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by: Abdul-Rahman, Yahia

ISBN: 9780470449936 | 0470449934

Praise forThe Art of IslamicBanking and Finance"It is not surprising that The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance provides a definitive exposition of Islamic economics theory and its application in developing Shari'aa-compatible products. The writer, Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman, is among the pioneering scholars who showed how Islamic economic concepts, long forgotten, can be revived and applied effectively in today's financial services industry. His American Finance House: Lariba has become one of the main driving forces for Islamic finance in North ... MOREAmerica, providing a showcase for how such concepts can be successfully applied." -Dr. Saleh Malaikah, Chairman, RUSD Investment Bank Inc."The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance is an insightful and sometimes surprising comparative study of the impact of Judeo-Christian-Islamic religious principles on the evolution of banking and finance in its various forms. One of Dr. Rahman's key observations is this: it is not so much the fundamental principles that are different between Islamic and conventional finance, but rather their interpretation and application in modern practice. This fine work will appeal not only to those who wish to understand Islamic banking, but to anyone with an interest in our financial institutions and how and why they have evolved to what they are today."-Guy David, Partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP"The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance gives a powerful, practical, and proven answer to the question of the hour: how to make banks responsible to the public they are meant to serve. The book offers not a theory but a report on how Islamic banking has successfully functioned in modern America." -Richard Bushman, Professor of History Emeritus, Columbia University"Yahia's discussion of Islamic banking is frank, engaging, and informed by substantial practical experience. For all those who believe that the finance industry should once again serve the wider interests of humanity, this is a welcome guide on changing things for the better." -Tarek El Diwany, Senior Partner, Zest Advisory LLP

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A detailed look at the fast-growing field of Islamic banking and financeThe Art of Islamic Banking and Finance is a modern American take on what it means to incorporate Islamic finance principles into everyday banking and investment techniques by introducing a new brand of banking for all people of all faiths: The Riba-Free (RF) banking.The author is considered the father of RF (Islamic) banking in America. He has been a banker and an Imam/scholar for over 40 years in America since 1968. He started the tedious process with a finance company, LARIBA, in Pasadena, California in 1987. This is the first book ever in the field to trace the origins of prohibiting the renting of money at a price called interest rate and over-indulging in debt. The book reviews in great details the theological foundations of prohibiting interest in the Jewish Bible, the Christian Bible, and the Qur'aan. The author then discusses money and how fiat money is created, the role of the Federal Reserve, and the banking system in America. The book also discusses for the first time ever how to include an important aspect of RF (Islamic) finance using commodity indexation and marking the items to be financed to market in order to avoid participating in economic "bubbles." The author discusses how these rules work, how they affect consumer behavior, and how they change the role of the banker/financier. Covers a new pioneering model that is based on the Law (Shari'aa) and how it is applied in every transaction from joint ventures and portfolio management to home mortgages and personal financing Shows how to incorporate the Law (Shari'aa) into American financing and banking systems Points to RF (Islamic) finance and banking as a way to emphasize socially responsible investingThe Art of Islamic Banking and Finance also includes a discussion on the emergence of a culture of RF (Islamic) banking and finance today, which is based on the real Judeo-Christian-Islamic spirit and very effective when compared to twentieth-century models that use financial engineering and structuring techniques to circumvent the Law (Shari'aa). The book also includes case studies based on the actual experience of the author and detailed analysis of the superior results realized by applying this new brand of banking to financing.

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The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance is a modern take on what it means to incorporate Islamic finance principles into everyday banking and investment techniques. The author explores the concept of Riba (or interest) and how Islamic finance rules prohibit the use of interest in banking techniques.

Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman is the CEO and Chairman of the Bank of Whittier, as well as the founder and Chairman of American Finance House: LARIBA, which has offered Islamic finance and banking research and instruments since July 1987. Dr. Yahia has more than forty years of highly diversified experience in the banking and oil and gas industries. His area of expertise lies in international, investment, and Islamic banking, project financing, small- and medium-sized business financing, community banking, bank management, and financial services. Dr. Yahia is the author of many papers on faith-based financing and financial instruments, and he speaks regularly at forums focused on Islamic finance at many universities, including Harvard University and institutions in Egypt, Malaysia, Singapore, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Turkey.