Islamic banking & finance in South-east Asia : its developments & future / Angelo M. Venardos.

ISBN:

9789812569394

9789812561527

Title:

Islamic banking & finance in South-east Asia : its developments & future / Angelo M. Venardos.

Author:

Venardos, Angelo M.

Personal Author:

Venardos, Angelo M.

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Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 247 pages)

Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Islamic History; 1.1 The Quran; 1.2 The Five Principles of Islam; 1.3 The Mosque; 1.4 Muhammad and the Origins of Islam; 1.5 The Spread of Islam; 1.6 The Golden Age of Islam; 1.7 Decline and Fall; 1.8 A Revival of Fortunes; 1.9 Middle-Eastern Oil; 1.10 Islamic Nationhood in the Late Twentieth Century; 1.11 The Iranian Revolution and After; 1.12 Islamic Banking and Islamic Revival; Chapter 2 Shari'ah Law and Islamic Jurisprudence; 2.1 From the Obligatory to the Forbidden; 2.2 The Quran, the Sunnah and the Hadith.

2.3 The Five Major Schools of Islamic Law2.4 Classical Islamic Jurisprudence and the Processes for Ascertaining the Law; 2.5 The Concept of Fatwah; 2.6 From Revelation to Codification: Scholasticism and the Formulation of Doctrine; 2.7 Closing of the Door of Ijtihad; 2.8 Shari'ah and State Law in the Modern Era; Chapter 3 Islamic Commercial Law; 3.1 Islamic vs. Non-Islamic Commercial Transactions; 3.2 Principal Requirements of the Shari'ah in Relation to Commercial Activities; 3.3 Islam: the Difference between Equity and Debt; 3.4 Rationale of the Prohibition of Interest.

3.5 Conventional Banking and the Prohibition of Riba in Islam3.6 Treatment of Deposits with Interest; 3.7 Profit and Loss Sharing; 3.8 Profit-Sharing Enterprises; 3.9 Islamic Contract Law; 3.10 Types of Contract in Shari'ah; 3.11 Islamic Financing in a Contemporary Setting; 3.12 The Problem of Uncertainty (gharar); 3.13 Summary; Chapter 4 Islamic Financial Products; 4.1 The Emergence of Islamic Banking; 4.2 Different Paths, Same Goal; 4.3 What Investment Products are Permissible under Islamic Shari'ah Law; 4.4 Shari'ah Investment Principles.

4.5 Equity-Financing and Debt-Financing in Pre-Islamic Arab Society4.6 Islamic Equity-Financing and Debt-Financing; 4.7 Equity Securities: Profit-Sharing Contracts; 4.8 Debt-Financing Contracts; 4.9 Debt Securities; 4.10 Shari'ah Qualifications in Leasing; 4.11 Other Risk-Taking Products; 4.12 Islamic Insurance; 4.13 Takaful Insurance in a Contemporary Context; 4.14 Takaful Compared with Conventional Insurance; 4.15 Summary; Chapter 5 Issues and Challenges of Islamic Banking Today; 5.1 Obstacles to the Application of Islamic Law to Present Day Banking; 5.2 Derivation from Revealed Sources.

5.3 Methodological Differences5.4 Pluralism of Fatwahs; 5.5 The Problem of Applying Islamic Law in a Western Legal Environment; 5.6 Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Practices; 5.7 Depositors and Regulators; 5.8 Regulators' Concerns; 5.9 Legal Challenges; 5.10 Developing an Efficient Regulatory Framework; 5.11 Special Requirements of Islamic Banking; 5.12 Assessment and Management of Investment Risks; 5.13 Proposals for a Regulatory Framework for Islamic Banking; 5.14 Conclusion; Chapter 6 Islam in South-east Asia; 6.1 The Coming of Islam to South-east Asia.

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Subject Term:

Banks and banking -- Southeast Asia.

Banks and banking -- Islamic countries.

Banks and banking -- Religious aspects -- Islam.

Islamic law -- Southeast Asia.

Geographic Term:

Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2005

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Summary

To truly understand the current interest in the development of Islamic banking and finance in South-East Asia, and how it is different from the conventional banking system, the author believes one must firstly understand the religious relationship originating from the Qur'an, and then trace the historical geographic and political developments of Islam over recent centuries. Only on this basis can the reader, without prejudice or cynicism, begin to appreciate the subject matter of Shari'ah Law and Islamic Jurisprudence that confronts the title of this book. With this platform established in the first part of the book, readers will begin to learn of the financial products and services offered, appreciate the challenges in their development, and ultimately recognize the significant opportunities that Islamic banking and finance can provide both Muslims and non-Muslims.

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Choice Review

This volume will be of value to anyone interested in the history, methods, and rules of Islamic finances in Southeast Asia (i.e., the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei). It is written by a non-Muslim who views the subject through a different prism, which makes the book unique. Venardos, an international banking and finance professional, provides comprehensive coverage, but given the scope of the topic, he does not offer in-depth scholarly discussion. The volume's 13 chapters provide a brief history of Islam; cover sources of Islamic law, e.g., Shari'ah and Sunnah; discuss commercial law, including contracts, usury, and different types of acceptable and unacceptable business practices; provide an overview of traditional Islamic financial products that have been changed in recent times to accommodate the current needs of Muslims around the world; discuss challenges of Islamic banking today; and present four case studies of Southeast Asian countries where Islamic banking and finance is prevalent. The chapter on current challenges covers contemporary everyday issues and transactions as well as complex problems, e.g., problems facing the Muslim community over the payment of interest, the most forbidden practice in Islamic law. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Public and academic library collections, lower-division undergraduate and up. H. Zangeneh Widener University