IslamicFinanceGuru Podcasts

In this episode, we're talking about what venture capital is. You might have heard of venture capital (or VC) but might not have a clue about what it is, and what terms like "seed", "Series A" etc mean. We're here to clarify! If you want to be added to our startup investor list, drop us an e-mail and we'll add you. Equally, if you're a startup founder looking for funding or general advice, we're h...

Wahed and Yielders are great platforms to come on to the market, but what is the difference between them? What do I actually need to invest in? Today I'm telling you what the TWO fundamental differences are and explaining which platform is more appropriate depending on your time of life. If you are signing up to either or both platforms, it really helps us if you go via our links: Wahed:   ht...

I had an issue with my broadband a few months back and instead of sitting back and letting it pass, I decided to complain. I stuck to my guns and got Vodafone to increase their compensation offer from £20 to £150! A personal success for me but I want to share with you exactly what I did and some tips that you folks can take and apply to ANY scenario.  https://islamicfinanceguru.com Please do...

Harris Irfan is a veteran of the Islamic finance industry. You can connect with him here:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/harrisirfan?originalSubdomain=uk   You can get his book, Heaven's Bankers here: https://amzn.to/2LqMl5r   Harris's book recommendations :  1. David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years - https://amzn.to/2YewZ9W   2. Yanis Varoufakis - Talking to My Daught...

We're taking a look at verses 2:175-179 - the verses forbidding interest. The 5 reasons are:  1. It is exploitative of the poor (as they are generally those who require debt)  2. Interest gives rise to an exploitative economic system even if a specific instance of a loan may not appear to be exploitative.  3. Money has no intrinsic value and so cannot be rented.  4. To try to r...

We're bumping up this must-listen episode which was one of our very early ones. We're discussing the whole concept of Islamic mortgages and whether they're actually halal after all.

We're looking at 2:161-163 and thinking about how we can spend well and effectively and why it's important to do so. 

This is an interview with Zeeshan Uppal, co-founder of Yielders. Yielders are an FCA-regulated sharia-compliant property investment company that allow you hands-off property investing. Sign up to Yielders using this link: https://yielders.co.uk/onboarding/sign-up?ref=ifg They're also fundraising at the moment so you can invest in Yielders itself. Check out their campaign here: https://www.seedrs.c...

In this episode,  we’re talking about the misconceptions we had when we first started  investing, why investing in the stock market isn’t rocket science, and how we think about our portfolios. You can buy the book we talked about  in the episode (highly recommended!) here (https://amzn.to/2FksrUP). Check out the halal investing for busy professionals course at www.islamicfinanceguru...

We're talking about a not-very-well-publicised UK Government scheme today that lets you save money and returns you 25% a year! We discuss what the scheme is, how to check you're eligible (you might be surprised here and it only takes one minute to check online anyway), and a fiqhi analysis of how this is halal. Halal investing for busy professional course - https://islamicfinanceguru.com/courses I...

We're discussing verses 2:261-2:274 - verses all about charity. We talk about what the qur'an has to say about charity, what a truly Islamic charity looks like and how we can start thinking about applying this properly in today's context.

How on earth are you supposed to deal with zakat on your workplace pension? What about those shares you've got? Or that buy-to-let property? We discuss this plus much more, including a bonus tip which I had no idea about until now! We also reveal how to get our exclusive zakat guide. P.S we just launched https://wills.islamicfinanceguru.com

We continue with our fortnightly tafseer. This week, it's 2:219-220 - the verses telling us alcohol and gambling are mostly not very good for us. We talk about what life lessons we can take from these verses with some practical application. P.S our new course Halal Investing for Busy Professionals launches in just under a month! Benefit from the early bird discount today at islamicfinanceguru.com/...

We're delighted to welcome Talha, the founder of the Quran Club app ( https://www.quranclub.org/ ). If you've not heard of the Quran Club (where have you been?!), it's an app which utilises the power of technology and the global reach of the ummah for a social good - reading the quran!  This interview is all about the man behind the app and the app itself. Be sure to download it and give it a...

Ramadan Mubarak! In this tafseer episode (which was live on Facebook and Youtube), we're discussing 2:211-212 and asking ourselves - why do miracles not happen to us? What are we doing wrong, and how can we practically change that so that we're more sensitive and alive to the miracles around us. P.S check out our course launching in June 2019. It's called "Halal investing for busy professionals" a...

We are joined in this episode by the Primary Finance team. They discuss their new Islamic mortgage product which will launch in mid-2019 inshaAllah. It aims to revolutionise the market by being truly equitable and Islamic through a fresh model. Check out their website and lend your support at: https://primary-finance.com Do also check out our website www.islamicfinanceguru.com and subscribe to our...

This tafseer discusses 2:197 which, on the face of it, is about Hajj. But Allah is talking about much more, as we explore in this tafseer. Amongst other things we discuss fear and why it's good, how minimalism is Prophetic, and how to increase your willpower the Islamic way. 03:40 - How Fear gives Strength 13:15 -  How a Muslim can become wealth 20:30 - How Islam can increase your willpower 2...

We're talking about 3 key lessons from the life of Abdul Rahman ibn Auf – a supremely successful companion of the Prophet (s.a.w) and one of the 10 who were promised paradise. What can we learn from his life and implement in ours so that we may attain success from both a business and spiritual perspective?

We're going through a few of the questions we have had recently on whether or not certain jobs are haram. Investment banking and other City jobs are often the subject of such questions, but we also explore what sort of framework you need to be thinking about when analysing whether or not your job is halal. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episodes straight into your app!

We talk to Hussein Kanji, partner at Hoxton Ventures in this fascinating insight into the world of venture capital. Hussein talks about some of the companies he's invested (including the likes of Deliveroo), the amazing success rate they've had, what criteria they look for in a company, and where he thinks the next big things are happening. www.islamicfinanceguru.com/courses https://www.hoxtonvent...

We talk to Taha Dar, co-founder of SearchSmartly ( https://www.searchsmartly.co/ ), a company changing the way we search for property. Taha talks about setting up SearchSmartly, his story and advice for entrepreneurs. Don't forget to check out our website www.islamicfinanceguru.com and subscribe to our e-mail list. Please do leave a review and a rating for this podcast too!

How do companies without any debt in the UK & US compare against those who do have debt?   We're discussing the results of an exclusive screen (which you can get hold of too at islamicfinanceguru.com/debtfreelist ) which compares the return over the last 3 years of zero-debt companies against companies with debt (hint: they fare very well!). Do check out our course on halal investing for...

In today's episode, we're talking to Shahzad Younas, founder of Muslim marriage app Muzmatch. He talks about quitting his investment banking job, starting and growing Muzmatch, advice for budding entrepreneurs, and much more. The live YouTube version is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yZ57L01HFI If you haven't checked out our upcoming course - Halal Investing for Busy Professionals - feel fre...

In this week's session we discuss verse 2:188. It's all about how to do business with ethics - as an employer, an employee, in our personal lives as buyers and sellers on platforms like eBay, Gumtree etc, and how we should negotiate. We also cover Islam's position on bribery and whether it can ever be justified if, for example, that is the norm of the society. Check out our website www.islamicfina...

Today we're exploring a topic that affects most, if not all, of us - pensions. We discuss whether you should have one or opt out, some changes that are coming in that will affect your take-home salary, how to make sure that your pension is halal, and what we should be doing if our workplace pension doesn't offer something sharia-compliant. If you have a few seconds, please leave us a rating and a...