01581pamaa2200229 4500 0000043888 20140428090000.0 080708 eng 9780470030691 HG3368.A6 MUH 2007 Muhammad Ayub Understanding Islamic finance Muhammad Ayub. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. xxvi, 516 p.: ill.; 25 cm. Wiley finance series FOBCAL Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-504) and index Distinguishing features of the Islamic economic system -- The main prohibitions and business ethics in Islamic economics and finance -- The philosophy and features of Islamic finance -- Islamic law of contracts and business transactions -- Trading in Islamic commercial law -- Loan and debt in Islamic commercial law -- Overview of financial institutions and products: conventional and Islamic -- Murabaha and musawamah -- Forward sales : salam and istisna'a -- Ijarah / leasing -- Participatory modes : shirkah and its variants -- Some accessory contracts -- Application of the system : financing principles and practices -- Sukuh and securitization : vital issues in Islamic capital markets -- Takaful : an alternative to conventional insurance -- An appraisal of common criticism of Islamic banking and finance -- The way forward Finance -- Islamic countries Finance -- Religious aspects -- Islam Economics -- Religious aspects -- Islam www.wiley.com