The group, Bayt-ul-Maal Kenya, led by a Muslim scholar Sheikh Abdul Walid Ahmed, say they are currently collecting signatures from faithful to petition the Muslim leadership in the country to support the idea. He said that Bayt-ul-Maal group has commenced gathering signatures to petition Kenyan Muslims scholars to deliberate and craft a modern day Bayt-ul-Maal (Islamic Treasury) catering for the needs of Muslims. The group has commenced collecting signatures at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadhan. Subscribe to the Standard Group SMS service by texting 'NEWS' to 22840. The group claims that since February, this year, debate has raged concerning the validity, in Sharia’h terms, of Islamic banking and Sharia'h Compliant windows, as offered by some conventional banks.

Source: Standard Digital May 30, 2018 08:37 UTC