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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[pic] ISLAMIC BANKING: IS IT REALLY “ISLAMIC”? By: Omar Mustafa Ansari & Faizan Ahmed Memon Is it really Islamic? …. In this era of development and growth in Islamic finance and banking‚ this is a question being raised at every forum by various quarters. All those who raise this question‚ are undoubtedly well-wishers of Islam‚ Islamic economic system and Muslim Ummah. Accordingly‚ while we celebrate the achievements of Islamic banking on one hand‚ we should not
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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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What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Accounting Master ’s thesis Salad Addawe 2012 Department of Accounting Aalto University School of Economics i What are the impacts of the global financial crisis on Islamic banking system and how Islamic bank spared from the crisis? Master’s Thesis Salad Araye Addawe Winter 2012 Accounting Approved in the Department of
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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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HISTORY OF CONVENTIONAL BANKING Around 2000 BC‚ banking was initiated by farmers and traders in Babylonia whereby‚ grain loans were made. Later‚ this new mode of ‘trading’ spread to Greece. Some developments were emerging as deposits and money exchange were initiated. Modern banking took birth in Italy in the 14th century and the most famous conventional bank was Medici Bank. The bank system spread to Europe‚ in Amsterdam in the 16th century where much innovation took place‚ in London in the 17th
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Journal of Banking & Finance 37 (2013) 433–447 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Banking & Finance journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jbf Islamic vs. conventional banking: Business model‚ efficiency and stability Thorsten Beck a‚⇑‚ Asli Demirgüç-Kunt b‚ Ouarda Merrouche c a CentER‚ Department of Economics‚ Tilburg University and CEPR‚ The Netherlands World Bank‚ Development Research Group‚ United States c European Securities and Markets Authority
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express our deepest appreciation to Mr Zainal Azhar Bin Zainal Azim who is our lecturer for Islamic Finance on giving us the opportunity to work on the assignment and providing us with lots of support and guidance which has helped us to complete the assignment on time. This assignment has brought us in making lots of research and we came across to acquire new things about Islamic Finance and Islamic banking specifically. Nevertheless‚ we would also like to thank our fellow classmates who have
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INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC BANKING The term Islamic banking refers to a banking activity or a system of banking that is in consonance with the basic principles of Islamic Shariah (rules and values set by Islam). Islamic banking is also known as interest free banking system as the Shariah disallows the acceptance of “Riba” or interest rate for the accepting and lending of money. In Islamic banking system‚ a business that offers good interest rates or services is strictly prohibited and it
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Introduction Islamic finance has come a far since its active re-introduction about 25 years ago. Presently‚ it is estimated that Islamic banks and financial institutions manage some US$200 billion of funds all over the world. Although small in terms of the total global assets managed by financial intermediaries‚ the growth rate is impressive by any standards. Based on the article review which is “Globalization of Islamic Finance: Myth or Reality?’” it had discussed on the question of whether the
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