Risk, piety and the Islamic investor

Ethical aspects of investment have always been important in the Islamic world - one crucial point being the prohibition of interest in the Qur'an and hadith. The authors give information on the Islamic investor, Islamic banking and Islamic law today. They explain the principles which hold for I...

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Published in:British journal of Middle Eastern studies
Main Author: Hardie, Alexandra R. (Author)
Contributors: Rabooy, M. (Other)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis 1991
In: British journal of Middle Eastern studies
Year: 1991, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-66
Further subjects:B Ethics
B Islam
B Credit system
B Economic order
B Islamic countries
B Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt Ethics Investment Islamische Wirtschaftsordnung Kreditwirtschaft
B Koran
B Investment
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Summary:Ethical aspects of investment have always been important in the Islamic world - one crucial point being the prohibition of interest in the Qur'an and hadith. The authors give information on the Islamic investor, Islamic banking and Islamic law today. They explain the principles which hold for Islamic investment and question whether the Islamic banks conform to these principles. Their discussion is based on the Qur'an and hadith. (DÜI-Mjr)
ISSN:1353-0194
Contains:In: British journal of Middle Eastern studies