Tag: 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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History of Islamic Economic Thought

Prof. Islahi argues that Muslim scholars made substantial contributions to economic thought, influencing both the development of Islamic economics and, indirectly, the foundations of modern Western economic theory. He challenges the notion that modern economics is solely a product of Western thought, highlighting the intellectual debt owed to earlier Muslim thinkers.

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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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Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 2

February 2025 (Vol 5, Issue 2) issue of Moral Reflections on Economics features article on Islamic Finance and Inclusive Growth, Highlights of AlBaraka Forum by Muhammad Hammad, IEP Public Poll results on Effects of USA’s Pullout from Climate Commitments, Book review of History of Islamic Economics Thought by Prof. Abdul Azim Islahi, Research paper in focus on Financial Inclusion and Growth in OIC Countries by Massinissa Ameziane, Reflections on Qur’anic Description of Nature,
Regular sections of market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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