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In this episode of the YouTube podcast, we delve into the journey of Zahid Hussain Chihpa, the founder of Islam360, a popular Islamic mobile application. At the start of the podcast, we get a summary of the conversation, followed by a discussion on how Pakistan has borrowed from the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the system of nature. Zahid then talks about the talented people and resources of Pakistan, sharing his struggles in early life and his passion for education. He recounts his experience working as a programmer in a software house before venturing into the development of Islam360.
The conversation then shifts to the initial journey of Islam360, where Zahid shares his purpose for developing the app and his personal project development experience. He discusses how he penetrated the software industry and initiated consultations while balancing Islam360 with his personal projects. As the discussion continues, Zahid shares his vision for Islam360 and its features, including the team and ideas for new features, and the content range of the app. He highlights the importance of reading and understanding the Quran and the variety of translations and explanations for different sects of Islam.
Zahid also talks about the backlash of catering to many sects on one platform and how the evolution of translation has impacted the app. He shares a demographic analysis of Islam360 users and emphasizes the importance of "Job for Allah shall stay forever. The conversation then delves into the organic growth and marketing of Islam360, the expenditure breakdown for the app, and the income from ads and paying users. Zahid shares how in-app purchases and deficit pooling and R&D have helped make Islam360 sustainable.
Finally, the episode ends with a discussion on the impact of the app on society, the notification to users, the availability of Islam360 in different languages, the use of AI for translation, and the voice recognition and search engine on Islam360. Zahid leaves the audience with a meaningful message and a thank you note with details about Islam360.
00:00 Summary of the conversation with Zahid Hussain Chippa
2:51 Borrowing from IMF
5:44 System of Nature
8:52 Talented Pakistan and resources
11:27 Struggles in early life and passion for education
15:00 Working in a software house as a programmer
19:00 Islam 360 app-initial journey
20:35 Purpose for developing the app
21:50 Personal project development
25:06 Penetrating the software industry and initiating consultation
27:48 Balancing Islam360 with personal projects
30:02 Vision for Islam360 and its features
33:23 Team and ideas for new features
34:57 Content range of the app
39:12 Reading vs Understanding Quran
43:27 Variety of translations and explanations for different sects of Islam
45:38 Hadith and its translations
47:00 Backlash of catering to many sects on 1 platform
50:25 Evolution of translation due to language evolution
54:12 Demographic analysis of Islam360 users
56:20 “Job for Allah shall stay forever”
57:57 Organic growth + marketing
59:15 Expenditure and its breakup for the app
1:04:34 Downloading from Islam360
1:06:04 Paying users and income from ads
1:11:00 In-app purchases
1:13:28 Deficit pooling and R&D
1:16:07 Making Islam360 sustainable
1:22:05 Impact of the app on Society
1:25:40 Notification to users
1:25:52 Islam360 in different languages
1:29:35 Using AI for translation
1:32:04 Voice recognition and search engine on Islam360
1:33:06 Message for the audience
1:34:39 Thank you note and details of the Islam360 app
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https://theislam360.com/
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