TY - BOOK AU - Ayub,Muhammad ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Understanding Islamic finance T2 - Wiley finance series AV - HG3368.A6 A98 2007eb U1 - 332.0917/67 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Finance KW - Islamic countries KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Economics KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-504) and index; Distinguishing features of the Islamic economic system -- The main prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic economics and finance -- The philosophy and features of Islamic finance -- Islamic law of contracts and business transactions -- Trading in Islamic commercial law -- Loan and debt in Islamic commercial law -- Overview of financial institutions and products: conventional and Islamic -- Murabaha and musawamah -- Forward sales : salam and istisna'a -- Ijarah / leasing -- Participatory modes : shirkah and its variants -- Some accessory contracts -- Application of the system : financing principles and practices -- Sukuh and securitization : vital issues in Islamic capital markets -- Takaful : an alternative to conventional insurance -- An appraisal of common criticism of Islamic banking and finance -- The way forward; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10233239 ER -