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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248 THE FUTURE OF ISLAMIC ECONOMICS Muhammad Akram Khan In view of the economic problems of the present age and the inability of neoclassical economics to analyse them and suggest acceptable solutions‚ Islamic economics holds promise for the future. This article consists of four parts. The first introduces the Islamic worldview and economic objectives of Islam. The second part argues that only Islamic economics has the potential to respond to the economic problems of the future. Part three sheds
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Assignment On Microfinance and Islamic Banking Submitted to: Dr. Mohammed Nurual Islam Department of Business Administration International Islamic University Chittagong Dhaka Campus Submitted by: Rabiul Hossain ID: B092070 Batch no: FIN-5 Date of Submission: 22/02/2013 Microfinance 1. Introduction: Micro financing
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What Is Islamic Economics? INTRODUCTION In Islam man is khalifatullah fil ardh or the `vicegerent of Allah on earth’. What this means is that man as a representative of Allah is required to utilize the resources bestowed upon him as a trust by Allah in the most effective and efficient manner in accordance with the Islamic laws and regulations. In other words in Islam man’s existence comes with a purpose namely to serve and worship his Creator as depicted in the verse of the Quran ma khalaqtul
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International Islamic Financial Markets Conference‚ Bahrain ISLAMIC UNIT TRUSTS Shahrin Shaikh Mohd Securities Commission‚ Malaysia 19 June 2007 Malaysian Unit Trusts Industry - Where we are @ 31 March 2007 Total Number of Operators Total Number of Unit Trusts Total Net Asset Value Bursa Malaysia Market Capitalisation % of NAV to Bursa Malaysia Market Capitalisation No. of Unitholder Accounts 36 414 USD38.34 bn USD281.46 billion 13.62% 11.3 million Total Number of Islamic Unit Trusts
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1.1Background of the Company : - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (appr. ADIB) is an Islamic bank based in Abu Dhabi city‚ in the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank was established on 20th May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Company through the Amiri Decree No. 9 of 1997. The Bank commenced commercial operations on 11th November 1998‚ and was formally inaugurated by Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan‚ UAE Minister of Information and Culture on 18th April 1999. All contracts‚ operations and transactions
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The Flowering of the Islamic Empire Islamic Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Islam began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the middle of the 8th century‚ Arab conquests had created the Muslim Empire. Spain‚ North Africa‚ western and central Asia ruled by the religion of Islam. Over the next 500 years‚ Islamic civilization flowered over this area. This large land empire united under Islam in the 700s to 1200s. Many advances were made in Islamic Empire; such as mathematics‚ art
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‘Nature of Islamic Economics’ ‘’Islamic economy identifies and promotes an economic order that conforms to Islamic scripture and traditions". Economic problems started with the birth of men and become more complicated with the development in the wants of men as the men is surrounded by wants. According to western scholars economics is the study of wants and scarcity and the reaction towards the ends and wants of the people. Adam Smith is regarded as the Father of economics due to his famous book
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Seminar Discover Malaysia : Your Muslim Friendly Destination organized by Tourism Islamic Malaysia. The seminar attract me because there is many Muslims travelers looking a travel destination that can give them a halal food to eat and facility for them to pray such as mosque. This seminar promote Malaysia as a destination for a Muslim travelers and this is what attract me the most. ABOUT SEMINAR Islamic tourism in Southeast Asia is steadily increasing in popularity especially with
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three basic components of traditional Islamic art: calligraphy‚ geometric patterns‚ and floral and vegetal motifs. These three stylistic tools are beautifully rendered and masterfully integrated into complex works of art‚ but there is no question that artistic expression is severely limited under these categorizations. However‚ this limitation stems from Islamic theology and concept of art. The main reason for the limitation imposed on visual art is the Islamic theological prohibition of figural
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