Wafaat of Imam Ali Ridha (AS)

Professor Mohamed Iqbal Asaria, CBE, is a distinguished academic and respected Islamic community leader who masterfully bridges sacred principles with modern economics. Renowned as the “godfather of Islamic finance in the UK,” his pioneering development of Sharia-compliant banking and Takaful (mutual insurance) was driven by a deep commitment to Islamic social justice. As a Special Advisor to the Muslim Council of Britain and a long-standing leader within the Shia Ithna’ashari Community of Middlesex, he serves as an intellectual guide, delivering community lectures that apply core theological values to urgent global moral challenges like climate change.