Shariah Advisor
Dr. Muhammad Nazir Khan
Shariah advisor to Akinda — keeping the screening methodology that powers every halal verdict on the API transparent, consistent, and grounded in recognized Islamic finance practice.
Bio
Dr. Khan advises Akinda on Shariah screening methodology and alignment with AAOIFI-oriented principles. His guidance helps keep the rules transparent, consistent, and grounded in recognized Islamic finance practice — including certification perspectives relevant to compliant securities analysis (CSAA).
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Background, qualifications, and practice
Dr. Muhammad Nazir Khan holds a PhD in Islamic Economics and Finance, where his research examined climate change through both the lens of divine religions and an empirical review of the climate-related performance of nearly eighteen Islamic financial institutions.
He brings over 13 years of experience across Islamic sciences, fatwa, Shari’ah advisory, and Islamic arbitration law, and has had the privilege of teaching nearly every major discipline of Islamic sciences — including Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh, Usul al-Fiqh, Islamic Inheritance, and Islamic finance — across multiple countries and in multiple languages.
Qualifications
- PhD, Islamic Economics and Finance
- AAOIFI Shari’ah Auditing Certification
- FinTech (online) — University of Michigan
- Risk Management — New York Institute of Finance
- Islamic Economics, Usul al-Fiqh — International Islamic University Malaysia
- Foundations of Modern Law — International Islamic University, Islamabad
Role
What Dr. Khan reviews on the Akinda API
- Shariah screening methodology design
- Alignment with AAOIFI-oriented principles
- Review of edge-case rulings (purification, mergers, partial-period reporting)
- Quality oversight of the AI-extracted screening signals
Ready to read the methodology?
The full three-phase screen, both financial ratio formulas (debt + liquidity at 30% of avg 12-quarter market cap), and the purification rule — published in detail so integrators (and their own Shariah boards) can audit the math.