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Auditors Inc: A. F. Ferguson and company (Karachi, Pakistan)
Source: Annual report 2011.

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

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

Subjects: Accounting; Auditing; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Right to property

Monthly Monetary Statistics. Central Bank of Kuwait.; Economic Research Department Vol. 33, no. 5 (May. 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. 5 (May. 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. 5 (May. 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. 5 (May. 2012), pp.39-39, 1 p.

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

Donor award: Alliance Bank Malaysia Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Subjects: Financial transactions; Islamic jurisprudence; Management; Social responsibility; Terrorism

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

Subjects: Accounting; Auditing; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Right to property

Question: I intend to purchase a property for my business use for which I intend to borrow the money from my own pension funds.I have a self-administered pension scheme to which I and my partners contribute, the scheme allows us to ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Purchasing; Real property; Usury

Question: I intend to purchase a property for my business use for which I intend to borrow the money from my own pension funds.I have a self-administered pension scheme to which I and my partners contribute, the scheme allows us to ....

Subjects: Loans; Usury

Question: I intend to purchase a property for my business use for which I intend to borrow the money from my own pension funds.I have a self-administered pension scheme to which I and my partners contribute, the scheme allows us to ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Purchasing; Real property; Usury

Question: I intend to purchase a property for my business use for which I intend to borrow the money from my own pension funds.I have a self-administered pension scheme to which I and my partners contribute, the scheme allows us to ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; Pensions; Usury

Question: What is the ruling on life insurance ? does the ruling differ if one truly thinks ‘they need it’, as oppose to seeking financial security. And lastly, is it ok for them to take it if they have found an edict espousing a view holding it as permissible ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Life insurance

Auditors Inc: PricewaterhouseCoopers (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Source: Financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2011.

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

Source: Annual report and financial statements 2013.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

Source: Annual report and financial statements 2012.

Subjects: Financial policy; Financial statements; Islamic jurisprudence; Stock companies; Taxes

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Subjects: Financing; Islamic jurisprudence; Loans

Question: Can I invest in premium bonds ?The Al-Qalam Shariah scholars panel is respectfully requested to advise on the Islamic position regarding premium bonds. Are they a suitable way for Muslims to invest ?.

Subjects: Bonds; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Please could you clarify if house insurance is permissible, and if so, under what circumstances as I recently heard that it was permissible on the basis to protect a neighbour’s property in case of fire, flood, etc. ?.

Subjects: Insurance; Islamic jurisprudence; Real property

Question: Can I invest in premium bonds ?The Al-Qalam Shariah scholars panel is respectfully requested to advise on the Islamic position regarding premium bonds. Are they a suitable way for Muslims to invest ?.

Subjects: Bonds; Investments

Source: Annual report : auditor’s report and audited financial statements of first security Islami Bank Limited for the year ender 31 December 2011.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Accounting; Auditing; Commercial law; Right to property

Question: [Question One] :Assalaamu Alaykum and Ramadan Mubarak.Another clarification regarding the agricultural investment.If we took investors capital for a period of 10 years, paying dividends on an annual basis (based on profitability), at the end of the 10 year period how ....

Question: Can you assist with the following ?Funding the farm-The Society has 50 acres of farm land but has no money for the project, cannot sublet the farm, has to pay an annual lease to the Government, has to establish a ....

Auditors Inc: Hoda Vasi Chowdhury and Co. (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Source: Annual report 2011.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Accounting; Commercial law; Profits; Right to property

Auditors Inc: Ernst and Young al-Aiban, al-Osaimi and Partners (Kuwait); Rodl Middle East (Kuwait)
Source: Annual report : Consolidated financial statements 31 December 2011.

Subjects: Annual reports; Auditors' reports

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Subjects: Fatwas; Time management

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Subjects: Customers; Employers; Islamic jurisprudence; Time

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Subjects: Customer services; Islamic jurisprudence; Prayers

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Subjects: Automobiles; Financing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing; Resale on profit

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Subjects: Bank accounts; Bank deposits; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: The fatwa and sharia supervisory board of RAKBANK-AMAL("Sharia Board") has reviewed the underlying sharia structure and documentation in respect of the Amal Wakala investment deposit, offered to its customers by RAKBANK-AMAL and hereby issues the sharia pronouncement / fatwa considering ....

Subjects: Agency (Law); Bank deposits; Investments; Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Financing; Housing; Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing; Real property

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Subjects: Credit cards; Financing; Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Financing; Foundations of Islamic jurisprudence; Islamic jurisprudence; Resale on profit; ٌLeasing

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Subjects: Contracts; Financing; Forward buying; Islamic jurisprudence; Sales

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Subjects: Commercial finance companies; Financial transactions; Islamic jurisprudence; Profits; Speculation

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Subjects: Islamic Banks; al-Qard al-Hasan

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Subjects: Business; Financing; Forward buying; Islamic jurisprudence

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Subjects: Confidence; Islamic jurisprudence; Waqf

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Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence; Orphanages; Orphans; Payments

Question: As salaam 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. ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Partnerships; Treaties

Question: Assalamu Alaykum dear Sheikh. Jazakum Allah Khair for taking time to help us out with our finance related Shari`ah questions.1. I am currently with guidance residential ; a Shari`ah based home financing company for my home payments. I read the ....

Subjects: Investments; Islamic jurisprudence; Mutual funds; Pensions

Question: As-Salamu `Alaykum. We are vacating the house where we stayed for rent, as our house owner is going to demolish the whole building to construct shopping complex. According to rent agreement when we are vacating we should get the house ....

Subjects: Debt repayment; Islamic jurisprudence; Rent

Question: Assalamu `Alaykum. I want to know about fatwa's that talk about buying a property on mortgage in western countries. Can you, please, guide me in that regard ? JAK, Wassalam..

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Purchasing; Real property; Subprime mortgage

Question: Ijarah Canada is offering Islamic mortgages. The bank / lender first approves the buyer. After signing interest documents of the bank, the buyer sends the agreement to Ijarah who then convert it to a Shari`ah compliant contract. Is this permissible ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; ٌLeasing

Question: My brother has a job and has a car which is given by the company. He has no land or house, living in a rented house with his wife and son. He took some money from my uncle and is ....

Subjects: Alms tax; Islamic jurisprudence

Question: Is it permissible for me to work in a place that sells beer / wine ? I don't deal with it nor do I serve it..

Subjects: Alcoholic beverages; Islamic jurisprudence; Specialty stores

Question: As-Salamu `Alaykum. Please, read below the Ijara Canada’s home mortgage module and advice if it is permissible.Ijara’s model is Ijarah Wa Iqtina, the property is owned by a single asset trust, you are the beneficiary of the Trust and your ....

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Ownership; ٌLeasing

Question: My husband owns a few homes that he owns and rents out. He has a mortgage on all these houses and writes off the interest at the end of the year. So, it's not accounted for. Is the interest still considered Haram ?.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Subprime mortgage; Usury; ٌLeasing

Question: I want to know if buying a home through Ijarah loans is Halal. Their methods are explained in the following website www.ijaraloans.com http://www.ijaraloans.com/.

Subjects: Islamic jurisprudence; Loans; ٌLeasing