Scholars & Authors
Islamic Finance Scholars
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Fair Meridian Library features works by the world's leading Islamic finance scholars, including Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (AAOIFI Shariah Board Chairman), Mahmoud El-Gamal (Rice University), Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, and others. Each author page lists all their available resources and a full scholarly biography.
For complete beginners, we recommend starting with Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani's 'An Introduction to Islamic Finance' — the most widely read English-language primer on the subject. Mufti Usmani is the world's foremost Islamic finance scholar and chairs the Shariah boards of numerous global Islamic banks and the AAOIFI.
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