Shariah Board

Mufti Islamtullah holds the degrees of “Shahadat-ul-Aalamiyah” and “Takhassus Fil Fiqh” from Jamia Dar-ul-Uloom, Karachi. He is a PhD in Islamic Economics from University of Karachi. He has been associated with Islamic Banking Division of Bank AL Habib Limited since 2006 as the Shariah Advisor prior to his appointment as the Chairman Shariah Board.

He has been teaching Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, Philosophy and Arabic Grammar in Dar-ul-Uloom since 1993. Mufti Sahab has a vast experience in issuing Shariah rulings (fatwa) and is currently serving Dar-ul-Ifta’ of Dar-ul-Uloom. So far, he has issued about 20,000 Fatwas regarding different topics and Shariah issues.

His thesis – Zar (Money) in light of Shariah – is considered as one of the most useful researches of Islamic Economics and has already been published. He is a renowned research scholar; his research papers have been published in Monthly “Al Balaagh”. He wrote a book “Guide to Takaful or Islamic Insurance” that has also been published.

Mufti Sahab is also a member of Shariah Board AL Habib Asset Management, Pak Qatar Takaful Group and IGI window Takaful.

Mufti Mohib ul Haq Siddiqui graduated from Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi. He obtained Shaha dat-ul-Aalamia (Masters in Arabic and Islamic Studies) and Al-T’akhassus fi al-Iftaa’ (Specialization in Islamic Jurisprudence and Fatwa) qualifications from Darul Uloom.

He joined the Shariah Board of Bank AL Habib – Islamic Banking in November 2015 as Member, Shariah Board. With substantial and diversified experience in the field of Islamic Finance, he has served several financial institutions as a member of their Shariah Boards.

Mufti Mohib ul Haq is currently associated with Faysal Barkat Islamic Banking as the Chairman of Shariah Board. He is also a member of the State Bank of Pakistan’s Forum for Shariah review, standardization of Islamic products, and processes and formalization of AAOIFI Shariah standards for the Pakistan banking industry.

He is also an associated member of the Shariah Board with Bank Alfalah Islamic Banking Division and JS Islamic Fund. Formerly he was also an associated member of the Shariah Board of Takaful Pakistan Limited and Royal Bank of Scotland, Berhad, Malaysia. He has over twelve years of teaching experience at renowned institutions and is also a Faculty Member/ Visiting Faculty Member of various well-known Institutions such as:

Mufti Sher Ali obtained the degrees of “Shahadat-ul-Aalamiyyah” ( الشھادۃ العالمیۃ) and “Specialization in Ifta wa Fiqhil halal ” ( تخصص فی الافتاء و فقہِ الحلال ) from Jamiah tur Rasheed, besides having a Masters from the University of Karachi . He has an outstanding academic record in both Islamic and Contemporary education throughout his career, winning numerous awards & positions at institution, university and national level.

Having been a member of the Darul Ifta at Jamia tur Rasheed, he has issued numerous verdicts (Fatwas) on various issues. He also serves as a faculty member at Al –Burhan (An International Academy offering Islamic education for professionals.). He possesses a vast Shariah Compliance experience and command over conducting Shariah review of corporate, SME and consumer post-execution transactions, review of legal documents and internal policies, training and educating branch and corporate banking staff on Islamic Banking & Finance, vetting of investment banking transactions, shariah review of product manuals and policies etc.

Mufti Muhammad Hamza is serving Bank AL Habib – Islamic Banking as Shariah Board Member since September 2021. He has a diverse professional experience in IBIs and Audit Firms. Prior to his joining, he has served as Shariah Scholar (Assistant Manager Shariah Support) in Product Management and Development Department at Faysal Bank Limited-Islamic. He also served as Shariah Consultant in EY Ford Rhodes.

Mufti Muhammad Hamza possesses both contemporary as well as religious academic qualifications. He holds Shahadat-ul-Aalamiyah (Masters in Islamic and Arabic Studies) along with Takhassus Fiqh-ul-Muamlaat (Islamic Commercial Law and Management Science) from Jamia Tur Rasheed, Karachi.

He is also an MBA (Finance) from University of Karachi. Furthermore, he holds “Post Graduate Diploma in Islamic Banking and Takaful” from Centre for Islamic Economics Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi.

He is presently associated with Jamia-tur-Rasheed, Karachi as a Member of Darul Iftaa and lecturer in department of Dars-e-Nizami. Mufti Muhammad Hamza has significant experience of teaching Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) and other related subjects in renowned institutions as Permanent and Visiting Faculty Member such as Jamia tur Rasheed and Al-Burhan international Karachi.