Financial Literacy From An Islamic Perspective

Yasir QadhiOctober 5, 202662 min0 comments

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Youth & Personal Development Islamic Finance Business Ethics Financial Literacy Zakah Halal Investing Wealth & Money Riba

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In this lecture, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi delivers a comprehensive crash course on financial literacy from an Islamic perspective, covering the Quranic understanding of wealth as an amanah (trust) from Allah, the categories and rulings around riba, and five core Islamic finance concepts including gharar and maysir. He then offers highly practical guidance on building halal wealth through investing in stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs — with a powerful focus on the compounding benefits of starting young — as well as real estate, business, and the strategic use of Roth IRAs. The lecture concludes with a motivating call for young Muslims to pursue financial independence and literacy not for luxury, but to strengthen themselves and the ummah.

Shaykh Dr. Yasir Qadhi is one of the most influential Islamic scholars and intellectuals in the Western world. Born in Houston to Pakistani parents, he earned a degree in chemical engineering before studying for ten years at the Islamic University of Madinah, where he completed degrees in hadith and Islamic theology, and later earned a PhD in Religious Studies from Yale University. He served for years as Dean of Academic Affairs at AlMaghrib Institute, taught at Rhodes College in Memphis, and now serves as Dean of the Islamic Seminary of America and resident scholar of the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) in Texas. His lecture series on the seerah, "Lives of the Sahaba," and Islamic theology are among the most comprehensive in the English language.

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