Other Links
alburaq Newsletters
Get alburaq Desktop
Case Studies

Shariah Panel

Sheikh Nizam Yaquby
Chairman

Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatullah
Senior Imam Finchley Mosque

Mufti Muhammad Nurullah Shikder
Barrister-at-law and Imam at Tunbridge Wells Mosque

 
Sheikh Nizam Yaquby

Sheikh Nizam sits on the Islamic supervisory boards of several Islamic financial institutions and is an active scholar in Islamic finance. He received a BA degree in Economics and Comparative Religion from McGill University (Canada). Sheikh Nizam is currently completing his PhD in Islamic law at University of Wales (United Kingdom). He works as an independent Shariah consultant based in his home country, Bahrain. His accomplishments and responsibilities include:
 

Professor of Tafsir, Hadith and Fiqh in Bahrain since 1976.
 

Author of several articles and publications on Islamic finance and other sciences in English and Arabic, including Tahqiatul-A'mal fi Ikhraj Zakatil-Fitr bil-Mal, Risalah fit-Tawbah, Qurratul-'Aynayn fi Fada'il Birr al-Walidayn, and Irshad al-'Uqala' ila Hukm al-Qira'ah min al-Mus-haf fis-Salah.
 

Shariah Advisor, ABC International Bank plc, HSBC Amanah, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Bahrain Islamic Bank, Citi Islamic Investment Bank and others.
 

Back to top
 
Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatullah

Mufti Abdul Kadir Barkatulla is an Imam at the North London Finchley Mosque. He received an M Phil in Informatics from the University of Wales, U.K. He acquired a Mufti (diploma) in Islamic law and Fazil (Bachelor of Islamic Studies) from the Islamic University, India. Mufti Barkatulla also works as a supervisor at the Islamic helpline for Fatwa and as a presenter at Vectone Urdu.
 

Back to top
 
Mufti Muhammad Nurullah Shikder

Muhammad Nurullah Shikder is a non-practicing Barrister-at-Law and former Imam at Tunbridge Wells Mosque, Kent. He studied Sharia  (Arabic and Islamic Studies) at Darul Uloom Al Arabiyya Al Islamiyya, Bury, UK and has degrees in law; LL.B (Hons) (London Guildhall), PGDip in Professional Studies (City University) and LL.M (Master of Laws) in Banking and Finance Law (University College London).

He has been involved in advising individuals and businesses on Islamic finance and mortgages. He speaks Arabic, Urdu, Bengali and English. He presently sits on the Sharia Boards at Arab Banking Corporation (London), Lloyds TSB Bank (UK) Yasaar Ltd (UK) and Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP). He resides and works with prominent scholars in Dubai.

Back to top

< Back