Day 01Public sessions
Foundations — legal frameworks, practitioner insight, and fiqh research.
Intellectual and practical grounding across legal context, institutional practice, and commissioned papers from participating scholars.
Fiqh Symposium 2026
Zakah, public interest, and advocacy in minority contexts.
A scholarly convening examining the governance of zakah in advocacy-adjacent work — 20–21 June 2026, United Kingdom.
Organised by Foundations of Legacy · Published by Islamic Finance Advisory
The Dunkenhalgh Hotel · 20 – 21 June 2026
The Question
Where zakah meets public interest.
Whether — and under what conditions — zakah funds may be utilised in relation to public-interest activity and community-serving functions in Muslim minority contexts.
This is not a question of broader application by default, but one of careful clarification of principles — a disciplined scholarly process faithful to the trust associated with zakāh.
Outcome
A reference-grade fiqh standard.
Outputs formally drafted and published by Islamic Finance Advisory (IFA) as a reference standard for zakah governance.
Participation
By invitation.
Senior scholars of the recognised Sunni madhahib, alongside specialised researchers, legal experts, and institutional practitioners.
Published by
Islamic Finance Advisory
The symposium’s published proceedings, research papers, and resolutions are produced under the editorial oversight of Islamic Finance Advisory — our publishing partner for scholarly work in Islamic finance, zakah, and public-interest jurisprudence.
The Next Symposium · June 2026
Inaugural SymposiumPublished as a reference standard
Initiative 03 · The Scholars’ Symposium
Fiqh Symposium 2026
الزكاة والمصالح العامة واعمال المناصرة في سياق الاقليات
Zakah, Public Interest, and Advocacy in Minority Contexts.
Our inaugural Symposium convenes scholars across madhāhib and disciplines for a research-intensive deliberation on the governance of zakah in advocacy-adjacent work — concluding with a published reference standard.
At a glance
- Dates
- 20 – 21 June 2026
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Publisher
- Islamic Finance Advisory
Methodology
Three foundations.
01
Madhhab-grounded analysis
Dedicated research across the four Sunni madhahib, preserving juristic diversity without reduction.
02
Usul & Maqasid framing
Principled reasoning on public interest, harm prevention, and the regulation of objectives and means.
03
Legal & institutional context
Contemporary UK regulatory, fiduciary, and operational realities informing — not directing — fiqh.
Programme
Two days. A considered arc.
Day 02Closed deliberation
Senior scholars in disciplined evaluation, synthesis, and determination.
A closed session for structured scholarly convention — examining evidences, refining reasoning, and recording agreement and difference with precision.
Why now
01 / Context
Zakah is an act of worship governed by defined categories. Modern institutional life presents configurations the classical treatment did not anticipate directly.
What is required is not broader application by default, but careful clarification of principles — a disciplined scholarly process faithful to the trust associated with zakah.
Research Themes
02 / Scope
- 01Zakah categories (masarif) and their scope
- 02Application of zakah to community-serving functions
- 03Public interest (maslahah) & harm prevention
- 04Maqasid al-shariah and communal welfare
- 05Usul al-fiqh and methodological boundaries
- 06Distinction between objectives and means
- 07Legal & regulatory context (United Kingdom)
- 08Zakah governance and institutional responsibility
- 09Conditions, safeguards, and limits
- 10Conceptual clarity and terminological precision
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