Tag: Shariah Compliance

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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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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How Diverse are Shariah Supervisory Boards of Islamic Banks?

This study aims to examine diversity in the composition of Shariah supervisory boards (SSBs) of Islamic banks (IBs). It investigates diversity from two perspectives: existing composition of SSBs and the regulatory frameworks and standards of selected Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries. Diversity characteristics include education, nationality, gender and age.

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Paradox: Trade-off Between Shari’ah Compliance and Price Competitiveness

Shari’ah compliance in Islamic banking is necessary. However, achieving that requires certain additional operations and costs which may lead to Islamic banks incurring some additional costs which conventional banks simply avoid. This may make Islamic banks to become costlier than conventional banks and which will reflect in weak position in price competitiveness.

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