Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background Islamic legal principles regulate the conduct and content of commercial transactions in Islamic Banking. The most important of these principles is the prohibition of riba‚ any predetermined or fixed return in financial transactions. As stated in Quran: “Allah forbids riba and permits trade.” While there is much debate about the exact nature of this prohibition on riba‚ there exists a widespread perception that the ban on riba implies ban on interest
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ISB 547 (Islamic Banking & Financial Services) Islamic Acceptance Bills Introduction Islamic Acceptance Bill is one of the Islamic financial instruments that are traded in Islamic Inter-bank Money Market. Islamic Acceptance Bills are traded based on Murabahah and Bay’ al Dayn concept similar to the other financial instruments such as Islamic mortgage bond and Islamic private debt securities. The Inter-bank Money Market‚ in turn‚ is the place where a set of activities
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DERIVATIVES IN ISLAMIC FINANCE ANDREAS A. JOBST (forthcoming in Islamic Economic Studies‚ Vol. 15‚ No. 1) Paper presented at the International Conference on Islamic Capital Markets held in Jakarta‚ Indonesia during August 27-29‚ 2007 jointly organized by Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB)‚ Jeddah‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and Muamalat Institute‚ Jakarta‚ Indonesia. DERIVATIVES IN ISLAMIC FINANCE ANDREAS A. JOBST# ABSTRACT Despite their importance for
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The Reformed System: Interest Free Banking ………………………………….. Dr. Sirajuddin H Chougle‚ Dr. Abdul Majid Ansari‚ Associate Professors‚ Department of Commerce‚ Maharashtra College‚ Nagpada‚ Mumbai. 400 008.India Contact:sirajchougle@gmail.com ……………………………………………………………………………… Abstract One major problem the world faces today is acute poverty or widening gap between rich and poor. There have been continuous efforts to tackle this issue. The efforts are made to develop a balanced world. Banks
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been a part of business. The article of Islamic Business Ethics & Finance: An Exploratory Study of Islamic Banks in Malaysia written by Muhammad Adli Musa studied about how Islamic finance which claims to offer global financial stability and high ethical standards should reflect Islamic values in all facets of behaviour to bring about collective morality and spirituality‚ which when integrated with the production of goods and services advance the Islamic way of life. This paper also attempts to
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“What are the perceptions of people about Islamic Banking?” Research Objectives: Our research aims to fulfill many purposes. They are listed below: 1. To explore the perception of people regarding Islamic Banking. 2. To find out which Islamic Banks do people know of. 3. To see how many people use Islamic Banking and why. 4. To whether Islamic Banks are working strictly in accordance with Shariah compliances. Hypothesis: H1: Islamic Banks are working strictly according to
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A Critical Perspective on the Principles of Islamic Finance Focusing on Sharia Compliance and Arbitrage James M Garner* Abstract This essay is a comprehensive discussion of the crucial Islamic finance principles written within Sharia law that govern the sector. Riba (prohibition of interest) being the major and most widely known is central to the discussion. However‚ this essay deals with many other of the major financial principles‚ for instance Gharar (avoidance of excessive risk)‚ Maisir
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Interest Rate Risk in Islamic Banking Introduction Many countries‚ especially those with a substantial number of Muslim citizens operate a dual banking system. This system has both the Islamic and conventional banking systems which cater for the needs of both the Muslim bankers and the non-Muslim bankers. In a conventional and theoretical banking system‚ it would be expected that a change in the banking interest rates would yield a responsorial change for customers in the event that the customers
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Business practices in an Islamic country are likely to differ a lot from business practices in Canada. The impact of God is tremendous in Islamic countries‚ so that Muslim is regulated by a variety of religious principles and moral conducts in their social and economic activities. In this sense‚ Canadian people may not get used to the ritual nature of everyday life in Islamic countries. For example‚ orthodox Muslim ritual requires prayer five times a day. As a result‚ business people should be
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Islamic Finance is a financial system that doesn’t work like other conventional banking systems. It follows the Islamic law‚ Shariah‚ which doesn’t allow certain aspects of a normal banking system such as usury and speculation. There are some main principles to be followed in Islamic banking. First of all‚ it prohibits interest‚ or Riba. Riba is forbidden in Islam‚ and therefore Islamic banking system adopts the principle of profit and loss sharing. It also prohibits uncertainty‚ gambling‚ and prohibits
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