IslamicFinanceGuru Podcasts

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/courses.

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 try inshaAllah! A reminder that our course Halal Investing for Busy Professionals launches in just under one month (15 June 2019). Early bird discounts are available for a limited time so be sure to check out the course at www.islamicfinanceguru.com/courses.

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" and you can get the details at islamicfinanceguru.com/courses

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 e-mail list for the latest content!

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 26:30 - Minimalism is a Prophetic tradition 36:59 - Raising the Mundane to the Extraordinary  Don't forget to check out our website www.islamicfinanceguru.com for more content and to sign up to our e-mail updates.

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.hoxtonventures.com watch the video: https://youtu.be/C3ggtCTS7uk

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!