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Islamic Economics and Finance

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  • Rodney Wilson

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This article provides an introduction to key concepts and methods involved in an Islamic approach to business, investment, risk taking and insurance. The prohibition of riba (interest or usury) profoundly influences the way business transactions and investments are made and financial contracts must comply with Islamic law or shariah. Underlying all economic and financial transactions from an Islamic perspective is a moral dimension, with the authoritative source of guidance being the Holy Quran, the revealed word of Allah, and the Hadith, the sayings and practices of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions, referred to as the Sunnah. Notably there is a concern about the justice of outcomes for individuals. A valuable contribution of the Islamic finance industry-with over one trillion dollars’ worth of assets designated as shariah compliant-is the issues it raises about morality and social accountability in financial dealings and the challenge it poses to conventional assumptions.

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  • Rodney Wilson, 2008. "Islamic Economics and Finance," World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE, vol. 9(1), pages 177-195, January.
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    1. Mohamed Ariff & Meysam Safari & Shamsher Mohamed, 2012. "Sukuk Securities, their Definitions, Classification and Pricing Issues," Chapters, in: Mohamed Ariff & Munawar Iqbal & Shamsher Mohamad (ed.), The Islamic Debt Market for Sukuk Securities, chapter 2, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. I L Awad & A M Soliman, 2016. "The stability of the demand for money function in Islamic and non-Islamic monetary policy regimes," Economic Issues Journal Articles, Economic Issues, vol. 21(1), pages 67-85, March.
    3. Ibrahim L. Awad, 2021. "The Islamic Rate of Return Versus the Nominal Rate of Interest: A Macroeconometric Model," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 47(2), pages 253-272, April.
    4. Ibrahim L. Awad, 0. "The Islamic Rate of Return Versus the Nominal Rate of Interest: A Macroeconometric Model," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 0, pages 1-20.
    5. Hassan, M. Kabir & Paltrinieri, Andrea & Dreassi, Alberto & Miani, Stefano & Sclip, Alex, 2018. "The determinants of co-movement dynamics between sukuk and conventional bonds," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 73-84.

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