Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Confidence through Combat Sports | Iman Cave

Can aggression be good? How can we control our aggression as the Prophet (s) advised and use it to our advantage? Coach Barat Jan joins Sh. Abdullah Oduro and cohost Ust. Morad Awad to discuss how fighting, specifically in the form of combat sports can build confidence, discipline, and focus among men.

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Fellow, Head of Convert Resources | Abdullah Oduro is a first generation Ghanian native that converted to Islam in 1997. He graduated from the College of Islamic Law from the University of AlMadinah in 2007. He conducts public speeches, sermons, lectures, and workshops around the US on Islamic Law, self-improvement, and convert life. He is currently the Imam at the Islamic Center of Coppell and Lewisville in Dallas, TX. He resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and four children.

Having recently joined Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research as a Scholar, Shaykh Abdullah leads a team providing unique and comprehensive resources for new Muslim converts and institutional convert care.