I have had the opportunity to work directly on Sukuk issuances and have reviewed a number of Sukuk over the years from Tier 1 through to Sovereign. While Sukuk sound quite simple in theory, in...

Over the past few years, Islamic Banking on a retail level has become more and more standardised in many Muslim countries due to a greater involvement from market regulators and standard setting...

The maternal side of my family have been settled in Africa for over 100 years and I spent 8 years of my life living there. Here are 5 reasons why I believe that Islamic Finance (not solely Islamic...

I occasionally get contacted by those considering moving to KSA from the West asking for advice and therefore decided to write a short post on some of the benefits of living in Saudi Arabia...

After being away from home/family, studying & working for the most part of the past 18 years, and after an amazing 6 years in Riyadh, I have made the difficult decision of moving back home to...

I recently met a Senior Shariah Scholar from KSA. During our discussion he asked me an interesting question: which one person influenced me the most to go abroad and seek religous knowledge when I...

I have not been very active writing new posts on this blog due to other commitments. Furthermore, I am now more active on Instagram (@rizqonomics) where I upload short reels and posts. However, I...

The next resource on this list is ' الحكم الربوية' which was written by Dr. Mansoor Alghamdi, who has many years of experience working in the Islamic finance industry and has worked in the Shariah...

Alhamdulillah A couple months ago I completed a decade working full-time in Shariah within the Islamic finance industry. I am truly grateful for the opportunities that I have been blessed with...

The next resource on this list is 'الدليل الشرعي المختصر لمنتجات أسواق المال' which was published by Albilad Capital (ABIC), a fully fledged Shariah Compliant investment bank headquartered in...