Sh. Taha Hasan Abdul-Basser

Biography

Shaykh Taha Hasan Abdul-Basser is an independent scholar of Islamic ethics and law whose work includes Islamic finance and religious advisory practice. Since 1998, he has served as a Sharia compliance reviewer, examiner and consultant to financial institutions, investment funds, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

He contributed to the Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program’s database on Islamic financial ethics and jurisprudence, taught an independent study course on Islamic finance at Harvard Business School and served as a Senior Tutorial Advisor in Harvard’s Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. He is also Harvard Islamic Society Chaplain emeritus. His training includes formal Arabic study at Harvard and study with scholars in Tanzania and Yemen and other teachers from whom he received traditional licenses. His work connects classical legal and ethical scholarship with contemporary institutional and financial questions.

Selected BIS Teaching

• ILJ-105Personal Financial Ethics for Every Muslim
• IFC-221Introduction to the Sciences of ‘Aqida, Fiqh, and Tazkiya

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