Sharia Governance, Audit & Compliance
An Islamic institution’s promise is kept or broken in its controls — Sharia governance is where the label is either earned daily or quietly lost.
Format
Classroom · Virtual
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The credibility of an Islamic financial institution rests on a governance system most customers never see: the Sharia board and its rulings, the compliance function that translates rulings into controls, and the audit that verifies the translation held. This programme trains that system — board composition, independence and the quality of the fatwa process; Sharia compliance embedded in product approval, execution and documentation; internal Sharia audit run with real audit discipline; and the handling of non-compliance events, including income purification, done honestly. IFSB and AAOIFI governance standards frame the casework.
What you will do
Who attends
Sharia compliance and audit staff; internal auditors of Islamic institutions; risk and compliance officers at Islamic windows; regulators supervising Islamic banks.
Programme agenda
Built for the decisions no textbook prepares you for
I.The governance architecture
- The Sharia board: mandate, independence, the fatwa process
- IFSB and AAOIFI governance standards as the working frame
- Roles that must not blur: board, compliance, audit, business
II.Compliance in the flow
- Product approval: from concept through fatwa to shelf
- Execution risk: where approved products go wrong in practice
- Documentation and the audit trail of conformity
III.Audit and breach
- Internal Sharia audit: planning, sampling, findings with owners
- Non-compliance events: assessment, purification, disclosure
- The supervisor’s examination: what is asked, what must be ready
Frequently asked
Who should attend the Sharia governance and audit course?
Sharia compliance and audit staff, internal auditors of Islamic institutions, risk and compliance officers at Islamic windows, and regulators supervising Islamic banks. It suits anyone who owns part of the control system that keeps an Islamic institution’s promise — board support, compliance or audit.
What does the programme cover on internal Sharia audit?
Internal Sharia audit run with genuine audit discipline: planning, sampling and findings with named owners, supported by the documentation and audit trail of conformity. The programme also trains the handling of non-compliance events — assessment, income purification and disclosure — done honestly and defensibly.
Which standards frame the casework?
IFSB and AAOIFI governance standards frame the casework throughout, alongside what supervisors ask in examination. The programme is professional training on those frameworks — it does not issue sharia rulings or legal advice, which remain matters for your institution’s Sharia board and counsel.
Can BIZENIUS run this programme in-house for our institution?
Yes — in-house, tailored editions are available, useful where a Sharia audit or compliance team wants the casework built around its own product approval and audit cycle. Delivery is in English or French; sessions run on a rolling calendar with dates confirmed on request, and fees are quoted on enquiry.
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