Initiative announcement
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LIEF AI
Coming soonIslamic economics knowledge, approached with care.
LIEF AI is an initiative for an educational and research language model in Islamic economics, Islamic finance and fiqh al-muamalat. The model is in development.
Diverse sources deserve careful reading.
Sources in Islamic economics span languages and traditions. Differences of opinion need context, not simplification.
LIEF is planned as an open initiative and digital waqf in the name of LIPIA, supporting research and learning, not replacing scholarly authority.
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Technical note: data & training
Coming soon
Technical note: evaluation
Coming soon
Our approach
Citations required
Answers are intended to include checkable source types and details.
Differences preserved
Different opinions should be presented separately and in context.
Indonesian and Arabic
Research is designed to support both languages.
Open to review
Methods and materials are to be documented for scrutiny.
LIEF-Bench evaluation
The planned evaluation covers test categories, citation accuracy and calibrated refusal. No results have been published.
| Test category to be defined | LIEF | Base model | Comparator to be determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test category to be defined | – | – | – |
Results and methodology will be published at release.
| Test category to be defined | LIEF | Base model | Comparator to be determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test category to be defined | – | – | – |
Results and methodology will be published at release.
| Test category to be defined | LIEF | Base model | Comparator to be determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test category to be defined | – | – | – |
Results and methodology will be published at release.
| Test category to be defined | LIEF | Base model | Comparator to be determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test category to be defined | – | – | – |
Results and methodology will be published at release.
How LIEF answers
These examples illustrate a planned format, not demonstrated capability.
Illustrative format only — not an actual model answer or fatwa.
How can views on a transaction be researched?
A summary would follow verification of sources and context.
Qur’an · [Source will appear here]
Illustrative source type; no source has been verified.
Hadith · [Source will appear here]
Illustrative source type; no source has been verified.
Book · [Source will appear here]
Illustrative source type; no source has been verified.
Fatwa · [Source will appear here]
Illustrative source type; no source has been verified.
Limits & Shariah board guidance
Check primary sources and consult a competent authority.
Differences of opinion
Indonesian references (e.g. DSN-MUI, KHES)
Views will be shown once references are verified.
Saudi / Fiqh Academy references
Views will be shown once references are verified.
Point of difference: Differences and their context require scholarly review.
Caution: Check primary sources and consult a competent authority.
AgreementDifferenceConsult a Shariah board
Verification workflow
Illustrative workflow — not an actual execution log.
How can a fiqh question be researched?
- Illustrative pipeline
- Analyze the question
- Retrieve references (hybrid search)
- Verify citations
- Compare Indonesian and Saudi views
- Compose answer and disclaimer
- Source count will appear after verification
How can product information be checked?
- Illustrative pipeline
- Analyze the question
- Retrieve references (hybrid search)
- Verify citations
- Compare Indonesian and Saudi views
- Compose answer and disclaimer
- Source count will appear after verification
How can a source be traced?
- Illustrative pipeline
- Analyze the question
- Retrieve references (hybrid search)
- Verify citations
- Compare Indonesian and Saudi views
- Compose answer and disclaimer
- Source count will appear after verification
Get started with LIEF
Model access and documentation are not yet available.
Model: Hugging Face / vLLM / SGLang / GGUF
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Documentation
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Built on
LIEF is planned on Qwen3.6 35B-A3B. The proposed approach includes continued pre-training, supervised fine-tuning and preference alignment; no results are claimed.
Digital waqf & governance
The initiative is planned as a digital waqf in the name of LIPIA. The license, scholarly advisers and Shariah board role await confirmation.
LIEF is an educational and research assistant, not a fatwa or a replacement for a mufti, qadi or Shariah supervisory board. Verify with primary sources and competent authorities.
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Terms of use: Coming soon · Model card: Coming soon
Planned phases
- Phase 1
Data collection & curation
Planned - Phase 2
Training & internal evaluation
Planned - Phase 3
Shariah review
Planned - Phase 4
Limited beta
Planned - Phase 5
Public release
Planned
Ecosystem
LIPIA Jakarta
Coming soonIMAMU Riyadh
Coming soonLIEF Outlook — research & publications
Coming soonWant to contribute?
An official contact channel has not yet been confirmed.