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RIBA, GHARAR, AND THE MORAL ECONOMY OF ISLAM IN HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
2010
Overview
Most definitions reduce Islamic banking to “interest-free” banking. While the injunctions against riba are indeed the cornerstone of Islamic finance, debates persist as to the exact significance of the word. Since the early days of Islam, the majority of scholars have adopted a restrictive definition: any form of interest constitutes riba. The debate is nonetheless still lively. This chapter starts with the riba debate, its origin, and significance. It later discusses gharar, a lesser known yet in the contemporary world of finance equally significant prohibition; the moral economy of Islam; a broader approach focusing on the spirit, as opposed
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
ISBN
0748627766, 9780748627769
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