e-Marefa DataBank for Islamic Economics and Finance

Donor award: Warba Bank (Kuwait)

Subjects: Assets; Intellectual property; Islam; Islamic Banks; Professional ethics

Auditors Inc: al-Waha Auditing Office Ali Owaid Rukhaeyes (Kuwait); RSM al-Buzay and Co. (Kuwait)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Donor award: al-Baraka Turk Bank (Istanbul, Turkey)

Subjects: Baraka Bank; Corporate governance; Islamic Banks; Turkey

Question: Can someone stuck in a Riba-based loan give voluntary charity, or do they need to pay off the Riba-based loan first, given that is a duty, and thereafter resume with giving voluntary charitable donations ?.

Subjects: Loans; Usury

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young A. Qasem and Co. (Dhaka, Bangladesh); Acnabin (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Banks; Commercial law; Law; Profits

Donor award: RHB Islamic Bank Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Investments; Management; Personnel management; Social responsibility

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young al-Aiban, al-Osaimi and Partners (Kuwait); Rodl Middle East (Kuwait)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia); KPMG al-Fawzan and al-Sadhan (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia)
Source: Cinquième rapport annuel 1433h-2012g.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia); KPMG al-Fawzan and al-Sadhan (Jiddah, Saudi Arabia)
Source: Annual report 2013.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Question: I am a practitioner in neuro linguistic programming and hypnotherapy, which I practise for the purposes of helping people overcome fears and / or phobias that were installed as a programmer within people’s life experiences. Is my earning Halal ?.

Subjects: Hypnosis; Islamic jurisprudence

Donor award: Malaysia

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

Auditors Inc: Grant Thornton-al-Qatami, al-Aiban and Partners (Kuwait); UHY Fawzia Mubarak Al-Hassawi (Kuwait)
Source: Annual report : consolidated financial statements and independent auditors' report 31 December 2012

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Question: Employers pay their staff advance salaries through their respective bank accounts for the leave period when they go on vacation. The employees generally withdraw the full amount without leaving enough balance to cover the installments for the finance they have ....

Question: Are the joint tenancy laws of England (whereby one tenant inherits the other’s share directly on death) valid in Islamic law ? What happens if I share a property with my mother-on her passing does her share come to me ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Real property; Rent

Auditors Inc: Hoda Vasi Chowdhury and Co. (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Accounting; Auditing; Right to property; Stockholders

Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Management; Profits

Question: Can an Islamic bank add confirmation to an irrevocable letter of credit (LC) covering the shipment of bullion (gold) ?.

Question: Does Riba only relate to money and food items, or can modern day goods come under this too ? Eg swapping a contemporary item-such as a mobile phone of a lower value for one of a higher value ? .

Subjects: Commodities; Islamic jurisprudence; Mobile phones; Usury

Question: Assalamu Alaykum,I work part time at my college and the program I work under is part of a program called AmeriCorps in which after completing a year's term of work, they offer us an education award of about $ 1200. ....

Subjects: Grants; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Usury

Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report : financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Subjects: Banks; Financial transactions; Islam; Management; Social responsibility

Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Management; Profits

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young (Manama, Bahrain)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Question: Can an Islamic bank accept conventional bank deposit, bonds, debentures, shares and any other conventional instruments as security for due performance by the customer under a Murabahah or any other Islamic financing facility ?.

Question: What happens if you are supporting your parents by putting money directly in their account, yet you know the money is likely to be paying off a Haram mortgage and insurance etc. as well as other Halal expenses ?.

Subjects: Fathers; Islamic jurisprudence; Money

Question: People use my site to auction their cars and I get a percentage cut from their profit. Is this permissible, given that I do not own their cars ? and I get commission from their profit ?.

Subjects: Administrative fees; Commissions; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Web sites

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young Ford Rhodes Sidat Hyder (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report : statement of financial position as at 31 December 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Capital; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans

Question: Assalamualaikum doc,How are you ? I’m Suriani, ex your Master student in Yarmouk University, year 2004-2005. I just want to ask query and get your opinion on the capital contribution for the Musharakah especially in form of in-kind. My queries ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Partnerships; Speculation

Question: Assalam-o-Alaykum,I live in the US and I need your help to clarify certain questions related to financial issues. My question is regarding hedging inflation by taking interest from savings account in a bank.1. What is the concept of inflation in ....

Subjects: Hedge (Finance); Inflation (Finance); Islamic jurisprudence; Usury

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 34, no. 2 (Feb. 2013), pp.46-47, 2 p.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Mutual funds; Statistics; Accounting; Kuwait

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 34, no. 2 (Feb. 2013), pp.41-41, 1 p.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Statistics; Debts; Inventories; Kuwait

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 34, no. 2 (Feb. 2013), pp.40-40, 1 p.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Mutual funds; Statistics; Debts; Kuwait

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 34, no. 2 (Feb. 2013), pp.39-39, 1 p.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Mutual funds; Statistics; Inventories; Kuwait

Auditors Inc: KPMG Audit Plc (London, United Kingdom)
Source: Annual report and accounts 2012.

Subjects: Accountants; Auditing; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; United Kingdom

Auditors Inc: KPMG Fakhro (Manama, Bahrain)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Auditing; Financial statements; Income; Islamic jurisprudence; Stockholders

Auditors Inc: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young (Istanbul, Turkey)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Auditing; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Social responsibility

Question: Dear Dr. Monzer, As-Salamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatu Allah WaBarakatu.I hope this e-mail finds you in the best of health and Iman.Is it Halal or Haram to do any of the following 4 questions ?1-Buy (term life insurance) for a period ....

Subjects: Interdependence; Islamic jurisprudence; Life insurance

Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Debts; Financial markets; Financial transactions; Islamic jurisprudence; Social responsibility

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Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Money; National Zakat Foundation

Auditors Inc: KPMG Fakhro (Manama, Bahrain)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Auditors Inc: KPMG (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Financial institutions; Financial statements; Income; Islam

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source: Annual Report 2012.

Subjects: Accountants; Annual reports; Auditing; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence

Auditors Inc: KPMG (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

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Subjects: Insurance; Insurance policies; Islamic jurisprudence; Military science; Students

Question: I have signed up to volunteer for a charity working abroad but have found out that I will be required to take out Travel Insurance. Is it permissible for me to get travel insurance cover or should I opt for ....

Subjects: Compulsory insurance; Islamic jurisprudence; Kindness; Travel; Volunteer work

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young (Manama, Bahrain)
Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Question: [Question one] :Salam Alaikoum dear professor Dr. Monzer,My name is Shu'ayb and through the internet I came in contact with you. It was a pleasure to meet you in Doha for 8th international conference on Islamic economics and finance (December ....

Subjects: Loans; Usury

Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports