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10 articles tagged “Education”
Sukuk Explained for Australian Investors
Sukuk fill the bond-shaped hole in a halal portfolio, but they are not Islamic bonds. How the structures actually work, what AAOIFI requires, the risks the marketing skips, and the single ASX option.
How Shariah Screening Works: AAOIFI Rules for Australian Investors
Almost every halal fund in Australia says it screens to AAOIFI standards. Here is what those standards actually test - the business screens, the financial ratios, and the purification step - and how to apply them yourself.
Dividend Purification: Cleansing Your Australian Portfolio
Even screened halal shares generate slivers of impure income. Purification is how you clean it: what to calculate, when to give it away, and how Australian funds handle it for you - or don't.
Is Crypto Halal? What Australian Muslim Investors Should Know (2026)
Scholars genuinely disagree about cryptocurrency, and anyone selling you certainty is selling. The main positions, what they turn on, and the practical rules that hold whichever view you follow.
Gold, Silver and Commodities: The Halal Investing Rules
Gold is halal to own and easy to get wrong. The exchange rules that govern precious metals, why leverage and unbacked paper products fail, and the honest state of Australian options.
Is My Super Halal? The Uncomfortable Answer for Most Australians
If you never chose your super fund, the answer is almost certainly no. What default funds actually hold, how to audit your own account in twenty minutes, and what to do about historical accumulation.
Is Conventional Insurance Haram? The Necessity Debate for Australian Muslims
Most scholars find conventional insurance impermissible in principle - and Australia offers almost no compliant alternative. How the necessity framework actually works, cover by cover.
Takaful vs Conventional Insurance: What Actually Differs
The two models can look identical from the outside - premiums in, payouts out. The differences live in the contract, the ownership of the pool and the treatment of surplus. A structural comparison.
Nisab Explained: Gold vs Silver and Why Your Choice Matters
The zakat threshold comes in two sizes, roughly $15,700 apart in 2026 dollars. Where the two nisab standards come from, who should use which, and what the choice means in practice.
Faraid: How Islamic Inheritance Shares Actually Work
The Quranic inheritance system is precise, rule-based and widely misunderstood. The fixed shares, the residue, the double-share rule and worked family scenarios - the system explained from the ground up.