Certified Shari'ah Governance Professional: study modules
The governance framework, the Shari'ah supervisory board, and how decisions and reports are made
Introductory · 3 hours · 9 lessons · Language: English and Arabic · ID: IFS-COU-0032
Three short, free modules that prepare you for the Certified Shari'ah Governance Professional exam. They explain in plain language how an Islamic financial institution organises Shari'ah oversight: the framework and its four organs, the Shari'ah supervisory board and its independence, and how the board decides, reports and fits into wider structures such as central Shari'ah boards and Islamic subsidiaries.
Each module has a reading with a worked example, slides, study notes and an eight-question practice quiz. When you have finished, sit the certification exam from the certification page.
These study modules are independent educational material written by ifSPACE in its own words, not affiliated with AAOIFI and not a fatwa.
What you will learn
- Describe the Shari'ah governance framework, its order of authority and its four organs
- Explain how the Shari'ah supervisory board is composed, appointed, run and kept independent
- Outline how Shari'ah decisions are made and reported, and how central boards and Islamic subsidiaries fit in
Syllabus
1.The Shari'ah governance framework
- The framework and its organs in plain terms (GS 1, 2024)20 min
- Module 1 presentation15 min
- Module 1 practice quiz10 min
2.The Shari'ah supervisory board
- Who sits on the SSB, what it does and how it stays independent (GS 19 and GS 20)20 min
- Module 2 presentation15 min
- Module 2 practice quiz10 min
3.Decisions, reports and wider governance
- How the SSB decides and reports, and where central boards and subsidiaries fit (GS 18, 21, 8 and 22)20 min
- Module 3 presentation15 min
- Module 3 practice quiz10 min