Islamic Scholars meet in London to discuss Sharia’a Finance

Some of the world’s leading authorities on Islamic Finance will be meeting in London this week to discuss the launch of new Sharia’a-compliant products for the UK banking market, Islamic Bank of Britain reports.

The Islamic Bank of Britain’s (IBB) Sharia’a Supervisory Committee (SSC) will get together this Friday (25th January 2008). The agenda for the meeting will include a review of forthcoming Investment (Treasury) and Home Purchase products, as well as undertaking a Sharia’a review of the bank’s activity in 2007.

The Committee consists of Sheikh Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghuddah (Committee Chairman), Sheikh Nizam Yaqoobi and (UK-based) Mufti Abdulkadir Barkatullah, and between them represent almost a century of Sharia’a-compliance experience. All three committee members are very much in demand by Islamic Financial institutions from around the world, and have chosen to utilise their expertise to further the cause of Islamic Finance in collaboration with IBB.

Mufti Barkatullah explained his commitment: “Islamic Bank of Britain is leading the way in promoting Islamic Finance in the UK, and I look forward to helping IBB with its (...)

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