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Halal Investment Booklist – Islamic Business & Finance | IFG
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Mohsin Patel
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We’ve been asked on numerous occasions to put together a booklist that will get people started on their Islamic Finance and halal investing journeys. At long last, here it is:
Islamic Investment Books
- Halal Investing for Beginners:How to Start, Grow and Scale Your Halal Investment Portfolio (our book, accessible here)
- Islamic Finance - What It Is And What It Could Be, Al-Zuhayli, W. (2003)
- Financial Transactions in Islamic Jurisprudence - Volumes 1 and 2
- Introduction to Islamic Fintech - Mufti Faraz Adam
- Heaven’s Banker: Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance - Harris Irfan
- The Problem with Interest - Tarik El Diwany
Startup Investing
- The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz
- Zero to One - Peter Thiel and Blake Masters
- Blitzscaling - Reif Hoffman and Chris Yeh
- Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer And Venture Capitalist - Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson
We will update and maintain this article inshaAllah so the link above should always be the most up-to-date booklist. If you have any recommendations, then post in the comments below and let us know!
Mohsin Patel
Co-founder
Mohsin is the co-founder of IslamicFinanceGuru, an Oxford graduate and a Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus. He's a former corporate lawyer at one of the world's largest US firms. Whilst running IFG, Mohsin is also actively interested and invested in the web3/crypto space. Publication: Halal Investing for Beginners: How to Start, Grow and Scale Your Halal Investment Portfolio (Wiley) Mohsin is the co-founder of IslamicFinanceGuru, an Oxford graduate and a Forbes 30 under 30 alumnus. He's a former corporate lawyer at one of the world's largest US firms. Whilst running IFG, Mohsin is also actively interested and invested in…
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