Frequently Asked Questions

The Muslim Company is a faith-driven global conglomerate headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh, founded in January 2025 by Shariful Islam. It operates across 20+ sectors — including Technology, AI, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy, Healthcare, Education, Media, and Humanitarian Development — under a fully Shariah-compliant, halal, and riba-free framework.

The Muslim Company was founded by Shariful Islam, who serves as its Founder, Chairman, Managing Director, and CEO.

The Board of Directors, along with the company's investors and strategic partners, is listed on our Leadership page — including Founder & CEO Shariful Islam and Independent Director Edward Henry Philips.

No. Shariful Islam, Founder & CEO of The Muslim Company, is a Bangladeshi electrical engineer and entrepreneur born in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, and is not related to or the same person as the Bangladeshi cricketer of the same name.

The Muslim Company is headquartered in Niketon Bazaar, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh.

These are the company's three guiding principles: Amanah (Trust & Integrity), Ilm (Knowledge & Excellence), and Rahmah (Mercy & Service) — drawn from Islamic teaching and applied to every business decision.

The company works across 20+ beneficial and halal sectors, including Technology & AI, Healthcare, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing, Education, Islamic Finance & FinTech, Media, and Humanitarian & Social Welfare.

The Bayt Al-Mal Bank is The Muslim Company's Islamic banking arm, offering interest-free (riba-free), Shariah-compliant banking, savings, and financing products, alongside its fintech app DinarX and the Dirham Payment Gateway.

No. The Muslim Company is privately held. Business inquiries and partnership requests can be directed to our Contact page.

Annual and periodic Transparency Reports covering finances, zakat distribution, and governance are published on our Transparency page.

Yes. Every entity under the group is overseen by a Supreme Shariah Board and reviewed against the Maqasid al-Shariah (the higher objectives of Islamic law). Operations are completely free from riba (interest), bribery, and exploitation.

New products, services, and technologies follow a three-stage pipeline: Research & Development builds and documents the initiative, the Council of Ethical Scholars, Scientists & Experts independently analyzes its scientific validity and safety, and the Supreme Shariah Board gives final approval against Quran, Sunnah, and Maqasid al-Shariah.

Full details are published on our Governance and Constitution pages, along with our Transparency Reports.

Yes, The Muslim Company is registered in Bangladesh as The Muslim Company LTD.

A confidential internal division monitors compliance, investigates ethical concerns, and maintains whistleblower protection, reporting directly to the founder and insulated from commercial pressure. Concerns can be raised via help@themuslim.company.

Open roles are listed on our Careers page. You can also reach the recruitment team directly at careers@themuslim.company.

The Muslim Company operates and hires across multiple countries as the business grows. Check the Careers page for current openings and their locations.

You can track your application anytime on our Application Status page using the reference number provided when you applied.

Employees receive fair wages, dignified workplaces with separate facilities for women, extended maternity leave (1–1.5 years), long-term pension qualification, and family welfare programs.

The Muslim Company Foundation is the company's dedicated humanitarian and environmental arm, funded by zakat, sadaqah, and 10% of monthly net profit — directed toward relief, education, healthcare, orphan care, and environmental work.

The Foundation has provided humanitarian relief and community support to people in Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia, and other African nations, with support from individual donors across multiple countries.

Yes. The company commits 10% of monthly net profit to Fi Sabilillah — for Allah's path — in addition to fully distributing annual zakat, supporting mosques, madrasas, education scholarships, healthcare, and orphan care.

Yes. Alongside humanitarian relief for people, the Foundation protects, feeds, and rescues animals, birds, and wildlife, and works on reforestation, tree planting, and ecological restoration — caring for all of Allah's creation.

Zakat is calculated annually on all eligible company assets and fully distributed by a qualified Shariah scholar, with distribution details published in our Transparency Reports.

Visit our Get Involved or Foundation pages, or email help@themuslim.company. Formal individual-donor channels are being finalized.

You can reach us at help@themuslim.company, or visit our Contact page for department-specific contacts and our Dhaka office address.

Yes. Journalists and media professionals can reach us at media@themuslim.company, or visit our Newsroom for press releases and company updates.