ABOUT US

Meet Imam Adnan Wood-Smith

Imam Adnan Adrian Wood-Smith is an award-winning educator, coach, and founder of Deeper Muslim, dedicated to helping Muslim professionals and entrepreneurs reconnect with their faith and purpose. Valedictorian of his class at Dartmouth College, Adnan both holds a Master’s and is currently completing his PhD in Islamic Studies at Harvard University. He is also a certified language teacher (Harvard’s Bok Center), a certified Enneagram Coach, and a recipient of Harvard’s Certificate of Distinction in Teaching.

Adnan has mentored and coached hundreds of Muslim students and professionals through roles at Harvard Divinity School, Brown University, Ta’leef Collective, and Zaytuna College, and as President of RICMA—the umbrella organization for Rhode Island’s Muslim community.

His expertise has been featured on major platforms including the “Blogging Theology” podcast (over 340,000 views) and “Towards Eternity” (over 2 million views), as well as in academic books and local media. Known for his FOES framework (Feelings, Outcomes, Ego, Satan) and his teachings on purpose and mission, clients report greater connection, clarity, faith, and motivation after working with him.

Why Deeper Muslim exists

Many people do everything they were told would lead to fulfillment—education, career, responsibility—yet still feel unsettled.

They succeed, stay busy, and meet expectations, but quietly sense that something deeper is missing. Life feels full, but not meaningful. Purpose feels distant. Direction feels unclear.

Deeper Muslim exists for these moments.

This work was created for the questions that surface when success no longer satisfies—when faith, identity, and calling feel disconnected from daily life. It is a space to pause, reflect, and realign with what truly matters.

Deeper Muslim is not about motivation or surface-level change. It is about rediscovering the deeper meaning behind your life, your choices, and your work—and learning how to live from that place with clarity, intention, and peace.