islamic Finance - From halal products to halal monetary rails. 1. Bitcoin as public monetary infrastructure “Bitcoin is the first monetary system in human history that belongs to everyone and is controlled by no one.” - It is a public good, like a global digital road system for money. - No state, bank, corporation, or scholar can alter its rules — only the ummah of users collectively can. - It is the only monetary network where verification is decentralised, not trusted to a central authority. - For Muslims, this matters: a monetary system that cannot be manipulated, inflated, or weaponised aligns with the Qur’anic principle of fair measure and honest weights. 2. Why Bitcoin is not crypto “Bitcoin is not ‘crypto’. Bitcoin is money. Everything else is a tech startup with a token.” - Bitcoin has no founders’ shares, no marketing team, no CEO, no insiders. - Every other crypto asset is a company, a security, or a speculative project with human-controlled rules. - Bitcoin is the only digital asset with: - a fixed supply - decentralised issuance - decentralised validation - no governing foundation - Crypto is about tokens. Bitcoin is about monetary truth. 3. Ribā, fiat money & Islamic finance “Modern fiat money is created as interest-bearing debt. Ribā is not a side issue — it is the operating system of the global economy.” - Every pound, dollar, and euro enters circulation through interest-based lending. - Inflation is not an accident; it is a structural feature of debt-based money. - Islamic finance has spent 40 years trying to build halal products on top of haram rails. - Bitcoin offers a monetary base that does not rely on: - interest - debt creation - central bank discretion - inflationary dilution - It shifts Islamic finance from halal wrappers to halal foundations. 4. Self-custody, zakat, waqf & cross-border settlement “Bitcoin restores an Islamic principle we lost: you are responsible for your wealth, and no one can seize it without justice.” - Self-custody mirrors the Islamic ethic of amānah — personal responsibility over wealth. - Zakat becomes transparent, auditable, and borderless; wealth can be measured precisely without bank permission. - Waqf can be funded and managed globally with verifiable, immutable records. - Cross-border settlement becomes instant and permissionless — no correspondent banks, no delays, no discrimination. - Bitcoin enables Muslims to build global charitable, commercial, and community structures without relying on Western financial intermediaries. 5. Why the rails matter more than the products “If the rails are built on ribā, every product on top inherits the disease. Fix the rails, and the products fix themselves.” - Islamic finance today is forced to mimic conventional finance because it runs on the same infrastructure. - You cannot build a halal economy on top of: - interest-based settlement systems - inflationary currencies - centralised monetary control - Bitcoin provides neutral, non-interest, non-state monetary rails. - Once the rails are sound, Islamic finance can finally innovate authentically — not by copying Wall Street, but by reviving Islamic economic principles. @Subhan Tariq, Esq.

A Practical Guide to Digital Sovereignty Digital Hijrah - Reclaiming your privacy, money & identity — one tool at a time. The Digital Hijrah is a migration — away from surveillance capitalism, toward self-sovereignty. This guide helps individuals, families and communities take back control of their digital lives using open, ethical and privacy-respecting tools.

www.digitalhijrah.com

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Worried about teaching your family about money in today's world? What if there was a way to explore debt-free, riba-free, sound money principles with your kids? Introducing "Bitcoin is Halal". Discover how Bitcoin, as digital gold, aligns with core Islamic values. No riba, sound money through scarcity, full transparency and true property rights. Educate your family on crucial financial concepts through a fun, faith-filled adventure. Bitcoin is Halal. Adam and Layla Discover Digital Gold. Available now from www.AshikUsmanBooks.com.

Stay laser focused on building generational wealth

Greed for more and more distracted you from God until you reached the grave. The Qur'an, 102:1-2

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On 14 June the ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ is to be held in London - selling stolen Palestinian land including in settlements in the occupied territories which are illegal. Write to Shabana Mahmood calling for it to be cancelled:

Tell the Home Secretary: Stop the Great Israeli Real Estate Event 2026

Building generational wealth. insha'Allah Stack those sats!

"True freedom begins when you own your money, control your data, and choose your tools."

A powerful reminder from @Max and @Knut Svanholm ∞/21M , that understanding money, privacy, and cypherpunk tools transforms passive users into free, intentional actors in a world built to keep them ignorant.

BitcoinWatch — Your UK Guide to Buying, Storing & Spending Bitcoin BitcoinWatch is the UK’s clean, high‑signal hub for learning how to buy, store, and spend Bitcoin the right way — with clear comparisons, non‑KYC options, Lightning tools, self‑custody guides, and privacy‑first practices. Built for beginners, deep divers, and sovereignty‑minded Bitcoiners who want trusted, UK‑specific information without ads, hype, or surveillance. Explore exchanges, P2P platforms, Lightning wallets, tax rules, Islamic‑finance perspectives, and step‑by‑step self‑custody — all in one place. Sovereignty by default. Privacy by design. Bitcoin for everyone in the UK. BitcoinWatch — Buy, Store & Spend Bitcoin in the UK https://www.costwatch.co.uk/bitcoin-watch.html

International Anti-War Conference When: June 20, 2026 12:00 pm Where: London https://www.stopwar.org.uk/events/european-peace-conference/

Today I passed CS120: Bitcoin for Developers from Saylor University. For me, this isn’t just another certificate — it’s part of a bigger journey toward digital sovereignty, open systems, and empowering communities with real knowledge of how Bitcoin works at the protocol level. Excited to keep building, learning, and contributing. Course link:

Saylor University

CS120: Bitcoin for Developers I | Saylor University | Saylor University

This course dives deep into the technical foundations of Bitcoin — UTXOs, scripts, Merkle trees, mining, hashing, and the architecture that makes Bitcoin secure and decentralised. Grateful for the opportunity to keep sharpening my understanding of open, permissionless systems. On to the next milestone.