Setting Shari'a standards: On the role, power and spatialities of interlocking Shari'a boards in Islamic financial services

► The paper provides evidence for the globalization of Islamic financial networks. ► Shari'a scholars' multiple board memberships generate transurban linkages. ► These Shari'a networks link up Gulf IFCs with global cities London and New York. ► Manama is best-placed to influence Shari'a standard setting at a global scale.