Episode 1Saturday, 14 November
Maraqi Strength
The Hidden Gains of Exercise
The greatest gains of exercise are not bigger muscles or less fat, but a healthier heart, a sharper mind, and a stronger self.
Maraqi · A platform for human elevation
Strong body· Reflective mind· Noble character
Maraqi is a platform for human elevation: in physical strength and in governing the self, and in climbing with both toward the summits.
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Upcoming episodes
A long episode every Saturday on YouTube, with short clips through the week. Episodes are in Arabic.
Episode 2Saturday, 21 November
Maraqi Strength
How to Set Your Exercise Goals
From walking to boxing, from youth to old age, from a single minute to hours.
TRACKS
Four tracks, one meaning
Each track is a door to elevation, with a long episode and a fixed short format. Character is not a separate track; it runs through everything we make.
01
Maraqi Strength
مراقي القوة
Disciplined physical training: weightlifting, boxing, endurance, and real physical transformation.
“A Session with a Trainee” · “One Mistake”
02
Maraqi Mountains
مراقي الجبال
Hiking and mountains as a field for resilience, reflection and discipline: the climb, the preparation, the experience.
“A Mountain Story” · “From the Trail”
03
Maraqi Self-Mastery
مراقي النفس
Governing the self: habits, discipline, and emotional control.
“30-Day Experiment” · “Day X”
Maraqi Manhood
مراقي الرجال
Building mature, responsible men: responsibility, leadership, family, and noble strength.
FIRST OFFER · STRENGTH
8-Week Personal Transformation Program
Direct personal coaching with Ibrahim Elshahat: a strength plan, nutrition, weekly follow-up, and discipline that changes both body and habits.
Week 1
FoundationAssessment, technique, and the start of disciplineWeek 2
Building the habitA steady training and nutrition routineWeek 3
Core strengthProgressive loadingWeek 4
ConditioningFitness and enduranceWeek 5
HalfwayMeasure, adjust, push againWeek 6
IntensityRaising the challengeWeek 7
ResilienceTraining under fatigue, self-controlWeek 8
TransformationMeasuring results, a plan to continueMAJLIS MARAQI
Majlis Maraqi
A verse or a hadith, a brief meaning, a principle of elevation, and a practical step for the week. Filmed in nature, from a summit or a trail on the monthly mountain trip.
Scene: a mountain summit
﴿ وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَا ﴾
“And those who strive for Us, We will surely guide them to Our ways.”
Al-ʿAnkabūt 29:69
- Meaning
- Whoever gives sincere effort on the path of Allah, Allah undertakes to guide them to His ways.
- Principle
- Elevation is the fruit of striving: body, mind and character rise only through sustained effort.
- This week's step
- Choose one hard habit and keep it every day this week.
EVERY WEEK
A long episode every Saturday, and five short clips
The long episode on YouTube; the short clips on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook the same day. Content is in Arabic for now.
COURSES · LATER
Courses, coming soon
A course library for every track, opening after the first launch months. These are the first proposed titles.
Maraqi Strength
Strength Foundations: A Beginner ProgramTechnique, programming, and weekly disciplineComing soonMaraqi Mountains
Safe Hiking EssentialsGear, safety, and trail etiquetteComing soonMaraqi Self-Mastery
Habit EngineeringBuilding habits, beating procrastination, leading yourselfComing soonMaraqi Manhood
Foundations of ManhoodResponsibility, maturity, and emotional controlComing soonTHE NAME
مِرقاةMirqāh, plural marāqī (Maraqi): the step by which one climbs.
No one reaches the summit in a single leap. You reach it by one step climbed today, and another tomorrow. Maraqi is about those small steps.
THE FOUNDER
- ISSA-certified in three specializations: personal training, nutrition, and strength & conditioning
- Author and academic researcher, with published books and peer-reviewed papers
- PhD researcher
- Mountain climber
BOOKS & RESEARCH
Books and research
Selected books and peer-reviewed papers by Ibrahim Elshahat.
Adam (peace be upon him) between Evolution, Theistic Evolution and RevelationArabic edition · Takween Center for Studies and Research, 2019
Adam: Between Evolution, Theistic Evolution & RevelationEnglish edition · Dakwah Corner, 2021
A Methodology for Evaluating the Quality of Qur'an Translations: Applications to Selected TranslationsArabic · Dar Al Ber Society, Dubai, 2023
- 2025From Doubt to Conviction: Exploring New Muslims' Engagement with Sunnah-Based Proofs of ProphethoodAl-Bayan Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies
- 2024Qur'anic Rational-Based Proofs of Resurrection: A Thematic Study of Surah Yā SīnQuranica · DOI
- 2024Sunnah-Based Proofs of Prophet Muhammad's Truthful Prophethood in Da'wah to Non-Muslims Discourse: Islamic Information Center as a Case StudyAl-Bayan Journal of Qur'an and Hadith Studies
- 2024Translating the Qur'an from a Shari'ah Perspective: New Insights (in Arabic)Quranica
- 2023Quality Criteria for Qur'an Translation Related to the Hadith Sciences: An Analytical Study of Selected Translations (in Arabic)Quranica
- 2019Theistic Evolutionists' View of the Words Bashar and Insan in the Qur'an: A Critical AnalysisAFKAR · DOI
ELEVATIONS
Maraqi's English-language channel. Strong body · Reflective mind · Noble character.