Shari'ah Financial Planning
About Us
Al-Himayah is a financial services company, offering unbiased financial advice solutions – whilst ensuring that your Shari’ah requirements are adhered to.
Our name, Al-Himayah is of Arabic origin meaning “protection”. Our objective is to establish, grow and support Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners by providing them with a unique value proposition to take to the South African market. Making us the first purpose-built Shari’ah distribution capability.
This first-of-its-kind offering allows entrepreneurs, financial advisers and wealth planners to cater to their client’s needs. By providing quality coherent advice supported by a wide variety of Shariah-compliant solutions.
Al-Himayah is a division of Fairbairn Consult, a licensed Financial Services Provider (FSP 9328) and part of the Old Mutual Group.
Our Shari'ah Advice Philosophy
An Islamic financial plan has the same objectives as a regular financial plan – to help people accumulate, protect and distribute their wealth. The difference is that an Islamic financial plan is created in accordance with Islamic values and principles.
Our philosophy is based on the Maqasid Al Shari’ah (objectives of the Shari’ah) for Islamic Finance and Shari’ah planning- This aims to preserve wealth through five essentials principles:
Our Solutions
For Clients
The confidence and ease of mind in dealing with skilled and unbiased Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners.
Financial solutions overseen by an independent Shari’ah Advisory ensuring that the solutions provided are compliant with international best practices.
Access to a wide variety of Shari’ah financial solutions ensuring coherence and adaptability – from investments to insurance and from medical schemes to pension funds.
Access to first-to-market Shari’ah-compliant solutions.
For Advisers, Planners and Entrepreneurs
Al-Himayah is a platform business that leverages true partnerships – Enabling Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners to focus on their clients, rather than on managing contracts and increasing compliance requirements.
Training of Shari’ah Islamic Finance standards and principles in accordance with international best practices.
Support of a Shari’ah Advisory and qualified scholar to ensure that adherence and governance are of the highest degree.
Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners run their own practices, giving unbiased advice on market-leading Shari’ah-compliant products and services, but without the hassle of their own FSP license.
Entrepreneurs can complement their business with this unique Shari’ah financial advice capability to expand their own value proposition to existing clients.
Our Solutions
For Clients
For Advisers, Planners and Entrepreneurs
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The confidence and ease of mind in dealing with skilled and unbiased Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners.
Financial solutions overseen by an independent Shari’ah Advisory ensuring that the solutions provided are compliant with international best practices.
Access to a wide variety of Shari’ah financial solutions ensuring coherence and adaptability – from investments to insurance and from medical schemes to pension funds.
Access to first-to-market Shari’ah-compliant solutions.
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Al-Himayah is a platform business that leverages true partnerships – Enabling Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners to focus on their clients, rather than on managing contracts and increasing compliance requirements.
Training of Shari’ah Islamic Finance standards and principles in accordance with international best practices.
Support of a Shari’ah Advisory and qualified scholar to ensure that adherence and governance are of the highest degree.
Shari’ah Financial Advisers and Wealth Planners run their own practices, giving unbiased advice on market-leading Shari’ah-compliant products and services, but without the hassle of their own FSP license.
Entrepreneurs can complement their business with this unique Shari’ah financial advice capability to expand their own value proposition to existing clients.
Build a Shari'ah financial advice business
Join “The Al-Himayah Network” and be part of the first Shari’ah Distribution Network.
This is a fantastic option for an entrepreneurially-minded person who wants to build a business.
Owning your own Franchise feels like owning your own brokerage, except that you don’t have to worry about several compliance matters. In a Franchise, you remain in control of your infrastructure, how your advisers run their practices and how they get paid. This means that you can create an environment that your advisers love.
Join a Franchise as an individual Shari'ah Financial Planner/Adviser
As an individual Shari’ah Adviser, you remain in complete control of your practice.
This means that you make all the choices around your clients and the solutions that you will recommend to your clients.
Through our network of Franchises around the country, Advisers have the option to join one of them.
Join a franchise as an individual Shari'ah financial adviser or Wealth planner
As an individual Shari’ah Adviser, you remain in complete control of your practice.
This means that you make all the choices around your clients and the solutions that you will recommend to your clients.
Through our network of Franchises around the country, Advisers have the option to join one of them.
Our ESG Approach
At Al-Himayah we support the achievement of sustainable development goals, and we continue to play a meaningful part in humanitarian relief and services with the highest level of compassion, professionalism and care.
We partner with non-profit humanitarian aid relief organisations (NGO’s) registered in the Republic of South Africa. Dedicated to providing humanitarian services in crisis and non-crisis situations to most needy orphans, widows and destitute, irrespective of race, religion, culture, creed and geographical boundary.
Our Leadership Team
Mohammed Vadee
Chief Executive Officer
TBC
Chief Business Development Officer
