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Overcoming Obesity and Depression | Iman Cave

February 6, 2025
Sh. Abdullah Oduro

Shaykh Abdullah Oduro and Shaykh Ahmad Hraichie (“The Muslim Undertaker”) sit down with three young Muslim men—Joshua, Mohamed, and Karrar—to share stories of pain, faith, and growth. From walking graveyards at age 14 to surviving a house fire, losing a father to war, and receiving a life-saving kidney transplant, these brothers reflect on the moments that broke them and the guidance that remade them.

Ibraheem was 15, 250 pounds, and drowning in anxiety, isolation, and depression. But when he stepped into the gym—and into the fight—his body, mind, and faith began to transform. In this raw conversation with Sh Abdullah Oduro, he opens up about the struggle, the pain, and how discipline became his way back to life.

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.

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