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Sheikh Faraz Rabbani

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Sheikh Faraz Rabbani, based in Toronto, Canada, is the founder and director of SeekersGuidance, a global online Islamic education platform that has taught students worldwide since the early 2000s. He serves on UIF Corporation's Shariah Supervisory Board.

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Background

Sheikh Rabbani trained extensively in the traditional Islamic sciences with scholars in Damascus, Syria and Amman, Jordan, before founding what became SeekersGuidance (originally established as SunniPath) — a platform built specifically to make classical Sunni scholarship accessible online, offering free courses and answers to religious questions to a large global audience. That teaching background sits alongside his work applying Islamic law to contemporary financial questions.

Role in US halal home financing

As noted in our fatwas and financing models guide, UIF Corporation retains a standing Shariah Supervisory Board that reviews its Murabaha and Ijara-style products on an ongoing basis, rather than a single one-time fatwa. Sheikh Rabbani sits on that board alongside Sheikh Taha Abdul-Basser, Sheikh Ashraf Gomma Ali, and Mufti Abdullah Nana.

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This profile is an independently researched summary of publicly available information, not an authorized biography or a religious endorsement. Islamic Housing has no financial relationship with Sheikh Rabbani or UIF Corporation. Verify current details directly with UIF Corporation.