Episode 401: Imran ibn Mansur
Freshly Grounded
Faisal & Sam
4.9 • 941 Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2025
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Imran ibn Mansur (formerly “Dawah Man”) sits down with Faisal to unpack the rebrand, the regrets, and the mission he’s now chasing.
He explains why he “killed” the Dawah Man persona, the context behind viral clips from the masjid, and what changed as he started working with 7–9 figure Muslim entrepreneurs.
We get into his “Victory Code” (7 pillars for building anything that lasts), the danger of the tongue for creators, platform nuance (Snapchat, social media), leadership, and how to run Muslim projects with real data, KPIs, and vision.
Imrān also addresses past tensions, why he took a video down, and what Righteous & Rich / The Cave actually do.
What we cover:
- Why he “killed” Dāwah Man (brand, audience, leverage)
- Viral masjid clip: the full story and what he learned
- Regret, reconciliation, and removing a video
- From street da‘wah to serving CEOs & founders
- The “Victory Code”
- Building Muslim networks that move capital, talent, and impact
- Books shaping his thinking (Built to Last, Insanely Simple, Actions of the Heart)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Imran, al-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a. |
| 0:03.0 | How you doing, bro? |
| 0:04.0 | I'm very well. |
| 0:05.0 | Appreciate it, man. |
| 0:06.0 | Thank you for coming down. |
| 0:07.0 | Actually, I appreciate, man. |
| 0:08.0 | It's an honor to be held on the first official Muslim podcast, I think, in the world. |
| 0:12.0 | I think I knew you'd have something prepared. |
| 0:02.1 | Some mad lying like that. |
| 0:03.3 | Well, I've said it many times, man. |
| 0:05.7 | We were inspired on the back of you. |
| 0:07.5 | My brother-in-law, Stadiasa, was telling me about podcasts in 2011. |
| 0:10.8 | Wow. |
| 0:11.3 | He was like, trust me, but weiasa was telling me about podcasts in 2011. |
| 0:12.4 | Wow. |
| 0:23.1 | He was like, trust me, but I just didn't listen to him. 2011 is very early. Yeah, he was like, trust me. Trust me. I'm telling you this thing is going to blow. And then freshly grounded came out. And he was like, look, see, I told you. Is it? |
| 0:23.4 | You know what? |
| 0:17.5 | At that time, I remember we, |
| 0:18.4 | I, when I had the idea in 2016, |
| 0:20.5 | I rang a few broads, is it you know what we we at that time I remember we I when I had the idea in 2016 |
| 0:23.7 | I rang a few brothers |
| 0:39.7 | like in the Taoist scene |
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