Ratings Intelligence Partners (RI)
Ratings Intelligence is a Shariah Advisory firm based in London and Kuwait. It provides the BFX with a wide range of advisory solutions to create Shariah-compliant products and expand investment offerings on various Islamic financial instruments adhering to Islamic Principles. The Shariah Supervisory Board of RI, which has approved e-Tayseer as being Shariah-compliant, comprises of eminent and experienced Shariah scholars serving to interpret business issues and recommend actions. The members are:
Dr. Muhammad Ali El-Gari of Saudi Arabia, Chairman
- Ph.D in Economics from the University of California, USA.
- Associate Professor of Islamic Economics, department of Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Deputy Director, Centre for Research in Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University.
- Member, Academic Committee, Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah.
- Member of Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah.
- Editor, Review of Islamic Economics, London (Journal of the International Association of Islamic Economics).
- Also on the Shariah board for National Commercial Bank, Saudi Arabia, Citi Islamic Investment Bank, Saudi Arabia, Saudi American Bank (United Kingdom), Saudi British Bank, United Kingdom, and Dow Jones Islamic Index, United States, to name a few.
Dr. Abdul Sattar Abu Ghuddah of Syria
- Holds Licenses in Islamic Law, from Damascus University.
- Ph.D in Islamic Law from Al Azhar University.
- MSc in Islamic Law and Hadith.
- Shariah advisor of several Islamic Financial, banking and governmental institutions.
- Advisor for Islamic Law Encyclopaedia (Kuwait Awqaf Ministry).
- He is also on the following Shariah boards: Senior Member of Al-Baraka Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain, Dow Jones Islamic Index, USA, Al-Tawfeek Co, Saudi Arabia, Saudi American Bank, United Kingdom, to name a few.
Dr. Nazih Hammad of Canada
- Ph.D in Islamic Law from University of Cairo, Egypt.
- Former Professor at the college of Shariah, Um Alqura University, Makkah Al Mukkarmah for 17 years.
- Member of the Islamic Fiqh Academy, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Organisation of Islamic Countries).
- Also on the following Shariah boards: Citi Islamic Investment Bank, Bahrain, Permal Asset Management, USA, to name a few.
Dr. Mohammad Amin Ali Qattan of Syria
- An expert in Shariah matters.
- Ph.D in Islamic Banking, “Shariah control committees in Islamic Banks”, University of Birmingham, UK.
- Shariah controller for Al-Mal Islamic Investment company (99-2000).
- Researcher in Islamic Economics in the Amiri Diwan (96-97)
- Planning Specialist in Dar-Al-Istithmar Company(97)
- He has written and presented many articles, papers, and seminars, nationally and internationally in Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance. Sharing, attending and preparing conferences, meetings, seminars, forums and training in Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance.