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Developing A Shariah-Compliant Precious Metal Backed Cryptocurrency تصميم عملة رقمية مشفرة مدعومة بالمعادن الثمينة متوافقة مع الشريعة الإسلامية

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  • Mousa Ajouz

    (Assistant Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM, Malaysia)

  • Adam Abdullah

    (Associate Professor, Al-Qasimia University, College of Economics and Management, UAE)

  • Salina Kassim

    (Associate Professor, Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM, Malaysia)

Abstract

Under the fiat standard, money is no longer backed by any assets, but rather it is backed by debt. The implication of such a system is the emergence of many socio-economic problems. Restoring the value of money has long been a controversial topic, hampered in part by the lack of theoretical and empirical evidences. Therefore, this research aims to develop a Shariah-compliant precious metal backed crypto-currency (PMBC) mechanism. To achieve this, a general product development process is adopted, which consists of four phases involving planning, concept development, system-level design, and testing. In addition, Shariah scholars and financial experts were interviewed to validate the mechanism theoretically. The result of this research was to introduce a Shariah-compliant PMBC where the description and the modus operandi of the PMBC were presented. This research defined PMBC as a digital currency, backed by precious metals that uses strong cryptography. It is designed to fulfill all the functions of money in accordance with Shariah while operating as a peer-to-peer payment system. Overall, it was found that all the resources needed to develop and implement PMBC are already available. The scholars and experts interviewed supported the implementation of PMBC, but there are a variety of challenges and reservations. لم تعد النقود مغطاة بأصول حقيقية في ظل النظام النقدي والمالي المعاصر، بل على العكس من ذلك، أصبحت مدعومة بمجرد ديون. وقد ولّد هذا النظام العديد من المشاكل الاقتصادية والاجتماعية. ولهذا أصبح موضوع استعادة قيمة النقود مجالا رحباً للآراء المختلفة التي تفتقر في الغالب إلى أدلة نظرية وتجريبية. ويهدف هذا البحث إلى تصميم عملة رقمية مشفرة مدعومة بالمعادن الثمينة ومتوافقة مع الشريعة. ولتحقيق هذا الهدف اعتمدت الدراسة على منهجية لتطوير المنتجات تتكون من أربع مراحل هي: التخطيط، تطوير الفكرة، تصميم نظام العمل، وأخيراً الاختبار. وتم بعد ذلك عرض الفكرة وتقييمها من علماء متخصصون في الشريعة وخبراء ماليين. وقد تضمنت نتائج الدراسة عرضاً للإطار العام والوظائف الأساسية لهذه العملة التي تتميز بأنها مدعومة بالمعادن الثمينة ومتوافقة مع الشريعة الإسلامية، ومحمية بمستوى قوي من التشفير بما يمكنها من القيام بجميع وظائف النقود والعمل في الوقت نفسه كنظام للمدفوعات بين مستخدميها مباشرة دون الحاجة لأي وسيط. كما توصلت الدراسة إلى أن جميع الموارد المطلوبة لطرح هذه العملة المشفرة متوفرة، وأن علماء الشريعة والخبراء الماليين يؤيدون طرح هذه العملة بعد مراعاة مجموعة من التحديات والتحفظات.

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  • Mousa Ajouz & Adam Abdullah & Salina Kassim, 2020. "Developing A Shariah-Compliant Precious Metal Backed Cryptocurrency تصميم عملة رقمية مشفرة مدعومة بالمعادن الثمينة متوافقة مع الشريعة الإسلامية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 33(1), pages 3-20, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:33:y:2020:i:1:no:1:p:3-20
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.33-1.1
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    Keywords

    Shariah-compliant; precious metal; cryptocurrency. متوافق مع الشريعة، المعادن الثمينة، العملات المشفرة.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • L61 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Metals and Metal Products; Cement; Glass; Ceramics

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