Muftī Qāḍī Sayyid Amjad Mahmood Mohammed (Urdu: امجد محمود محمد 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] He in recent years has taken a proactive role to create a more unified model of encompassing his years of expertise and knowledge to creating a legacy under the RG Group & RG Advisory founded by himself and supported by a multitude of global leaders in business development, education, entrepreneurship, government and corporate relationships to create opportunities for the many institutions and associated brands connected to Mufti Amjad. His objective is to create global unity and understanding via a holistic faith centric and ethical approach.
Amjad M. Mohammed | |
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| Title | Mufti, Qadi, Imam and Islamic scholar |
| Personal | |
| Born | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Nationality | British |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Denomination | Sunni Islam |
| Jurisprudence | Hanafi |
| Movement | Deobandi |
| 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 mater | Darul Uloom Jamia Khatam al-Nabiyyin Bradford University |
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Influenced by | |
| Website | www |
RG Advisory
editMohammed is the Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of RG Advisory which describe their mission as "We are committed to providing opportunities for wealth growth and fostering entrepreneurship through expert guidance, diverse investment options, and unwavering support. With a shared vision of prosperity, we aim to make your dreams a reality. Together, we build brighter futures."
NZF Worldwide
editMohammed is the Chief Shariah Officer of NZF Worldwide which describe their mission as "the Centre for Excellence for all Zakat-related matters. We empower, advise and establish new National Zakat Foundations with OUR proven DNA."
Lie to Me
editLie to Me is a docu-thriller about psychology and manipulation in a crypto-age
In 2014, the crypto-currency OneCoin was launched. Calling itself the ‘Bitcoin killer’, OneCoin promised riches and a digital revolution of the financial market. Now anyone could become a millionaire overnight as long as they invested their money as quickly as possible, and with the charismatic Ruja Ignatova as its official queen, OneCoin quickly became the talk of the town from Silicon Valley to Europe. Until Norwegian investigator Bjørn Bjercke suspected that there wasn’t even an actual currency behind the digital house of cards. OneCoin was closer to a pyramid scheme than anything to do with algorithms. But even after countless scandals, imprisonments and deaths, OneCoin incredibly lives on 10 years later. A tale of psychology and manipulation in a time when the gap between real value and empty numbers is as wide as the dream of easy money is seductive.
Muslims in non-Muslim lands
editMohammed‘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
editCryptocurrency 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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- ^ "Markaz al-Iftāʾ wa'l-Qaḍā". 25 September 2019.
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- ^ Khan, Nazir (10 December 2019). "Difference of Opinion: Where Do We Draw the Line?". Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research.
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- ^ "Cryptocurrency: OneCoin, Bitcoin". 2 December 2016.
- ^ "How the world's biggest crypto-scam targeted British Muslims | The Spectator".
- ^ "Pakistanis lost millions of dollars in OneCoin scam". 30 October 2019.
- ^ "BBC Panorama Investigates The OneCoin/OneLife Scheme" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Daily fraud update: 23rd October".
- ^ "!! WARNING !! ONECOIN "BIGGEST CRYPTO SCAM" RUN BY MISSING CRYPTO QUEEN" – via www.youtube.com.