Tag: Islamic Finance

Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 9

September 2025 issue (Vol 5, Issue 9) of Moral Reflections on Economics features
• “Central Bank Digital Currencies Through an Islamic Lens” by Dr. Ilma Khan, Jamia Millia Islamia, India.
• Highlights from Lecture on “Islamic Worldview and Sustainable Development: Limits of Legal Compliance and the Need for Ethics” by Prof. Habib Ahmed, Professor, Durham University, UK.
• “The Role of Integrated Value Mediation in ESG Frameworks: Transforming Circular Agriculture within an Islamic Economic Context” by Davi John J S. Palo.
• Book review of “Islamic Economics: A Short History” by Dr. Ahmed El-Ashker and Prof. Rodney Wilson.
• Research paper in focus on “Relational business model for shared responsibility” by Dr. Josef Wieland and Dr. Jessica Geraldo Schwengber.
• Regular sections of reflections, market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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ESG and Banking Performance in Emerging and Developing Countries: Do Islamic Banks Perform Better?

The banks’ ESG commitment can be in the form of adopting ESG framework in their banking operation and business strategy, incorporating ESG in credit assessment, and integrating ESG commitment in their banking products. In the case of Islamic banks, incorporating the environmental pillar can be adopted in the form of promoting green financing and integrating environmental risks in the banking operation. At the policy level, the financial authority is required to have an ESG framework to be implemented in the banking industry. 

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Outline of an Islamic Fiscal Policy

Regarding taxation, Islam has laid out clear guidelines: not only is excessive taxation sinful, but even when collecting taxes even from non-Muslims, there should be no element of hardship. For example, Urwah ibn Zubayr narrated that Hisham ibn Hakeem (RA) once saw a tax collector in Homs mistreating some Christian Copts by making them stand under the sun while collecting Jizya. He objected, citing the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) who said: “Allah will punish those who torment people in this world” (Sunan Abi Dawood 3045).

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Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 7

July 2025 issue (Vol 5, Issue 7) of Moral Reflections on Economics features

– “Islamic Banking Beyond Shariah Compliance ” by Dr. Abidullah, Asst. Prof. Sakarya University
– “Outline of Islamic Fiscal Policy” by Dr. Syed Ahmed Ali, Asst. Prof. AERC, KU
– Note on Remembering Prof. Zubair Hasan
– Highlights of HDI Report by Muhammad Hammad
– Book review of “Economic Development in Islamic Framework” by Prof. Khurshid Ahmad
– Research paper in focus on ESG Practices and Bank Performance by Dr. Faaza Fakhrunnas, Prof. Turalay Kenc, Dr. Zhang Hengchao,
– Reflections on Socio-Cultural Importance of Hajj
– Regular sections of market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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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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