Faith-inspired design.
Hey! I’m a 17yr old Muslim Bangladeshi designer based in East London, focusing on community, design philosophy, excellence and faith-inspired design.
Introduction: What is faith-inspired design?
Faith-Inspired Design is when you look at the world through the lens of a servant; of a creation of God.
Faith-Inspired Design is when you look at the leaves, you look at the sky, you look at the clouds; and you look at them with detail, with precision, with utmost admiration.
And in that moment, you need to think; and you need to know; that all of this was created.
Created by who?
By man? No.
By animal? No.
By creature? Or by entity? No!
No entity, no creature, no being could ever create something at the calibre of what this world truly contains.
And if someone says otherwise, it’s one of two things:
One; it is something inferior to what has been perfectly fashioned by Allah, and they are using words and manipulation to make it seem as if they are on par.
Or two; and this will always be the case; that it has taken derivation from what was already flawlessly made by the Creator. So it’s not original. They did not come up with it. It’s simply an imitation.
Both of these cannot be expressed. And both are flaws.
Inherent flaws; flaws that the original Creator simply wouldn’t have.
So when we talk about Faith-Inspired Design, we’re not talking about imitating what is perfect; We’re talking about observing what Allah has created; letting it remind us of His precision, His harmony, His beauty; and allowing that awareness to influence how we approach our own work.
You embed that into your work by treating every single detail with simplicity, with elegance, with class, with beauty, and with precision.
You spend time perfecting what you’ve created; until it reaches the highest calibre you’re capable of.
It’s about that time.
That attention.
That harmony.
What most people see as dots, squares, circles, and shapes, you see it as meaning.
You use shapes to create meaning.
You use geometric vectors and systems.
You use systems to align your work together.
And you reflect the brilliance and harmony of what already exists.
Even from our own design predecessors; you look at what’s been created.
You don’t create from nowhere.
You look at the world.
You look at what our giants have created.
And you take inspiration from that.
You take heed from that.
You learn.
You take mentors.
You take people to teach you.
Because you can never do this alone.
As Imām Mālik, (RAH) has once said:
“A man who learns from books only—surely he is misguided.”
You’re not supposed to learn on your own.
You’re supposed to learn from a teacher; someone who can guide you.
And that, in itself, is a beauty.
That you’re always dependent, always connected, to everything around you.
Our first designers were inspired by nature.
And we take inspiration from them, and them, and them; generation after generation.
But we always return to the original:
To the creation itself.
To the Creator.
Biography: My journey in design.
I’ve always had a passion for computers and technology, and these sorts of systems, from a very young age. My passion for design really started around Year 6. I was obsessed with using PowerPoint. I used to make presentations for all sorts of things while sitting in the school lab. Just making random things for fun.
You know when you have that childlike creativity, that hyper-creative mind—it just goes all over the place. And I used to make the silliest things in PowerPoint.
At one point, I probably realised you could use the built-in Shapes tool to make cool symbols and logos. Just the Shapes alone, using Boolean operations. That’s when the spark really came in.
Then I saw creators like Avdan and OS Concepts in my early days, and I realised: “Hey, you could make operating systems. Crazy, wacky designs!” That’s when it clicked.
And with a mix of consistently watching YouTubers like Avdan, Zimri Mayfield, Will Patterson, and so many more, my love and interest for design just grew. I think that’s where I really started off.
I remember making logos for my friends. Albeit they weren’t that great—but it was the love, the hubb, the passion, and spirit that kept me going. I didn’t start off as a young guy trying to grift or make quick money. I was doing it all for free. All for fun. The thought of even charging didn’t cross my mind. I just did it for the love of the game.
And I think that’s beautiful. I came across this by chance, and it just clicked with me.
Slowly, slowly, I got into this graphic design thing. This logo-making thing. All very new. All very strange. But somehow, oddly satisfying. I built my skills. I practised. I did more stuff. I watched more videos. I got deeper and deeper into it.
At some point, I think I decided to start levelling up. Scaling up. These are all vague memories from when I was younger, but I do remember switching from PowerPoint to Illustrator.
I started designing for people, designing for things, trying different techniques. I just kept learning. I just kept watching videos. That’s the main thing. You watch videos. You learn.
Learn, learn, learn.
Take from teachers. Take from resources. You 10x when you start taking from your seniors.
Over time, I grew. I got better. Eventually, I started monetising. And then, at one point, a friend introduced me to Figma. Didn’t think much of it at the time.
Gave it a try.
Fell in love at first sight.
I kept using it. Kept building with it. I started creating resources, for the community! One example being the Discord UI Kit on Figma, now holding over 12,000 copies. It’s gained me quite a bit of prominence in a lot of places, Alhamdulillah.
I’m still learning. Still growing.
You’re never there yet.
There’s always room for improvement.
Biography: My faith and identity.
Islam is everything to me; more so than design.
Islam isn’t just a religion, as many might call it. It’s a way of thinking. A way of life. It’s connected by systems and structures, and it dictates every single movement in your life.
The way you walk.
The way you drink.
The way you eat.
The way you think.
The way you speak.
The way you sit.
The way you... are.
Everything is put into harmony through what is, essentially, a perfect system.
Being raised in an Islamic household—that’s deeply reflective. Islam teaches you to have faith. That you know what... everything will be okay. Even in moments of trial. Even in hardship. You always have a fallback.
As long as you are sincere.
As long as you can say:
“I am a servant of God, and I will follow Him, no matter what.”
You take His commandments and embed them into your system.
You look at the Prophet ﷺ and make his actions part of your actions.
That’s something really beautiful.
Because it gives you calmness. Peace. Serenity.
You don’t need to worry in the same way. Not on that overwhelming scale where life feels unmanageable—because in every situation, there’s guidance.
A quote. A verse. A hadith. A book.
You’ll find it in the Qur’an.
It’s all there.
Why in search for bronze, when you are already enshrouded in diamonds?
When you already have a perfect system, that’s the best place to return to.
And Alhamdulillah, I was born into this.
And because of that, my values are what they are.
I’m an avid supporter of the Palestinian resistance.
I stand for unity, togetherness, and knowledge.
Knowledge—true ʿilm—is something that people no longer value the way they should.
As one of my mentors once said:
“People today learn information. Not knowledge.”
They intake, they memorise, they read—but it’s just information.
Books and books. Consuming and consuming.
But nothing sticks. Nothing transforms.
Why?
Because there’s no empathy.
No thinking.
No reflection.
To know something is to live it.
To experience it.
To apply it.
That’s what real knowledge is.
Not just seeing, remembering, then forgetting.
But being in it. Walking it. Living it.
Otherwise, you will be lost.
And that’s a fact.
Islam also allows me to express my personality.
There are hundreds, thousands of designers in the game.
But when was the last time you saw a British Bangladeshi Muslim designer in the UK, who’s boldly advocating for the blend of Islam and design in one go, unapologetically?
Who’s bridging the secular and the faithful,
intertwining the seemingly unrelated,
when in reality, they’re so deeply connected?
That’s me.
And having that type of freedom,
That type of unapologeticness,
To say: “Yes, I believe what I believe. And no one can pressure me to change that.”
That’s powerful.
Because no one can twist it.
No one can manipulate it.
No one can shake it.
I love learning. I love understanding different cultures, different ideas, different beliefs. I’m always open to seeing what’s out there.
But I know my place.
My values aren’t floating about like that.
They’re set in stone.
They’re rigid, not blind.
They’re rooted in a system fundamentally bigger than all of us.
Fundamentally... that’s Islam.
And that’s genuinely beautiful.
Amazing.
Liberating.
So extremely freeing.
Reflection: It is so worth it.
So, it’s obviously clear:
Design and Islam are not two separate things.
They are one. They are a unity.
They are an entity, and they are unshakable.
If you’ve read this far, I’m genuinely happy.
Happy that someone out there is interested. That at least one person could feel and understand the visions and perspectives I go through. And honestly? That’s enough for me.
If just one person can be helped;
If just one person can find value in this,
then that’s satisfactory for me.
That, in itself, is a lens of thinking.
A lens where the goal is never “how many,” but did one person get it?
THAT is positive thinking.
And thinking like that, it makes you lighter.
It makes you happier.
It helps you stop chasing the world.
Because the people come first.
The people always come first.
Then me.
As long as the people are happy, I’m happy.
As long as Allah is pleased.
As long as my parents are pleased.
As long as my family is satisfied.
And I feel that inner satisfaction,
Then I am happy.
Final Words
I hope you’ve enjoyed this short excerpt about my life,
and I genuinely hope you found some insight in my values, my journey, and the effort I’ve put in.
I also hope you enjoyed the work in my portfolio, and maybe even appreciated the layout and structure of this website. I’ve spent a lot of time building it: piece by piece, with love and care.
There’s so much more to explore here.
And if, just maybe, you're potentially interested... I am looking for work.
So: if you're potentially looking to hire a 17-year-old Muslim, Bangladeshi, living in the UK,
lives in East London,
and builds stuff exactly like this,
and looks exactly like me,
Then maybe scroll down a little.
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Love you guys.
