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Islamic Finance, Explained: What It Means, How It Works, and How to Tell What's Really Halal - Riba, Contracts, Sukuk, Takaful, Halal Investing, and Z
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ISBN13: 9798176932140
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.59
Height: 0.54 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A US$3.9 trillion industry. Eighty countries. And almost nobody can explain how it actually works - until now. Islamic finance is one of the fastest-growing corners of global finance, yet most books on the subject are either dense academic texts or decade-old introductions describing an industry a fifth of its current size. This book is the missing middle: rigorous enough to be accurate, plain enough for anyone to read. Inside, you'll learn: - WHAT IT MEANS - the real foundations: riba, gharar, and maysir, and the objectives of Islamic law that turn prohibitions into a positive vision of finance
- HOW IT WORKS - every major contract explained step by step with real numbers: murabaha, mudarabah, musharakah, ijara, salam, istisna, wakalah, and the controversial tawarruq, each compared side by side with its conventional equivalent
- THE INDUSTRY - how Islamic banks actually operate, what a sukuk really is (and what the Nakheel near-default taught the market), how takaful restructures insurance, and how halal stock screening works with actual thresholds
- YOUR MONEY - zakat on modern wealth: stocks, savings, business inventory, and retirement accounts, with worked calculations
- THE WORLD - Malaysia's model system, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf under Vision 2030, and practical realities for Muslims in the UK, US, and Canada
- THE HONEST QUESTIONS - isn't it just interest with extra steps? given a full, fair hearing, plus green sukuk, fintech, and crypto
- A DIY CHECKLIST - how to evaluate any product calling itself halal, yourself With 36 diagrams and charts, 23 source sections, and a full glossary, this is the in-depth, plain-English guide the industry has been missing. Educational content only - not financial advice, not a fatwa. Scholarly disagreements are presented fairly throughout.
- THE INDUSTRY - how Islamic banks actually operate, what a sukuk really is (and what the Nakheel near-default taught the market), how takaful restructures insurance, and how halal stock screening works with actual thresholds
- YOUR MONEY - zakat on modern wealth: stocks, savings, business inventory, and retirement accounts, with worked calculations
- THE WORLD - Malaysia's model system, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf under Vision 2030, and practical realities for Muslims in the UK, US, and Canada
- THE HONEST QUESTIONS - isn't it just interest with extra steps? given a full, fair hearing, plus green sukuk, fintech, and crypto
- A DIY CHECKLIST - how to evaluate any product calling itself halal, yourself With 36 diagrams and charts, 23 source sections, and a full glossary, this is the in-depth, plain-English guide the industry has been missing. Educational content only - not financial advice, not a fatwa. Scholarly disagreements are presented fairly throughout.
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