Trading In The Shares Of Shari’ah-Compliant Companies That Are Involved In Riba-Based Transactions With Conventional Banks

  Trading In The Shares Of Shari’ah-Compliant Companies That Are Involved In Riba-Based Transactions With Conventional Banks The availability of jobs and the requirements that accompany it; investments that are permitted and pure from any unlawful work; those are all considered part of collective obligation (fardhu kifayah) because people will need

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Banking on Sharia Principles: Islamic Banking and the Financial Industry by Dr. Linda Eagle

  Banking on Sharia Principles: Islamic Banking and the Financial Industry By Dr. Linda Eagle There are an estimated 1.61 billion Muslims worldwide, making Islamic banking one of the fastest growing segments of the financial industry. Banks serving the Islamic population must comply with several very specific principles of Islamic law if they

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Islamic Capital Markets in Asia, Emerging Challenges and New Entrants”

  Islamic Capital Markets in Asia, Emerging Challenges and New Entrants\" 2008 London Sukuk Summit 25 June 2008 Keynote Address by Mr. Edmond Lau, Executive Director (Monetary Management), Hong Kong Monetary Authority on "Islamic Capital Markets in Asia, Emerging Challenges and New Entrants"   Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It was a great pleasure for me to be invited to

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Financial Engineering by Islamic Financial Institutions – Some Apprehensions

  Financial Engineering by Islamic Financial Institutions - Some Apprehensions By Muhammad Ayub Financial engineering during last few decades has lead to generate a large number of investment products, without any underlying real assets, mainly by way of factoring (selling of accounts receivable) and creation of derivatives. These products include Forex trade options,

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