Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4

Islamic finance started to get the world’s attention as it collides with capitalist interest of profit maximization at the global level. During this time, Harris Irfan was among the early generation of ‘structurers’ who were responsible in designing financial contracts that are appealing to the c...

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Main Author: Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
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Published: 2016
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description Islamic finance started to get the world’s attention as it collides with capitalist interest of profit maximization at the global level. During this time, Harris Irfan was among the early generation of ‘structurers’ who were responsible in designing financial contracts that are appealing to the conventional investors and observe Shariah requirements. Despite having an illustrious beginning, Irfan’s journey into the world of Islamic finance has eventually sparked a puzzle within himself: Is Islamic finance heading towards the right direction? He started to critically evaluate Islamic financial industry by focusing on the legal and moral aspects of Islamic finance based on both the letter and spirit of Islamic law. Irfan managed to share his rich professional experience and personal acquaintance with scholars to expose the false flag of Islamic finance and how it is lurking the harms which it seeks to avoid in the first place.
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spelling iium-634212018-04-26T02:25:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63421/ Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4 Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan HB126.4 Islamic Economics HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Islamic finance started to get the world’s attention as it collides with capitalist interest of profit maximization at the global level. During this time, Harris Irfan was among the early generation of ‘structurers’ who were responsible in designing financial contracts that are appealing to the conventional investors and observe Shariah requirements. Despite having an illustrious beginning, Irfan’s journey into the world of Islamic finance has eventually sparked a puzzle within himself: Is Islamic finance heading towards the right direction? He started to critically evaluate Islamic financial industry by focusing on the legal and moral aspects of Islamic finance based on both the letter and spirit of Islamic law. Irfan managed to share his rich professional experience and personal acquaintance with scholars to expose the false flag of Islamic finance and how it is lurking the harms which it seeks to avoid in the first place. 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63421/1/63421_Heaven%E2%80%99s%20Bankers%20Inside%20the%20Hidden.pdf Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan (2016) Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4. Amity Journal of Economics, 1 (2). pp. 110-114. ISSN 2455-9733 E-ISSN 2456-155X http://amity.edu/UserFiles/admaa/a7c87Paper%208.pdf
spellingShingle HB126.4 Islamic Economics
HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance
KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Ariffin, Muhammad Irwan
Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title_full Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title_fullStr Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title_full_unstemmed Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title_short Heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of Islamic finance, by Harris Irfan, The Overlook Press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., ISBN 978-1-4683-1047-4
title_sort heaven’s bankers: inside the hidden world of islamic finance, by harris irfan, the overlook press, 2015, xx + 347 pp., isbn 978-1-4683-1047-4
topic HB126.4 Islamic Economics
HG3368 Islamic Banking and Finance
KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/63421/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/63421/1/63421_Heaven%E2%80%99s%20Bankers%20Inside%20the%20Hidden.pdf