Dr. Main Alqudah is an Associate Professor of Islamic Studies and Finance with more than eighteen years of experience in Islamic economics, Sharia-compliant finance, and institutional governance. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from Al-Azhar University and American Open University, an MA in Islamic Economics from Al-Yarmook University, and a BA in Economics from Al-Azhar University.

Dr. Alqudah’s academic and professional work centers on Islamic financial systems, contract analysis, arbitration, and cross-jurisdictional Sharia compliance. He has published extensively on topics including Zakah policy, Islamic arbitration, student financing in the United States, women’s participation in political work, and financial regulation within Islamic legal frameworks.

He is a founding member and President of Guidance College in Houston, where he oversees institutional development, academic design, and curriculum strategy across Islamic Studies and Finance programs. He has also served as a member of the Resident Fatwa Committee of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA), contributing research and legal opinions on contemporary financial and social issues.

Dr. Alqudah has lectured nationally and internationally on Islamic finance, interest-bearing transactions, governance standards, and the economic dimensions of Muslim family law. His work bridges traditional Islamic jurisprudence with modern financial systems, contributing to informed institutional and scholarly dialogue.

Education

• PhD in Islamic Studies — Al-Azhar University & American Open University, Virginia · 2005
• MA in Islamic Economics — Al-Yarmook University, Jordan · 1996
• BA in Economics — Al-Azhar University, Egypt · 1991
• Certificate of Quranic Recitation and Memorization · 1996

Current Roles

• President & Co-Founder — Guidance College, Houston · 2011 — Present
• Member, Resident Fatwa Committee — Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA) · 2004 — Present

Areas of Expertise

• Islamic financial systems and contract analysis
• Cross-jurisdictional Sharia compliance
• Arbitration and dispute resolution
• Zakah policy and Islamic fiscal frameworks
• Healthcare infrastructure governance
• Islamic economics and institutional finance
• Academic curriculum design and institutional leadership

Selected Publications

• The Zakah Expenditure: For the Cause of Allah — Journal of Saleh Kamil Center for Islamic Economics, Al-Azhar University · 1998
• Rulings of Working in the Field of Financial Services in the USA — Journal of Saleh Kamil Center for Islamic Economics, Al-Azhar University · January 2010
• Students Loans in the USA: Its Reality and Rules — Journal of Faculty of Languages and Translation, Al-Azhar University · July 2010
• Status of Women's Participation in Political Work — Journal of Faculty of Shariah and Islamic Studies, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia · 2010
• Islamic Arbitration: Introduction & General Rules for Muslims Residing Outside the Muslim World — Scientific Journal of King Faisal University · In Progress
• Rulings of the Financial Policy in Islam — PhD Dissertation, A'alam Al-Kutub Alhadeeth, Jordan · 2007
• Economic Security From an Islamic Perspective — Masters Dissertation, A'alam Al-Kutub Alhadeeth, Jordan · 2007