e-Marefa DataBank for Islamic Economics and Finance

Donor award: Seera Investment Bank (Manama, Bahrain)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.2-71, 70 p.

Subjects: Bahrain; Corporate governance; Seera Investment Bank; Corporations; Social responsibility

Donor award: al-Rajhi Bank (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-116, 116 p.

Donor award: Islamic Development Bank (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia).; Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development
Source : Annual Report. Vol. 6, no. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-71, 71 p.

Subjects: Islamic Solidarity Fund; Saudi Arabia

Donor award: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), 293 p.

Subjects: Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad; Corporate governance; Corporations; Social responsibility

By: Ismail, Abd al-Ghaffar B.; Tohirin, Ahmad; Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI),; 31-December -2013; pp.1-13, 13 p.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Accounting; Foundations of Islamic jurisprudence; Islam; Securities

By: Zouari, Zaynab; Nabi, Mahmud Sami. Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI),; 31-December -2013; pp.1-37, 37 p.

Subjects: Microfinance; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Risk management; Yemen; al-Amal Microfinance Bank

By: Ismail, Abd al-Ghaffar B.; Yusuf, Wan Nur Aishah Wan. Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI),; 31-December -2013; pp.1-11, 11 p.

Subjects: Financial institutions; Financial policy; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Microfinance

Donor award: al-Shamal Islamic Bank (Khartoum, Sudan)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-40, 40 p.

Donor award: Qatar Islamic Bank (Dawhah, Qatar)
Source : Corporate Social Responsibility. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Subjects: Alms tax; Corporations; Qatar; Social responsibility

Donor award: Qatar Islamic Bank (Dawhah, Qatar)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-125, 125 p.

Subjects: Banks; Qatar; Finance; Islam; Management

Donor award: al Baraka Islamic Bank (Manama, Bahrain)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-113, 113 p.

Subjects: Corporate governance

Donor award: Bank al-Khair (Manama, Bahrain)
Source : Annual Report \. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-96, 96 p.

Subjects: Corporate governance; Bahrain; Bank al-khair; Corporations; Social responsibility

Donor award: Faisal Islamic Bank (Khartoum, Sudan)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-64, 64 p.

Subjects: Sudan

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source: Financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2013.

Subjects: Auditors' reports; Financial statements; Islamic Banks; Islamic jurisprudence

Donor award: al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-29, 29 p.

Subjects: Malaysia

Donor award: al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-50, 50 p.

Subjects: Malaysia

Donor award: al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-28, 28 p.

Subjects: Malaysia

Donor award: al-Rajhi Bank (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-59, 59 p.

Subjects: Riyadh

Donor award: al-Rajhi Bank (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-21, 21 p.

Subjects: Riyadh

Donor award: al-Rajhi Bank (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-21, 21 p.

Subjects: Riyadh

Donor award: al-Rajhi Bank (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. No. 2013 (Dec. 2013), pp.1-20, 20 p.

Subjects: Riyadh

Donor award: Sharjah Islamic Bank (Shariqah, United Arab Emirates)
Source : Annual Report. Vol. (Dec. 2013), pp.1-46, 46 p.

Subjects: Cash flow; Right to property; Shariqah; Sharjah Islamic Bank

By: Aziz, Zeti Akhtar. Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI),; 31-December -2013; pp.2-27, 26 p.

Subjects: Financing; Islam; Economic development; Fiscal stability; Islamic jurisprudence

By: Lkarkri, Ihsani. Master; The School of Business Administration; 2013

Subjects: Banks; Financing; Islam; Morocco; Public opinion polls

Question: Is it permissible to give charity to organisations if one knows they are funding military arms and tobacco investment ?.

Subjects: Armies; Financing; Investments; Tobacco; Weapons

Donor award: Kazakhstan

Subjects: Islam; Banks; Financial institutions; Financial transactions; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Is a limited company an independent entity in Islam and therefore liable for its own Zakat or does its value belong to the shareholders ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Limited partnership; Stockholders

Question: Is a limited company an independent entity in Islam and therefore liable for its own Zakat or does its value belong to the shareholders ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Limited liability partnership; Payments

Question: The fatwa and sharia supervisory board of RAKBANK-AMAL ("Sharia Board") has reviewed the terms and conditions, forms, welcome letters and marketing materials in respect of RAK value collection proposition, offered to individual customers by RAKBANK-AMAL. The sharia board hereby issues ....

Subjects: Banking services; Financial transactions; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: A customer was extended a letter of credit (LC) and Murabahah facility for the underlying goods by an Islamic bank. The relevant goods arrived at the port prior to the receipt of shipping documents by the bank.In order to avoid ....

Question: Is it permissible to at least under declare my income just so I can make housing more affordable for myself, since private housing is so expensive in the city ?.

Subjects: Fraud; Income; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; State

Donor award: Islamic Financial Services Board (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Subjects: Financial institutions; Financial transactions; Financing; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence

Donor award: Qatar Islamic Bank (Dawhah, Qatar)

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Debts; Finance; Management; Social responsibility

Question: An Islamic bank is facing an interesting situation. A customer previously requested financing for the purchase of a vehicle from the bank. The bank had purchased the vehicle from a dealer and sold it to the customer by way of ....

Question: Is it permissible to take out warranties on car repairs and parts, and to what extent ? There is a scheme available, for £ 100 a year, where if any problems with the car, the policy covers both labour and parts..

Subjects: Automobiles; Hedge (Finance); Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Alms tax; Taxes

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Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes

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Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Taxes

Question: Company A approached an Islamic bank seeking a regular funding line to purchase from time to time certain quantities of raw material from company B, which is the sole distributor in the country for the import and supply of the ....

By: Diria, Abd al-Ghani Husayn Muhammad. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 18 (Nov. 2013), pp.54-56, 3 p.

Subjects: Financial engineering; Islamic Banks

By: Ibn Yusuf, Muhammad. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 18 (Nov. 2013), pp.28-29, 2 p.

Subjects: Islam; Contracts; Derivative securities; Financial transactions; Islamic economics

By: Ahmad, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 18 (Nov. 2013), pp.24-25, 2 p.

Subjects: Employees; Financing; Migrant workers; Unemployment

Donor award: The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia)
Source : Annual Report. Vol. 19, no. 2013 (Nov. 2013), pp.1-64, 64 p.

Subjects: Banks; Finance; Islam; Management; Social responsibility

Question: Is it permissible to give Zakat al Maal to a charity even if it operates in other countries ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Charities; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: A customer who had deposited a certain amount for one year in a term deposit account maintained with an Islamic bank, has requested for an early withdrawal of the total amount deposited along with the realized profit.The bank approached the ....

Question: My husband and I have applied to go on hajj this year InshAllah. I was reminded by my husband however that I have not paid back my student loan of £ 9000, which I took out before I got married, ....

Subjects: Debt repayment; Education; Islamic jurisprudence; Pilgrimage; Students

Question: A benefit book has been proposed to be offered by an Islamic bank to all of its accountholders. The book contains a bulk of coupons for various retail outlets (including eateries) offering ‘buy one get one free’ type discounts.The scheme ....

Question: I would like to know if I am permitted to give Zakat to my younger brother in law. He is only 10 and has not reached maturity. Is it permissible to give Zakat to a minor ?.

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: An Islamic bank has sought guidance from its Shariah board on the modus operandi to finance its client’s export orders. It is important to note that for commercial reasons the exports are carried out in the customer’s name, in order ....

Question: A customer engaged in the trading of petroleum products has approached an Islamic bank seeking finance to procure oil. The Islamic bank is considering financing the customer through a Murabahah structure.It is important to note that the modality of procuring ....