☪️ Islamic Finance & Halal Investing: Shariah-Compliant Wealth & Zakat
A practical, Shariah-grounded course that takes you from the core prohibitions and contracts to screening stocks, purifying income, choosing Takaful, building a halal portfolio, and computing your zakat with confidence.
Last updated: June 2026
A practical, Shariah-grounded course that takes you from the core prohibitions and contracts to screening stocks, purifying income, choosing Takaful, building a halal portfolio, and computing your zakat with confidence. The course is organized into 12 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.
What you'll learn
- The Four Prohibitions: Riba, Gharar, Maysir & Haram Sectors
- The Core Islamic Contracts: From Murabaha to Sukuk
- Screening Stocks: The AAOIFI Standard
- ETFs & Funds: Comparing Shariah-Compliant Wrappers
- Purifying Your Income: The Stock Purification Skill
- Gold, Silver & the Rules of Currency Exchange
- Crypto-Assets: Is It Halal?
- Islamic Home & Personal Finance vs Conventional
- Halal Business Financing & Working Capital
- Takaful: Cooperative Insurance Done Right
- Building a Halal Retirement Portfolio
- Calculating Your Zakat: Cash, Gold, Shares & Business
Learning objectives
- Define and recognise the four core prohibitions — riba (interest), gharar (excessive uncertainty), maysir (gambling/speculation) and haram sectors — in everyday financial products.
- Explain the main Islamic contracts (Murabaha, Ijara, Diminishing Musharaka, Mudaraba, Musharaka and Sukuk) and identify which one underlies a given product.
- Screen individual stocks and ETFs against AAOIFI business-activity and financial-ratio standards to judge Shariah compliance.
- Calculate and pay out the purification amount owed on impure (interest/haram) income from your investments.
- Evaluate the permissibility of gold, silver and crypto-assets and trade them on Shariah-correct terms.
- Compare Islamic versus conventional home, personal and business financing, and choose Takaful over conventional insurance for the right reasons.
- Build a diversified halal retirement portfolio and estimate its purified, realistic return.
- Compute zakat accurately on cash, gold, shares and business assets using nisab and the correct rate, and use the linked Doors tools to do it confidently.