Islamic finance is a prohibition-driven industry, aiming to avoid the prohibitions of riba and gharar. It is well accepted in Islamic jurisprudence that riba and gharar do not affect the legal validity of non-commutative financial contracts (e.g. gifts). Jurists have long viewed this as a potential solution to the problem of gharar in commercial insurance, proposing mutual insurance as a non-co...

A. JAFARIAN1, P. GHADERI2, ALIREZA K. GOLMANKHANEH3, D. BALEANU4,5,6 1Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 3Department of Physics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, P.O.BOX 969, Uremia, Iran E-mail: alir...

BACKGROUND People living with HIV (PLHIV) sometimes experience discrimination. There is little understanding of the causes, forms and consequences of this stigma in Islamic countries. This qualitative study explored perceptions and experiences of PLHIV regarding both the quality of healthcare and the attitudes and behaviours of their healthcare providers in the Islamic Republic of Iran. METHO...

Evidence has shown that Islamic banking is experiencing tremendous development since the last three decades, especially in Malaysia. This study is aimed at investigating factors thatdetermine the Islamic banking performance in Malaysia, particularly in the period of 2006 to 2010. The predictors are loan loss provision to total assets, net loans to total assets, total overhead cost to total asse...

This study aims to determine the relationship between Fear of Missing Out and social media addiction in stdents at Islamic University Riau. The hypothesis this is positive significant fear missing out student Subjects amounted 100 people who are with age range 19-25 years. Data collection uses a scale 21 items items. analytical method used research Spearman Rank Order correlation analysis. resu...

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Al Haram Al Shrif in Makkah is the holiest spot on the earth to Muslims. Every year about 14 million people are visiting the place from around the world, this number is increasing over the coming years. No author so far has been able to offer a fundamental study on its patterns, although there are many studies on Islamic patterns on other Islamic sites like Al Hambra and Al-Andolothia Mosque in...

OBJECTIVE To determine the status of lunch programs in Islamic schools in the United States and develop recommendations for improving them. STUDY DESIGN The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) conducted a survey of lunch programs by mailing questionnaires to 100 Islamic schools in the United States. Muslims in Dietetics and Nutrition (MIDAN) developed lunch menus using Americ...

Islamic banks underlie the fundamental principles of the Shari’ah, which encompass all business activities, financial contracts, and transactions. The Shari’ah Supervisory Board (SSB) monitors and certifies compliancy and is unique to the governance structure of Islamic banks compared to their Western counterparts. This study addresses the question of how the compositional characteristics of th...

Is Islam compatible with modern economic development? The poor development record of predominantly Muslim countries during the past century has led to claims that only a return to medieval Islamic institutions will produce economic growth in a manner that is compatible with Islamic culture. Using data from the thirteenth century Islamic Levant, this paper examines how one medieval Islamic insti...