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Investment
If you are a co-investor in a project, it is not a condition that other investors' money be attained by Shariah-compliant means. You are only...
If you are a co-investor in a project, it is not a condition that other investors' money be attained by Shariah-compliant means. You are only...
Possibility of Making A Credit Card Islamic
There are numerous structures currently prevailing in the market, most of which would not comply with AAOIFI. It would be difficult to make a...
There are numerous structures currently prevailing in the market, most of which would not comply with AAOIFI. It would be difficult to make a...
In Islamic finance there are no car loans. If you mean a car financing, this can be done in various ways, most commonly using Ijarah or Murabaha....
Exchange Traded Notes
Exchange traded notes are problematic for a number of reasons foremost of which are 1) they are debt securities, and 2) they do not take actual...
Exchange traded notes are problematic for a number of reasons foremost of which are 1) they are debt securities, and 2) they do not take actual...
Permissibility Of Conventional Car Lease
Islamic leasing (Ijarah) and conventional leasing, while similar in many respects, differ enough that it would be misleading to simply say, as...
Islamic leasing (Ijarah) and conventional leasing, while similar in many respects, differ enough that it would be misleading to simply say, as...
Islamic Finance Career Opportunities In India
Both India's Prime Minister and Central Bank have made public statements recently indicating their wish to explore Islamic finance as a possible...
Both India's Prime Minister and Central Bank have made public statements recently indicating their wish to explore Islamic finance as a possible...
Impermissibility Of Day Trading
Speculating on the position of a price is not permissible. In Islamic finance, it is a condition when dealing in shares that actual equity come...
Speculating on the position of a price is not permissible. In Islamic finance, it is a condition when dealing in shares that actual equity come...
Unclaimed Funds
These amounts may be given away in charity. If the rightful owner returns, he must be informed of what was done. If he still demands the money, the...
These amounts may be given away in charity. If the rightful owner returns, he must be informed of what was done. If he still demands the money, the...
What is a Shariah Audit
A Shariah audit is a review of a bank's products and transactions in light of the Shariah, usually conducted internally by the Shariah team...
A Shariah audit is a review of a bank's products and transactions in light of the Shariah, usually conducted internally by the Shariah team...
Weightages
Weightages are a permissible means by which banks are able to assign relative returns based on various tenures and investment tiers for large...
Weightages are a permissible means by which banks are able to assign relative returns based on various tenures and investment tiers for large...
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