Mufti Abdullah Nana's guest appearances

Mufti Abdullah Nana

DebtFreeMuslims Podcast

Radio Islam

The Creative Minority

Chris Blauvelt

Omar Usman

Omar Suleiman

Joe Bradford

Jerry Hionis

Rachel Cruze

Ron Lieber

Nouman Ali Khan

Carl Richards

Abdelrahman Murphy

Saeed Shaikh

Joe Mihalic

Navaid Aziz

Shannaan Dawda

Shomail Malik

OwlTail

Abdullah Nana

Debt Free Muslims Podcast Episode 6   http://debtfreemuslims.com/episode6   This episode is brought to you by MuslimMatters.org - Because Muslims matter.    Our guest for this episode is Mufti Abdullah Nana. He graduated with honors from UC Berkeley with a degree in Business and Economics. After accomplishing his academic goals, Abdullah Nana went on to pursue the higher Islamic Sciences in South Africa and attained a Masters-equivalent degree in Islamic Theology. Thereafter, he was specially selected to enter a legal verdicts and jurisprudential course where he graduated with Honors here as well. Abdullah Nana is a widely-accepted research scholar in the fields of Halal and Islamic Finance. He has written and translated several publications and research papers on these subjects as well. Particular to the subject of Halal, Abdullah Nana has traveled throughout North America, England, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa to understand the standards and practices used in the Halal Industry.   In this episode we cover:    -Mufti Abdullah's background and getting into studying Islamic Finance.  -Challenges facing Islamic Finance in the US -Shortage of Islamic Finance scholars -The need to understand auditing and regulations -The need for alternatives to existing finance models, and understanding that solutions are multi-faceted and everyone plays a role.  -How to deal with confusion and feelings of being overwhelmed when looking at all the difference of opinion about Islamic finance -Putting other finance items on the radar such as estate planning and insurance.  -Islamic Insurance (Takaful) and understanding the basic objections to traditional insurance models.  -Utilizing waqf [endowment] in the takaful models.  -The concept of gharar [uncertainty] as it pertains to Islamic finance contracts -The biggest roadblock to implementing Islamic insurance alternatives is surprisingly simply a lack of demand.  -The need to cure apathy with the Muslim community in regards to finance issues.    Links:  Lek Nana Family: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_Nana Huffington Post: Imams Learning Islamic Finance - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/imams-learning-islamic-fi_n_906299.html Halal Advocates: http://www.halaladvocates.org/ Harvard Islamic Finance Seminar: http://ifp.law.harvard.edu/login/conference Straightway Ethical: http://www.straightwayethical.com/ Follow Mufti Abdullah Nana on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MuftiAbdullah *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a minute to share with a friend and RATE and SUBSCRIBE in iTunes.    ITunes Link: http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast Stitcher Radio: http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher Android (RSS): http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss   You can also visit our website and sign up for the email list to be notified of new episodes, articles, and get our FREE ebook - A Practical Guide to Debt and Personal Finance for Muslims: http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/

Debt Free Muslims Podcast Episode 6 <a href="http://debtfreemuslims.com/episode6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://debtfreemuslims.com/episode6</a> This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://MuslimMatters.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MuslimMatters.org</a> - Because Muslims matter.  Our guest for this episode is Mufti Abdullah Nana. He graduated with honors from UC Berkeley with a degree in Business and Economics. After accomplishing his academic goals, Abdullah Nana went on to pursue the higher Islamic Sciences in South Africa and attained a Masters-equivalent degree in Islamic Theology. Thereafter, he was specially selected to enter a legal verdicts and jurisprudential course where he graduated with Honors here as well. Abdullah Nana is a widely-accepted research scholar in the fields of Halal and Islamic Finance. He has written and translated several publications and research papers on these subjects as well. Particular to the subject of Halal, Abdullah Nana has traveled throughout North America, England, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa to understand the standards and practices used in the Halal Industry. In this episode we cover:  -Mufti Abdullah's background and getting into studying Islamic Finance.  -Challenges facing Islamic Finance in the US -Shortage of Islamic Finance scholars -The need to understand auditing and regulations -The need for alternatives to existing finance models, and understanding that solutions are multi-faceted and everyone plays a role.  -How to deal with confusion and feelings of being overwhelmed when looking at all the difference of opinion about Islamic finance -Putting other finance items on the radar such as estate planning and insurance.  -Islamic Insurance (Takaful) and understanding the basic objections to traditional insurance models.  -Utilizing waqf [endowment] in the takaful models.  -The concept of gharar [uncertainty] as it pertains to Islamic finance contracts -The biggest roadblock to implementing Islamic insurance alternatives is surprisingly simply a lack of demand.  -The need to cure apathy with the Muslim community in regards to finance issues.  Links:  Lek Nana Family: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_Nana" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lek_Nana</a> Huffington Post: Imams Learning Islamic Finance - <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/imams-learning-islamic-fi_n_906299.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/22/imams-learning-islamic-fi_n_906299.html</a> Halal Advocates: <a href="http://www.halaladvocates.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.halaladvocates.org/</a> Harvard Islamic Finance Seminar: <a href="http://ifp.law.harvard.edu/login/conference" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ifp.law.harvard.edu/login/conference</a> Straightway Ethical: <a href="http://www.straightwayethical.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.straightwayethical.com/</a> Follow Mufti Abdullah Nana on Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/MuftiAbdullah" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/MuftiAbdullah</a> *** If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a minute to share with a friend and RATE and SUBSCRIBE in iTunes.  ITunes Link: <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmpodcast</a> Stitcher Radio: <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmstitcher</a> Android (RSS): <a href="http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/dfmpodcastrss</a> You can also visit our website and sign up for the email list to be notified of new episodes, articles, and get our FREE ebook - A Practical Guide to Debt and Personal Finance for Muslims: <a href="http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://debtfreemuslims.com/get-our-free-ebook/</a>

Episode 6 - Mufti Abdullah Nana: Apathy and the Road to Solutions for Islamic Finance