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.

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Really enjoyed this — especially the reminder that we’re living through a massive shift in how technology shapes our lives, families, and future. I’ve been exploring this same theme in my own work: how ordinary people can stay grounded, sovereign, and intentional in an AI‑driven world. For anyone interested, I wrote a children’s book Robots Are Alive! to help kids (and parents!) understand AI in a simple, empowering way:

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And I’m building DigitalHijrah.com, a practical guide to digital sovereignty — privacy, autonomy, ethical tech, and reclaiming control of your digital life. Videos like this are a great reminder: the future isn’t something we wait for… it’s something we build with the choices we make today.

Baba, what did YOU do during the monetary revolution?

A question for Muslim parents 👇 When your child asks "who were the Sahabah?" — what do you hand them? The Young Companions is a free, browser-based ebook series written for children aged 6–15. Every story is drawn from authentic sources. Every chapter ends with real lessons and practical ways to apply them in daily life. No lectures. No dry lists of names and dates. Just stories that make young readers feel like they were there. 📚 19 Young Sahabah — men and women, from Makkah, Madinah, Persia and Abyssinia 🎧 Built-in audio narration — great for children who prefer listening 🧠 Comprehension quizzes with full explanations 🌙 Dark mode for bedtime reading 🔖 Bookmarks so they can pick up where they left off 🔗

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The Young Companions — Stories of the Young Sahabah. An Ashik Usman Books imprint.

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I'll be resuming work on Ijma Wallet soon, insha'Allah (God-willing). Got questions? Ask AI. DeepWiki is an AI that knows Ijma Wallet inside-out. Ask anything.

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Ijma (Arabic: إجماع — consensus) is an open-source, non-custodial Bitcoin wallet developed as a Progressive Web App (PWA) $1. It is designed...

Just completed the Plan ₿ Network Bitcoin Developer Track. A solid deep dive into how Bitcoin actually works under the hood — consensus, networking, scripts, wallets, Lightning, scalability, real‑world engineering patterns. No hype. No noise. Just signal. Grateful for the open‑source educators pushing high‑quality Bitcoin knowledge into the world. More building ahead — tools for sovereignty, self‑custody, and real Bitcoin use. #Bitcoin #PlanB #Education #Build

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Is Bitcoin Halal? A Family Adventure into the World of Digital Money! Meet Adam (14) and Layla (13), two curious siblings who stumble upon Bitcoin and ask the BIG question: IS BITCOIN HALAL? What follows is a humorous, insightful, and family-friendly journey into the world of digital currency, financial justice, and Islamic principles. In this book, we explore: ✅ How Bitcoin is created, what makes it unique and why it has a super-scarce limit. ✅ How Bitcoin transactions are on a public blockchain and its code is open source. ✅ Key Islamic perspectives - Riba (usury), Gharar (ambiguity) and Maysir (gambling). ✅ How Bitcoin aligns with principles like transparency, consent, property rights, justice and excellence. ✅ Digital wallets, security, and ethical concerns like volatility, energy use and financial inclusion. Many scholars believe Bitcoin can be halal - when used responsibly. This book is your guide to understanding money, technology, and faith in a way that makes sense for your family. www.ashikusmanbooks.com #BitcoinIsHalal #DigitalHijrah

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Alhamdulillah — the response to DigitalHijrah.com has been incredible. Thank you to everyone who has shared it, supported it, and sent thoughtful feedback. This project is community-built, and your input genuinely shapes what comes next. If you’ve found it useful, please keep sharing it — and keep sending suggestions, corrections, and ideas. The goal is simple: a practical, open, ad‑free guide to digital sovereignty for Muslims and anyone who values privacy, freedom and ethical tech. We’re just getting started. View article →

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The Digital Hijrah Tutorial section is now live 🎉 Four free, downloadable PDF guides — one afternoon each, no prior experience assumed. 📘 Tutorial 1: Getting Started with Linux Leave Windows behind. Bootable USB, full disk encryption, essential terminal commands. One hour from zero to a running sovereign desktop. ₿ Tutorial 2: Bitcoin Self-Custody Your keys, your coins. Phoenix wallet, seed phrase backup done right, hardware wallet comparison, Sparrow + GPG verification, spending with Bitrefill and BTCMap. 📡 Tutorial 3: Getting Started with Nostr From zero to zapping. Key pair generation, NoorNote and YakiHonne setup, connecting to relays including Bitcoin Majlis (bitcoinmajlis.nostr1.com), and sending your first Zap. 📱 Tutorial 4: GrapheneOS — Sovereign Android De-Google your Pixel in about an hour. Web installer walkthrough, bootloader re-lock, F-Droid, sandboxed Play, and a full sovereign app stack. All four are free. No sign-up. No tracking. CC BY-SA 4.0 — share freely. More tutorials coming — Local AI, Bitcoin Node, and more. digitalhijrah.com/#tutorials #DigitalHijrah #Bitcoin #Nostr #Linux #GrapheneOS #DigitalSovereignty #Privacy

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