Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin Kuala Terengganu‚ Terengganu Malaysia Abstract Islamic banking products and services are gaining popularity among non-Muslims across the globe due to its wider product coverage and ability to traverse the global economic melt-down. However‚ to what extent this statement is true in Malaysian context. Hence‚ this research aims to examine non-Muslim customers’ perception of Islamic banking products and services in Malaysia. The analysis of this research involved 152 respondents
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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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Introduction Islamic banking is banking based on Islamic law (Shariah). It follows the Shariah‚ called fiqh muamalat (Islamic rules on transactions). The rules and practices of fiqh muamalat came from the Quran and the Sunnah‚ and other secondary sources of Islamic law such as opinions collectively agreed among Shariah scholars (ijma’)‚ analogy (qiyas) and personal reasoning (ijtihad). The credibility of the Islamic banking activities is highly dependent on the credibility of the Shariah advisers
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financial organization which accepts deposits that can be withdrawn on demand and also lends money to individuals and business houses that need it. Structure of banking sector in India: What is RBI? The RBI is India’s central bank. The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1‚ 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act‚ 1934. RBI acts as a banker to the Government and Banks. The Central Bank maintains record of Government revenue and expenditure under various
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Islamic Banking vs. Conventional Banking In most Islamic countries‚ they tend to practice two types of financing in banking industry which are conventional and Islamic banking. The country like in Malaysia has successfully developed an Islamic banking system that operates in parallel with the conventional banking system. There is similarity between conventional banking and Islamic banking which helps to promote economic growth provided financing services such as credit facilities for business activity
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paper’s main aim is to find out which banking system‚(Islamic or conventional) performed better overall.11 different ratios were used and they were grouped into 4 different categories which are Profitability‚Liquidity‚Risk and solvency‚and Efficiency. 5 banks from Islamic will be compared with another 5 banks from conventional banking for a period of 5 years that is from years 2006 to 2010. To see whether there is a difference in the performance of the two banking systems which are Islamic and conventional
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Vivek S. Kanojiya (78) 1 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC BANKING Islamic Banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law (Shariah) .Shariah prohibits Riba. . i.e. interest free business. It is based on the Islamic economic system. It is not restricted to Muslims only. 2 EVOLUTION OF ISLAMIC BANKING Islamic banks are seen to involve themselves as financial intermediaries and investment oriented institutions in bringing
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Comparison between Islamic Banking and Conventional Banking Introduction As far as commercial banking is referred‚ there are two main differences from the traditional approaches (conventional or Islamic)‚ and these are very significant evolutions. One is that this method believes commercial banks as serving providers‚ rather of like “money lenders” (conventional) or “investing-collaborators” (Islamic). Interest-free banking is inferred as a sub-model; the conventional banking is considered as an
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What is RBI’s Monetary Policy? .The Reserve Bank of India will announce its Monetary and Credit Policy for the first half of the financial year 2002-03 on April 29. Even as RBI Governor Bimal Jalan puts the finishing touches to the document‚ have you ever considered what is the significance of the biannual exercise? In a world of policies in the financial sector‚ nothing could get as alien as the Monetary Policy. Terms like M3‚ CRR‚ SLR‚ PLR and OMO would make you think that the typical IT-bug
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History of BANKing in pakistan Banking in fact is primitive as human society‚ for ever since man came to realize the importance of money as a medium of exchange; the necessity of a controlling or regulating agency or institution was naturally felt. Perhaps it was the Babylonians who developed banking system as early as 2000 BC. IT is evident that the temples of Babylon were used as ‘Banks’ because of the prevalent respect and confidence in the clergy. The partition plan was announced on June 3
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