Category: Articles on Islamic Finance

Articles on Islamic Finance

Islamic Banking: Looking Beyond Shariah Compliance

The awareness sessions conducted by banks focus on the prohibition of Riba, justified by Qur’anic verses and Ahadith, and explain how Islamic banks avoid it in their operations. This fosters a sense of religious superiority among those who begin to assume that the inherent beauty of the faith renders Islamic banking nearly flawless. Consequently, there is a growing belief that the employees of Islamic banks are more truthful, empathetic, and attentive to inquiries than those of mainstream banks. However, upon becoming customers of Islamic banks, they often observe that interactions with Islamic banking personnel at the front end are nearly identical to those with employees of conventional banks.

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Towards Understanding Riba

Riba is one of the most widely discussed issues around Islamic finance. It has many dimensions, but we will confine ourselves to specific issues of Riba al Fadl and Riba in loans. To achieve the objective, we must define Riba in contemporary terminology. Let us explain it for loan of an amount of money. We need to know whether Riba is nominal excess (nominal interest) or real excess (real interest) or something else.

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جناب جاویداحمد غامدی صاحب کی معاشی آراء کا جائزہ

اس مختصر مضمون میں محترم جاوید صاحب کےمعاشی افکار پر کچھ اشکالات پیش کیے جاتے ہیں،  خاص طور پر وہ اشکالات جو بینکنگ سے تعلق رکھتے ہیں۔ اپنے ان افکار کا خیال انہوں نے اپنی کتاب میزان کے قانون معیشت اور چند مضامین میں بھی کیا ہے جو ان کی کتاب مقامات میں چھپے ہیں۔ اس کے علاوہ الیکٹرانک اور سوشل میڈیا میں اورعوامی اجتماعات سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے بھی ان افکار کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ چونکہ یہ پیچیدہ اور اطلاقی مسائل ہیں، اس لیے ممکن ہے اس میں اختلاف رائے اور اختلاف فہم پایا جائے۔ ایسا بھی ضروری نہیں کہ ایک دفعہ کے غور و فکر اور مشاہدہ و مطالعہ سے مسائل کی جڑ اور حل تک کامیابی سے پہنچا جاسکے۔ یہ بھی ضروری نہیں کہ ایک شخص ہی اس ساری تحقیق کو انجام دے یا اس کا ذمہ اٹھائے۔ چنانچہ تبادلہ خیال اور ایک دوسرے کے افکار کا جائزہ لینے میں قباحت نہیں بلکہ اس سے غلطی سے بچنے اور مسائل کے حل تک پہنچنے کا زیادہ امکان ہے۔ اس امید پر یہ چند اشکالات بصد احترام مزید غوروفکر کے لیے پیش کیے جاتے ہیں۔

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Highlights of Al-Baraka Forum

During the opening ceremony, H.E Mr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi, Secretary General, AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy highlighted that the world has now spent more than a full century talking about sustainability. The Islamic world has 22 countries classified as least developed countries. We should focus on our nations and focus on our beliefs, as today we are trying to introduce Sukuk as one of our major initiatives created by Muslim economists, scientists, and experts.

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Islamic Finance and Inclusive Economic Growth

In a market following Islamic norms and values, the market forces will determine which Halal goods and services should be produced and offered at what price. Through private sector investment and production, resource markets and product markets will function to enable households to obtain purchasing power by providing rentable factors of production like labour services (Ijarat-ul-Ashkhas) or usufruct of a naturally existing or produced tangible asset (Ijarat-ul-A’yan) in the production process and earn compensation in terms of wage and rent, respectively.

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The Value of Societal Values in Finance

The author urges that deep and rapid decarbonization must become a global priority because climate tipping points will likely be reached much sooner than previously expected as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. To safeguard humanity and its societal systems, it is not only important to consider the time it takes to achieve decarbonization, but to ensure that we avoid reaching the climate tipping points.

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Key Highlights of IFSB Report 2024

Islamic banking continues to be the largest segment of the IFSI, constituting 70.21% of the total global IFSI assets in 2023, while Sukuk outstanding and Islamic funds collectively represented 29.08%, and the Islamic insurance segment represented 0.71%. The regional distribution of global Islamic finance assets reveals a pronounced concentration in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which accounts for 52.50%.

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