Shariah principles in banking Shariah: The basic principle of the Shariah which serves as guide line in this respects is that if there is more than one provider of capital to a business undertaking, profits can be distributed among them in proportions mutually agreed upon, but losses, if any have to be borne by them […]
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Islamic Banking vs. Conventional Banking Islamic Banking vs. Conventional Banking (Foreign Exchange Mode) From the view point of Islamic “Shariah’ (law), in order to be justified as an Islamic way of dealing with financial transactions the banking systems has to avoid interest. Consequently, financial intermediation in Islamic banking between the bank and the client takes place […]
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International Islamic Financial Market(IIFM) International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM): Established in 2001 in Manama, Bahrain to develop and regulate an International Financial market bašed on Shari’ah Rules and Principles. IIFM which is based in Manama and hosted by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), was established in 2002 under the Royal Decree No (23) Year […]
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Shariah Requirements for conventional banks By Sheikh Nizam Yaquby Shariah Scholar Bahrain Many conventional banks and financial institutions are increasingly becoming interested in Islamic finance and investment. How can these conventional banks and institutions enter this market? Is it possible or not? This paper is an initial attempt to lay down the conditions necessary for […]
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The Role of Central Banks in Islamic Banking Dr. Iraj Toutounchian Prof. C. G. Harcourt: “…ideologies…affect the topics discussed, the manner of discussion, the factors included or left out or inadequately stressed in arguments, comments, and models and attitudes shown, sympathetic or hostile,…to past and contemporary economists’ works and views. ” Based upon above statement […]
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Islamic Banking in all over India Islamic banking is a banking which follows the principles of islamic laws (Shariah) which prohibits interest based banking‘ and permits only profit sharing based banking‘. The concept is based on a verse of the Holy Quran that says “Allah has allowed only legitimate trade and prohibits interest”. It is against […]
Read MoreIslamic Banking- Bai Mechanism Islamic Banking- Bai Mechanism: Bai Mechanism Bai means purchase and sale of goods in cash or on credit or in advance at an agreed upon profit, which may or may not be disclosed to the client. Majority of investments of Islamic banks are extended through this mechanism. A good number of […]
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