Articles on Islamic Finance
Opportunity cost is a useful concept in economics. This article tries to explain how this concept is used to justify interest. Then, the article also highlights the problem with this approach.
In Mudarabah, only the Rabb-ul-Maal bears all the financial losses as the sole financial investor. If an Islamic bank enters into a Mudarabah contract as a Rabb-ul-Maal, only the Islamic bank would have to bear all the losses. Disparity in payoffs if loss occurs in Mudarabah is one of the major reasons why Mudarabah is hardly used as a mode of finance in corporate financing.
Islamic Economics Project 