Keynote address by property strategist Abdullah Nouh, Founder & Director of Mecca Property Group.
More than 200 Muslim professionals, entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders gathered at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, 6 June, for the inaugural Muslim Wealth Summit Sydney 2026, a landmark event that showcased the growing maturity of Australia’s Islamic business and financial ecosystem.
Organised by Wholesum, the day-long summit brought together experts in Islamic finance, property, entrepreneurship, wealth management, philanthropy and technology under the central theme that wealth is not merely about financial success, but about fulfilling the Islamic concept of amanah (trust) and creating lasting benefit for families and society. The sold-out event highlighted a growing movement within the Australian Muslim community to build financial capability while remaining firmly grounded in Islamic ethical principles.
Mufti Shabir Moosa, CEO & Director, Centre for Islamic Economics Australia.
The Summit featured an impressive line-up of keynote speakers, including Ashik Ahmed, co-founder of Deputy—the first Muslim-founded technology unicorn valued at over US$1 billion—venture capitalist Nawaz Ahmed, property strategist Abdullah Nouh, Islamic finance specialist Almir Colan, Dr Maria Bhatti, Mohamad Zaoud, Ahmed Khanji, Dr Tanvir Uddin, Tasnia Hannan and other successful Muslim professionals representing diverse industries. Their presentations focused on practical pathways towards entrepreneurship, investing, ethical leadership and long-term wealth creation.
Participants attended five practical workshops covering property investment, Islamic home financing, wealth planning, zakat optimisation and financial strategy, alongside presentations exploring wealth as an Islamic trust, passive income, start-up ventures, awqaf (Islamic endowments) and cybersecurity for protecting financial assets. A panel discussion on economic justice and entrepreneurship encouraged attendees to view business success through the lens of social responsibility and community development.
A distinctive feature of the Summit was the breadth of collaboration across Australia’s Muslim business sector. Rather than representing a single organisation, the event brought together financial advisers, Islamic finance providers, property specialists, charitable institutions, technology companies, legal professionals, community organisations and media partners to strengthen the Muslim economic ecosystem.
The Summit’s Platinum Partners included Granada Wealth Advisory, National Zakat Foundation Australia, Mecca Property Group and MCCA Islamic Finance & Investments, reflecting the diversity of Australia’s growing Islamic financial services sector. Gridware participated as Gold Partner, with Hannan Taxation as Silver Partner and Shore as Bronze Partner.
Mehar Ahmad, President Seena Inc, Publishers of the Australasian Muslim Times AMUST.
The Australasian Muslim Times AMUST was proud to participate as the official Media Partner, helping to promote the Summit and its vision of responsible wealth creation. Production support was provided by Think Studio, while numerous community organisations partnered to broaden engagement across different sectors of Australian Muslim society.
Community partners included Awqaf Australia, CIEA, Arise Foundation, Muslims in Tech, Mizaan Law Association, ForceDeFem, the Museum of Islamic Art Australia, and the UNSW Muslim Students’ Association, demonstrating the organisers’ commitment to connecting business success with education, philanthropy, innovation and community development.
Throughout the day, speakers repeatedly emphasised that wealth in Islam extends beyond personal accumulation. Financial success was presented as a means of strengthening families, supporting charitable causes, establishing sustainable community institutions and creating opportunities for future generations. This emphasis on barakah (blessing), ethical investing and long-term stewardship distinguished the Summit from conventional wealth conferences.
The organisers also introduced delegates to the Wholesum Responsible Fund, a Shariah-compliant investment initiative focused on financing productive businesses within the real economy while maintaining Islamic ethical standards. The initiative reflects increasing demand for locally developed halal investment opportunities as Australia’s Muslim financial sector continues to expand.
Building on the success of an earlier sold-out Muslim Wealth Summit in Auckland, organisers announced plans to expand the initiative to additional Australian cities, signalling growing national interest in ethical wealth creation and Islamic finance.
As Australia’s Muslim community continues to mature professionally and economically, the inaugural Muslim Wealth Summit Sydney demonstrated the power of collaboration between businesses, scholars, financial institutions, charities, community organisations and media. More than simply discussing investment strategies, the Summit presented a vision in which wealth serves faith, community and future generations—transforming financial success into a vehicle for collective flourishing.
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