The art of Islamic banking and finance : tools and tehniques for community-based banking

The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance is a modern take on what it means to incorporate Islamic finance principles into everyday banking and investment techniques. * The author explores the concept of Riba (or interest) and how Islamic finance rules prohibit the use of interest in banking techniques

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yahia Abdul-Rahman , 1944- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons , c2010
Series:The Wiley finance series
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The faith-based judeo-Christian-Islamic Foundation of the prohibition of interest and the RF (riba-free) banking system
  • 3. The rule of commodity indexation and the principle of marking to the market
  • 4. Shari'aa : Shari'aa boards in Islamic banks : an overview and a vision for the future
  • 5. Money and its creation : the federal reserve system (central banks), interest rates, and commodity indexation
  • 6. Civility and social responsibility of the riba-free banking system
  • 7. The conventional riba-based banking system
  • 8. What is the difference? comparing riba-free banking and conventional riba-based banking
  • 9. Islamic banking in the 20th century
  • 10. RF banking model for the 21st century : developing the Shari'aa-based finance model
  • 11. Starting an RF bank in the United States : acquiring and restructuring a troubled bank and operating it riba-free
  • 12. Operating an RF bank in the United States
  • 13. Case studies : developing the RF banking investment products
  • 14. Visions for the future of RF banking
  • 15. A new banking vision for the 21st century