Awesome Islamic Finance

A curated list of quality resources for Islamic finance: Shariah-compliant investing, screening, zakat, sukuk, education, data and developer tools.

Inclusion criteria: active within the last 18 months or an established reference; link verified alive; one neutral descriptive line. Commercial products are welcome when they are genuinely useful to the community. See CONTRIBUTING.md to suggest an entry. Entries maintained by this list's curator are marked with an asterisk (*).

Contents

• Standards & Regulatory Bodies
• Screening & Compliance Data
• Investing Apps & Platforms
• Halal ETFs & Funds
• Zakat & Purification
• Sukuk & Fixed Income
• Education & Research
• Academic Library Guides
• Developer Tools & APIs
• Datasets
• Communities & Media

Standards & Regulatory Bodies

• AAOIFI - The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions, issuer of the most widely adopted Shariah standards.
• IFSB - Islamic Financial Services Board, prudential standards for Islamic banking, capital markets and takaful.
• IIFM - International Islamic Financial Market, standardized documentation for Islamic capital and money markets.
• Securities Commission Malaysia - Regulator publishing the official list of Shariah-compliant securities on Bursa Malaysia twice a year.

Screening & Compliance Data

• Halal Terminal * - Stock and ETF screening across AAOIFI, DJIM, FTSE, MSCI and S&P methodologies, with purification rates, via web or API. Free tier.
• Islamicly - Shariah stock screening app covering global exchanges, with scholar-reviewed verdicts.
• Musaffa - Halal stock and ETF screening platform with purification calculations and portfolio tracking.
• Zoya - Shariah stock screening and portfolio monitoring app, AAOIFI-based, popular in North America.

Investing Apps & Platforms

• Finispia - Shariah screening and halal portfolio tools for retail investors.
• Hyssa - Halal investment app combining screening, alerts and purification tools.
• Sarwa - MENA robo-advisor and trading platform offering halal portfolio options.
• Tabadulat - Shariah-compliant brokerage platform with a built-in halal screener.
• Wahed - Global halal robo-advisor and investment platform, regulated in multiple jurisdictions.

Halal ETFs & Funds

• Amana Mutual Funds - The longest-running family of US Islamic mutual funds, managed by Saturna Capital.
• SP Funds - US-listed Shariah-compliant ETFs including SPUS (S&P 500 based) and SPSK (sukuk).

Zakat & Purification

• Islamic Relief Zakat Calculator - Zakat calculator from one of the largest Muslim charities.
• LaunchGood - Muslim crowdfunding platform widely used for zakat and sadaqah distribution.
• National Zakat Foundation - UK institution collecting and distributing zakat locally, with calculation guidance.
• Zakat Foundation of America - Zakat education and distribution, with practical guides on zakat for stocks and retirement accounts.

Sukuk & Fixed Income

• IIFM Sukuk Report - Annual reference report on the global sukuk market.
• Sukuk screening research * - Structural analysis of sukuk under AAOIFI Standard 62, with a screenable registry.
• S&P Dow Jones Sukuk Index - Benchmark index methodology for investment-grade sukuk.

Education & Research

• AIMS Islamic Finance Academy - Accredited online certifications and degrees in Islamic finance.
• Ethica Institute - Islamic finance certification body with AAOIFI-aligned training.
• INCEIF University - Malaysia's global university of Islamic finance.
• IsDB Institute - Research arm of the Islamic Development Bank, publications on Islamic economics and finance.
• Islamic Finance Guru - Practical halal money content: investing, pensions, mortgages and startup investing.
• Practical Islamic Finance - Independent halal investing research and portfolio commentary.

Academic Library Guides

• American University Islamic Finance Guide - Multidisciplinary library guide to Islamic finance research sources.
• DePaul University Islamic Banking & Finance Guide - Research guide covering databases, journals and organizations.
• Harvard Law Library Islamic Finance Guide - Research guide from Harvard Law School Library.

Developer Tools & APIs

• Halal Terminal API * - REST API for Shariah screening, market data, zakat and purification. OpenAPI documented, free tier.
• halalterminal-mcp * - MCP server exposing Shariah screening tools to Claude, Cursor and any MCP client.
• halalterminal-sdk-js * - JavaScript SDK for the screening API.
• halalterminal-sdk-python * - Python SDK for the screening API.
• halal-discord-bot * - Discord bot serving halal stock verdicts in servers.
• halal-portfolio-tracker * - Open source portfolio tracker with compliance status.
• tradingview-syariah-indicator - Browser extension overlaying Shariah status on TradingView charts.

Datasets

• Bursa Malaysia Shariah-Compliant Securities - The official Malaysian list, updated in May and November.
• S&P 500 Shariah Compliance Dataset * - Monthly CSV of compliance verdicts for all 503 constituents across 5 methodologies, CC BY 4.0.

Communities & Media

• r/IslamicFinance - The main Reddit community for Islamic finance questions and discussion.
• Salaam Gateway - News and intelligence on the global Islamic economy.
• The Halal Times - Digital media covering halal industry and Islamic finance news.

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Maintained by Yassir, founder of Halal Terminal. Entries marked * are maintained by the curator; everything else is independent. This list is licensed CC0.