Amjad M. Mohammed

Amjad M. Mohammed (Urdu: امجد محمد [Amjad Muḥammad]) is a British Islamic scholar who is dean and head scholar at the British Olive Foundation. He has written and lectured extensively on fiqh, Sharia, organ donation,[1] moonsighting, jurisprudence for Muslim minorities in the West, Muslim education within the West,[2] usul al-fiqh, and Islamic finance. He sits on multiple Sharia and fatwa boards,[3] and holds advisory positions at several financial institutions pursuing Islamic banking or finance.[4]

Amjad M. Mohammed
TitleMufti, Qadi, Imam and Islamic scholar
Personal
Born
England
ReligionIslam
NationalityBritish
Era21st-century philosophy
DenominationSunni Islam
JurisprudenceHanafi
MovementDeobandi
Main interest(s)Quran, Shari'a, Hadith, Fiqh, Tafsir, Muslim minorities in the West, Fiqh al-Aqalliyat, Islamic finance, Usul al-Fiqh, Fatwa, Islamic ethics
Notable idea(s)Western Muslim minority jurisprudence, Sharīʿa hermeneutics, Western Fiqh al-Nawazil, Fiqh of Moonsighting
Alma materDarul Uloom Jamia Khatam al-Nabiyyin
Bradford University
Muslim leader
Influenced by
Websitewww.irtis.org.uk
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Deobandi movement
Ideology and influences
Founders and key figures
Notable institutions
Darul ulooms and madrasas
Centres (markaz) of Tablighi Jamaat
Associated organizations

Muslims in non-Muslim lands

Mohammed‘s main focus is on the concept of minority jurisprudence (fiqh al-aqalliyat) and tradition-based or Sharia hermeneutics.[5] His book, Muslims in non-Muslim Lands: A Legal Study with Applications, explains how the British Muslim community developed its faith identity through three particular stances: assimilation, isolation and integration. The findings argue that the assumption that Islam causes Muslims to isolate from the indigenous population and form ‘a state within a state’ is false, and that Islamic law actually gives Muslims confidence and the ability to integrate within the wider society.[6]

Fatwa exposing OneCoin scheme

Cryptocurrency OneCoin is deemed one of the world’s biggest crypto-scams. OneCoin claimed to have a Shariah-compliant certificate about which Mufti Amjad Mohammed started to receive queries by uncertain Muslim investors. After careful inspection of the OneCoin terms and conditions, Mohammed issued a fatwa saying that Muslims should not invest in OneCoin.[7] In response, OneCoin claimed they had changed their T&Cs, but he still advised against Muslims investing as OneCoin could not be found on any cryptocurrency exchanges.[8][9][10][11][12]

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References
  1. "7642-Article Text-24022-1-10-20200105" (DDL). uio.no.
  2. "Why did Muslim faith leaders issue a statement opposing pro-LGBT lessons at schools?". 5pillarsuk.com. 28 August 2019.
  3. "Markaz al-Iftāʾ wa'l-Qaḍā". 25 September 2019.
  4. "Team". IRTIS.
  5. Khan, Nazir (10 December 2019). "Difference of Opinion: Where Do We Draw the Line?". Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research.
  6. "Muslims in non-Muslim Lands | THE ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY".
  7. "Cryptocurrency: OneCoin, Bitcoin". 2 December 2016.
  8. "How the world's biggest crypto-scam targeted British Muslims | The Spectator".
  9. "Pakistanis lost millions of dollars in OneCoin scam". 30 October 2019.
  10. "BBC Panorama Investigates The OneCoin/OneLife Scheme" – via www.youtube.com.
  11. "Daily fraud update: 23rd October".
  12. "!! WARNING !! ONECOIN "BIGGEST CRYPTO SCAM" RUN BY MISSING CRYPTO QUEEN" – via www.youtube.com.
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