Dr Naeem Rahman

(Scholar / Trustee)

Current Roles

Associate Professor, Umm Al-Qura University (until July 2025)

Participant, Shariah Fatwa & Guidance Programme, Masjid al-Haram (approx. 9 years)

Previous Roles

Associate Professor, Umm Al-Qura University (over 13 years teaching Islamic Economics, Islamic Banking & Finance, and Fiqh al-Muʿāmalāt)

Academic & Scholarly Contributions

Studied Shariah and Islamic Sciences in Pakistan under his father Moulana Mohammad Yahya and his elder brother Sheikh Hafiz Masood Alam

Furthered Islamic studies at Umm Al-Qura University, attending scholarly circles of leading scholars including Abdul Aziz ibn Baz, Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen, Salih al-Luhaidan, Abdur Rahman al-Ajlan, and Salih al-Fawzan

Holds ijazahs in Hadith from scholars of Makkah including Wasiyullah Abbas and Abdul Wakeel Hashmi

Delivered teaching and research in Islamic Economics, Islamic Banking & Finance, and comparative Shariah and English law

Education

MA in Economics, University of the Punjab

MSc in Economics, University of Manchester

PhD in Islamic Banking & Finance, Durham University

Areas of Expertise & Research Interests

Islamic Economics

Islamic Banking & Finance

Fiqh al-Muʿāmalāt

Comparative study of Shariah law and English law