Understanding Islamic finance [electronic resource] / Muhammad Ayub.
By: Ayub, Muhammad.
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BookSeries: Wiley finance series: Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2007Description: xxvi, 516 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Finance -- Islamic countries | Finance -- Religious aspects -- Islam | Economics -- Religious aspects -- IslamGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 332.0917/67 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-504) and index.
Distinguishing features of the Islamic economic system -- The main prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic economics and finance -- The philosophy and features of Islamic finance -- Islamic law of contracts and business transactions -- Trading in Islamic commercial law -- Loan and debt in Islamic commercial law -- Overview of financial institutions and products: conventional and Islamic -- Murabaha and musawamah -- Forward sales : salam and istisna'a -- Ijarah / leasing -- Participatory modes : shirkah and its variants -- Some accessory contracts -- Application of the system : financing principles and practices -- Sukuh and securitization : vital issues in Islamic capital markets -- Takaful : an alternative to conventional insurance -- An appraisal of common criticism of Islamic banking and finance -- The way forward.
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