Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance

Microfinance institutions have been established in many developing countries to solve the problem of poverty. In Muslim countries, Islamic microfinance can be a powerful tool to fight poverty if these institutions are managed in the right way. Islamic finance scholars have argued that the provision...

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Main Authors: Md Saad, Norma, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/8685/1/Musharakah_Mutanaqisah_Principle_in_Islamic_Microfinance_Aug_22_2011.pdf
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description Microfinance institutions have been established in many developing countries to solve the problem of poverty. In Muslim countries, Islamic microfinance can be a powerful tool to fight poverty if these institutions are managed in the right way. Islamic finance scholars have argued that the provision of equity based financing by Islamic financial institutions will facilitate toward achieving the Islamic socio-economic objectives which include social justice, economic growth, efficiency and stability. This paper illustrates that Musharakah Mutanaqsah, an equity based financing instrument, is better than debt-based financing because of its flexibility and end result in the ownership of assets on the part of the customer. The paper also highlights Musharakah Mutanaqisah as an innovative mode of financing and should be a preferred instrument of financing by Islamic microfinance institutions.
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spelling iium-86852012-11-20T07:30:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8685/ Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance Md Saad, Norma Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri HG1501 Banking Microfinance institutions have been established in many developing countries to solve the problem of poverty. In Muslim countries, Islamic microfinance can be a powerful tool to fight poverty if these institutions are managed in the right way. Islamic finance scholars have argued that the provision of equity based financing by Islamic financial institutions will facilitate toward achieving the Islamic socio-economic objectives which include social justice, economic growth, efficiency and stability. This paper illustrates that Musharakah Mutanaqsah, an equity based financing instrument, is better than debt-based financing because of its flexibility and end result in the ownership of assets on the part of the customer. The paper also highlights Musharakah Mutanaqisah as an innovative mode of financing and should be a preferred instrument of financing by Islamic microfinance institutions. 2011-10-06 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8685/1/Musharakah_Mutanaqisah_Principle_in_Islamic_Microfinance_Aug_22_2011.pdf Md Saad, Norma and Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri (2011) Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance. In: International Islamic Finance & Business Symposium and Halal Carnival 2011, 6-8 October, 2011, Dewan Tuanku Canselor (DATC), UiTM. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle HG1501 Banking
Md Saad, Norma
Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri
Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title_full Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title_fullStr Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title_full_unstemmed Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title_short Towards an application of Musharakah Mutanaqisah principle in Islamic microfinance
title_sort towards an application of musharakah mutanaqisah principle in islamic microfinance
topic HG1501 Banking
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/8685/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/8685/1/Musharakah_Mutanaqisah_Principle_in_Islamic_Microfinance_Aug_22_2011.pdf