e-Marefa DataBank for Islamic Economics and Finance

Question: Assalaamu 3alaykum,I got your email from a tele-presentation you did at the MAS convention 2 years ago. I have three urgent questions :1. My fiancé has a condo that he has a mortgage on and rents out. He plans on ....

Subjects: Income; Rent; Usury

Question: As Salamu Alaikum,I have a question about a potential job offer which I would prefer to be kept confidential. The organization that may offer me a job is an NGO that connects people looking to start up a business with ....

Question: ASAK Dr. KahfMy name is Sumair, forgive me, but I’m being faced with a big test right now, and would be grateful for your guidance. For most of my life I have been taught that conventional insurance (U.S.) is absolutely ....

Subjects: Insurance; Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Alms tax; Alms tax bestowments; Payments

Donor award: Mashreq al-Islami (Dubai, United Arab Emirates). Sharia'h Supervisory Board

Subjects: Shariah censorship; Trademarks

Subjects: Somalia; Banks; Commercial law; Islamic Banks; Law

Question: Assalamu Alaikum Wa Rahamatullah Wa BarakatuhDear Dr. Monzer,Salam,Do you have any response to the following ISNA critic ?“Has anyone attempted to validate the schedule of Mawarith that is in various versions of ISNA's will document ? I'm not a T ....

Subjects: Inheritance; Islamic jurisprudence; Wills

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 9 (Sep. 2012), pp.46-47, 2 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 9 (Sep. 2012), pp.41-41, 1 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 9 (Sep. 2012), pp.40-40, 1 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 9 (Sep. 2012), pp.39-39, 1 p.

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

Quarterly Statistical Bulletin. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 38, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2012), pp.70-71, 2 p.

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

Quarterly Statistical Bulletin. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 38, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2012), pp.65-65, 1 p.

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

Quarterly Statistical Bulletin. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 38, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2012), pp.64-64, 1 p.

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

Quarterly Statistical Bulletin. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 38, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2012), pp.63-63, 1 p.

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

Question: Assalamu `Alaykum. I am a Sunni Muslim and need to know the exact amount of Zakah to be given. Also, do I have to give Zakah on my personal gold that I use and is it every year or only once ? Please, help..

Subjects: Alms tax; Gold; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Assalamu Alaykum. I work for an organization that aims to reduce the prevalence of HIV in our country. There are many approaches and ways of fighting HIV but the current one adopted by my organization involves working with homosexuals by ....

Subjects: Aids; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: My question falls under the topic of gambling. Being a Muslim I am completely against the notion of gambling and am conscious of the various forms it is presented to us to provoke temptation I.e. lotteries, pyramids schemes and fruit ....

Subjects: Gambling; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: As-Salamu `Alaykum. I live and work in the U.S. I recently entered into a verbal business agreement with a person from India. This person from India had provided some consulting services and made about $5000 for his services. He contacted ....

Subjects: Partnerships

Question: As-Slamu `Alaykum.Please, answer this, it is extremely urgent. I used to own a liquor store so I know the money I earned from that is 100 % Haram. I want to start my own business and I plan to borrow ....

Subjects: Corruption; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Money

Question: As-Salam `Alaykum.My name is Ibrahim. I converted to Islam 10 years ago, Masha Allah. I presently live in Bathurst New Brunswick, Canada. I am seeking a Muslim partner or investor to invest in the purchase of a vegetable nursery growing ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Stockholders

Donor award: Pakistan. Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

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

Question: I was involved in a car accident a few years back and following the accident I claimed compensation from the accident. The doctor assessed me and sent a report to the judge (here in the UK) where I was awarded ....

Subjects: Accidents; Compensation (Law); Insurance; Islamic jurisprudence; Vehicles

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Subjects: Accountants; Finance; Islamic jurisprudence; Management; Taxes

Question: Respected doctorI would like to get answer for the followingI have a small business running in UAE and going with profit.During our partition at home, my elder brother wants to invest his portion of the money to my business and ....

Subjects: Business; Islamic jurisprudence; Partnerships

Question: Alsalammo AlaykumMy wife had to break her in Ramadan for 2 years in a roll for being pregnant and breast feeding, she's not sure how many total days did she miss, so first if I pay Kaffarah for her is ....

Subjects: Expiations; Fasting

Question: Dear Dr. Kahf,Assalamu Alaykum. I hope you are doing well. I have a question for you, if you don't mind :My friend and I were talking about borrowing money from Islamic banks. He told me that the last time he ....

Subjects: Financing; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Purchasing

Question: It is worth noting that the Islamic bank will hold the title to the car and it will not be mine until the loan is fully paid while the car will be mine on the first day when I deal with a conventional bank.

Subjects: Financing; Islam; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Purchasing

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

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

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Subjects: Alms tax; Charity; Ethics; Husbands; Poor

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Subjects: Alms tax; Loans; Money; Payments; Students

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Subjects: Employers; Islamic jurisprudence; Pensions

Question: As-salamu 'Alaykum sheikh Monzer !It was nice seeing you at your hometown :-)I had a question regarding the permissibility of being a notary public who notarizes loan documents. Meaning the person will be in contact with signing and escrow companies ....

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Subjects: Contracts; Islamic jurisprudence; Options (Finance)

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Subjects: Hedge (Finance); Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Stockholders

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Subjects: Taxes

Source: Annual report 2012.

Subjects: Accounting; Auditing; Banks; Finance; Iran

Question: [Question One] :Dear Amo Monzer,In Sha Allah you are well and in the best of conditions-it has been a while since we have last talked.I have a very simple and brief query :I have been managing director of two startups ....

Subjects: Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Stockholders

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 8 (Aug. 2012), pp.46-47, 2 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 8 (Aug. 2012), pp.41-41, 1 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 8 (Aug. 2012), pp.40-40, 1 p.

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

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 8 (Aug. 2012), pp.39-39, 1 p.

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

By: al-Harran, Sad. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 3 (Aug. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Subjects: Education; Occupations; Unemployment; Youth

By: al-Qudah, Man Khalid. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 3 (Aug. 2012), pp.6-10, 5 p.

Subjects: Loans; Students; United States

By: Ahmad, Isa Rayyis; Harun, Muhammad Harashid; Yahya, Sufri. Global Islamic Economics Magazine. No. 3 (Aug. 2012), pp.11-16, 6 p.

Subjects: Financial services industry; Islamic World; Religious aspects

Question: Salam Dr Monzer, hope Allah bless you. I need to ask you few questions1. Allah said in surah rum : 39 : (And whatever you give for interest to increase within the wealth of people will not increase with Allah) ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Malaysia; Savings

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Subjects: Financing; Partnerships

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Subjects: Dhimmies; Islamic jurisprudence; Muslims; Profits; Sales

Question: My family is not Muslim. Is it permissible for me to serve them Haram meat or food ? What if my family comes to my house and they bring pork with them because they want to eat it instead of ....

Subjects: Food; Islamic jurisprudence