Ashraf Gomma Ali
Teaching

Learning from the sources

Classical Islamic texts taught in the traditional way, and courses that carry the same learning into finance and sustainability. I teach as a fellow student, grateful to my own teachers.

Ongoing classes

Weekly and monthly circles in Kuala Lumpur

The classes are open to all and free of charge. They are recorded and shared by the Ahl Umran community, who kindly host them.

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  • تفسير النسفي

    Tafsir al-Nasafi

    Qur'anic exegesis · weekly
  • محارم اللسان

    Prohibitions of the Tongue

    Imam al-Mawlud · weekly
  • الأربعون النووية

    The Forty Hadith of Imam al-Nawawi

    Monthly · starting soon
Courses in preparation

Bringing the tradition into finance

For finance, ESG and Shariah professionals

Shariah and sustainability: an integrated approach

How the purposes of Islamic law and the ethic of trusteeship (amanah) give a coherent foundation for sustainable finance, and how that foundation works in practice.

  • Maqasid al-Shariah, amanah and khilafah
  • Climate disclosure and taxonomies through a Shariah lens
  • Sustainable and transition sukuk
  • Zakat, waqf and social finance
  • Financed emissions and Shariah governance
  • Case studies from Malaysia, the Gulf and the West
  • For practitioners

    Fiqh of financial transactions

    The core contracts of Islamic finance, read from the classical texts and applied to today's products.

  • For boards and Shariah committees

    Shariah governance in practice

    How Shariah oversight works, what good governance looks like, and the questions a board should ask.

  • For communities and professionals in the West

    Islamic finance in Western markets

    Home finance, investing, retirement and community institutions for Muslims in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe.

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