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Informationen zum Autor MUHAMMAD AYUB is Director Training, Development and Shari'ah Aspects at IIBI, London. Formerly, he was with the State Bank of Pakistan (central bank) where he headed the Islamic Economics Division and Shari'ah Compliance Division as Senior Joint Director in the Research and Islamic Banking Departments. He also served as Head of Islamic Banking at NIBAF, the training wing of SBP. Besides contributing a large amount of material, he has been serving as Master Trainer on theory and practice of Islamic finance. For last two decades, he has been involved in R&D for facilitating I.B. Industry, Products Development, IB Prudential regulations, Risk management and Shari'ah related controls and audit of Islamic banking institutions. This, along with his association with various Commissions set up from time to time on application of Islamic banking system, has lent him a pragmatic and balanced approach, a prerequisite for presenting such a book. Klappentext In Understanding Islamic Finance Muhammad Ayub introduces all the essential elements of this growing market by providing an in-depth background to the subject and clear descriptions of all the major products and processes associated with Islamic finance.Key features include:* Discussion of the principles of Islamic finance;* Introduction to the key products and procedures that International Financial Institutions are using or may adopt to fund a variety of clients ensuring Shar+¿ah compliance;* Discussion of the role Islamic finance can play in the development of the financial system and of economies;* Practical and operational examples that cover deposit and fund management by banks involving financing of various sectors of the economy, risk management, accounting treatment, and working of Islamic financial markets and instruments.This book is not only an important text for all banks and financial institutions entering this particular market with a commitment to building Islamic financial solutions, but is also essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Islamic finance. Zusammenfassung In Understanding Islamic Finance Muhammad Ayub introduces all the essential elements of this growing market by providing an in-depth background to the subject and clear descriptions of all the major products and processes associated with Islamic finance. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Boxes and Figures xvii Foreword xix Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxv PART I FUNDAMENTALS 1 1 Introduction 3 1.1 Economic Scenario in the Neoclassical Framework 3 1.2 Conventional Debt: A Recipe for Exploitation 4 1.3 Growth per se May not Lead to Socio-economic Justice 6 1.4 Social Welfare Activities of the States 8 1.5 The Main Culprit 8 1.6 The Need of the Hour 9 1.7 Economics and Religion 10 1.8 Islamic Principles Can Make the Difference 11 1.9 Regulating Trade and Business 13 1.10 Islamic Finance Passing Significant Milestones 15 1.11 Could it Work to Achieve the Objectives? 16 1.12 About this Book 17 2 Distinguishing Features of the Islamic Economic System 21 2.1 Introduction 21 2.2 Islamic Sharî¿ah and its Objectives 21 2.3 Why Study Islamic Economics? 25 2.4 Islamic Economics: What should it be? 30 2.5 Paraphernalia of Islamic Economics 32 2.6 Summary 41 3 The Main Prohibitions and Business Ethics in Islamic Economics and Finance 43 3.1 Introduction 43 3.2 The Basic Prohibitions 43 3.3 Business Ethics and Norms 64 3.4 Summary and Conclusion 70 4 The Philosophy and Features of Islamic Finance 73 4.1 Introduction 73 4.2 The Philosophy of Islamic Finance 73 4.3 Debt versus Equity 85 4.4 Islamic Banking: Business versus Benevolence 86
