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You've been a student for sixteen years.
You're good at sitting silent.
Good at reading what you're told to read.
Good at doing assignments and handing them in.
Bad at leading.
Bad at making impact in the world.
You were told the plan is simple. Finish the degree. Update the CV. Apply to companies. Hope someone picks you.
Spend your best years making someone else's vision happen.
They call this success.
The apps you live inside every single day.
The movies you grew up on. The video games that knew you better than your parents did.
The reels shaping how you see the world.
All of it built by people who didn't wait to be picked.
So why are you waiting?
The Ummah doesn't need more graduates.
It needs sincere builders.
For two full days.
150 of us.
Two paths. One mission.
You walk in a student, you walk out a builder.
No talks. No theory. No slides. Real tools. Real teams. Real work shipped to the world with your name on it.
Build Track
Build a working digital product that solves a real problem the Ummah is facing right now. It must actually work. No mockups. No theory. Live demo only: share a deployed link or your code so we can try it.
Apps. Websites. AI tools. Automations. Anything that serves people.
Don't know how to code? Bring your idea and pitch it. If it's strong, others will join you to build it. We also run workshops to help you develop your skills.
Solo or teams up to 5
Storytelling Track
Show a real problem in the Ummah, make people feel its weight, then show what changes when it's solved.
Make it as a video. Use AI tools, traditional filming, or both. CapCut, Runway, Pika, Kling, ElevenLabs, your phone, your camera. Whatever moves hearts.
Solo or teams up to 5
You don't just leave with a project.
You leave with everything below.
For everyone who shows up and builds
- A finished project shipped to the worldWith your name on it. Proof you can build.
- A digital Participation CertificateAn e-certificate signed by The Confident Muslim and Sunway Sudanese Society. Winners also receive a physical certificate.
- A LinkedIn-ready experience“Built and shipped a real product in 48 hours at the Confident Muslim Buildathon.”
- Footage of yourself buildingOur team films across both days. You leave with real content of yourself working, focusing, leading.
- Your submission featured on 2 Instagram pagesEvery Reel posts as a collaboration on @confidentmuslim and @sss_sunway, plus your personal account.
- A network of like-minded Muslim buildersThe people you may work with for the next ten years.
- Hands-on workshopsHow to build a website, and how to think when using AI for app development. Skills that stay with you.
- A path forwardFor the first time you'll see what's possible when intention and energy come together. Some people in this room become your co-founders, your closest friends, the people you'll be calling at 2am ten years from now.
One day to build.
One day to ship.
Saturday · Build Day
- 9:00 AM
- Opening ceremony. Quran recitation. Why we're here.
- 10:00 AM
- Optional pitch round. Anyone with an idea, team or solo, stands up and shares it in 30 seconds.
- 10:30 AM
- Team formation. Don't have a team yet? You'll find one.
- 11:00 AM
- Competition begins.
- 6:00 PM
- Overnight building begins. Stay or go home, both are fine.
Workshops · optional
- 11:00–11:30Building Faster with Bina SpaceParsa Shamaeezadeh, founder of Bina Space
- 11:30–12:00How to Get People to Listen and CareYahya, founder of Waqti and co-founder of The Confident Muslim
- 11:30–12:00Building With Intent & AI App DevelopmentAzhan, founder of The Confident Muslim, Arjook, HungryClub, Bryan & more
Sunday · Ship Day
- 7:00 AM
- Quran circle after fajr. Reflection before the final push.
- 10:00 AM
- Deadline. Building stops. Submissions go live.
- 1:00 PM
- Top 10 shortlisted.
- 2:00 PM
- Top 10 present on stage.
- 4:50 PM
- Asr break.
- 5:10 PM
- Judges speak.
- 5:45 PM
- Winners announced.
- 5:55 PM
- Closing.
- 6:20 PM
- Event ends.
What you post. Where. When.
After you finish your build (or your video), here's exactly what happens.
Step 1 · Post on Instagram before Sunday 10:00 AM
Post your work to any Instagram account: your main, a new one, or a private team account. Doesn't matter. You don't need to show your face. You don't even need to use your name. Just post, and tag @confidentmuslim and @SSS_Sunway as collaborators. Your Reel will appear on all pages at once.
Show the problem first. Then show the product.
Build Track: Video quality, lighting, editing, none of it matters here. Open with the problem the Ummah is facing, then show how what you built solves it. Then give us a way to try it ourselves: a link to the deployed app, or your code (GitHub or similar).
Storytelling Track: The video itself is the work. Quality, craft, emotion, all of it matters. Make us feel the world if no one solves this, and what it could look like if someone does.
Stage 1 · We watch every single Reel
After the deadline, we watch every team's submission. From all of them, we pick the top 5 from the Build Track and the top 5 from the Storytelling Track. If your team is selected, you'll be notified at 1:00 PM.
Stage 2 · You take the stage
At 2:00 PM, your team presents live in front of all participants. Everyone gets a chance to vote for their best team.
If you wait until you're ready, you never will be.
Brothers and sisters in separate teams.
You walk in a student.
You walk out a builder.
Everything else follows from that.
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ
“Whoever is mindful of Allah, He will make for him a way out, and will provide for him from where he does not expect.”At-Talaq 65:3
Stop talking.
Start building.
11–12 July 2026. Sunway University.