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Our Shari'ah Board

AUB understands the importance of maintaining adherence to Shari’ah. It is for this reason that we have formed our own Shari’ah Advisory and Supervisory Board which consists of independent world renowned Shari’ah scholars who advise and audit us on matters related to Shari’ah. Our products and services are offered under the gracious guidance of our Shari’ah Advisory and Supervisory Board, consisting of three of the world’s most prominent and respected scholars of Islamic law:-

Prof. Ali Muhyealdin Al-Quradaghi - Chairman

Prof. Al-Quradaghy is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Jurisprudence and its Principles, in the faculty of Shari’ah Law and Islamic Studies at the University of Qatar. He is a member of the Shari'ah board of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions, the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Organization of Islamic Conference, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a member 0f the European Council for Fatwa and Research. He also sits on the Shari’ah Supervisory Board for a number of Islamic Banks and other Islamic Financial institutions, either as chairman or member. Prof. Al-Quradaghy holds a PhD in Shari’ah from Al Azhar University and has over 60 works published in the fields of Islamic Economy and Comparative Jurisprudence.

Nationality : Qatari
Occupation : Professor of Jurisprudence, in the Faculty of Shari’ah Law and Islamic Studies at the University of Qatar
Date of Birth : July 1, 1949
Place of Birth : Iraq
Social Status : Married
  • Academic Qualifications:-
 
  • 1969 - Guraduate of the Islamic Institute – Iraq
  • 1970 - Certificate of Traditional Islamic studies under the guidance of various Eminante scholars in Iraq
  • 1975 - Bsc. in Islamic Shari'ah from Baghdad University – Iraq
  • 1980 - Master Degree in Shari'ah and comparative fiqh from Al-Azhar University, Cairo
  • 1985 - PhD. in Shari'ah and Law with distinction from El Azhar University Cairo, Egypt
  • Board Memberships:-
 
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for Dubai Islamic Bank
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for Doha Bank Islamic Branch
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for Qatar National Bank-Al-Islami
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for Qatar Islamic Insurance
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for The First Co. for Finance, Qatar
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for The First Co. for Investment, Kuwait
  • Executive member of the Shari'ah Board for The Gulf Investment House
  • Chairman and Executive Member of the Shari'ah Board of Ahli United Bank - Group - Al Hilal Islamic Banking Services
  • Other Memberships:-
 
  • Member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy
  • Member of the Organization of Islamic Conference
  • Member of The European (Muslims) Council for Efta and Researches

 

Dr. Fareed Mohammed Hadi - Member

Dr. Fareed Hadi is Assistant Professor at the College of Arts, Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies, in the University of Bahrain. He has a PhD in Ibn Hazm’s Methodology of Jahala from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He is a Board Member of Shari’ah Supervisory Boards of a number of Islamic Banks and Financial institutions.

Nationality : Bahraini
Occupation : Director – Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies – College of Arts – University of Bahrain Assistant Professor, PhD
Date of Birth : February 19, 1961
Place of Birth : Manama
Social Status : Married
  • Academic Qualifications:-
 
  • 1986 - Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia Prophetic sunna & ITS sciences (BD)
  • 1991 - Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia Islamic call & ihtisab (MA), thesis title : "Modesty in Islamic Thoughts"
  • 1999 - PhD., Edinburgh – UK, Ibn Hazm's methodology of jahala in his book Al-Muhalla and it's impact upon his jurisprudence
  • 2002 - PhD., King Muhammad the 5th, Morocco
  • Board Memberships:-
 
  • Executive Member - GFH Investment – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Executive Member - GFH Commercial – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Shari'ah Adviser – First Leasing Bank – Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Member Shari'ah Board – Ahli United Bank - Group - Al Hilal Islamic Banking Services

 

Prof. Abdul Aziz Al-Qassar - Member

Prof. Qassar is Professor at the Department of Fiqh and Islamic Studies at the College of Shari'ah, University of Kuwait. He has a PhD in Law and Shari’ah from Al Azhar University. He is a member of the Fatwa and Shari’ah Board of a number of companies in Kuwait and other Islamic Financial institutions.

Nationality : Kuwait
Occupation : Director – Department of Arabic & Islamic Studies – College of Arts – University of Kuwait Assistant Professor, PhD
Place of Birth : Kuwait
Social Status : Married
  • Academic Qualifications:-
 
  • 1997 - PhD. , in Shari'ah and Law from El Azhar University – Cairo, Egypt
  • Board Memberships:-
 
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for The First Co. for Investment, Kuwait
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for The First Co. for Finance, Qatar
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for the Kwuiate Real-Estae Bank, Kuwait
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for Member the Shari'ah Board for the International Co for Lease, Kuwait
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board for the Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs
  • Member of the Shari'ah Board of Ahli United Bank - Group - Al Hilal Islamic Banking Services

 

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