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High-quality books about the rapidly growing Shari'ah finance system.
Approximately 500 financial institutions worldwide operate according to the modern Islamic (Shari'ah) system, comprising almost 20% of the world's total banking and finance sector and growing at an annual rate of 18%. Also growing swiftly are numerous other commercial transactions based on Qur'anic precepts.
Islamic banking, finance, and commerce now are important not only in traditional Muslim countries, but also throughout the world. Books from Sweet & Maxwell Asia provide reliable, current information about the Islamic system for lawyers, bankers, financiers, and business professionals.
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Law and Practice of Islamic Banking and Finance, 2d Edition
by Nik Norzrul Thani, Mohamed Ridza Abdullah, and Megat Hizaini Hassan
This highly popular book not only considers the Islamic financial system and Islamic capital market and regulatory framework in Malaysia, but also provides a detailed analysis of Islamic financial products and trade finance, and the practical applications of Islamic banking and finance.
Coverage includes:
- The legal framework of takaful and legal aspects of Islamic electronic banking
- A chapter devoted to the functioning of Labuan as an Islamic international offshore financial center
- An extensive discussion of Malaysia as one of the few countries with a legislative scheme governing Islamic banking and finance
The authors are experienced lawyers conversant with Shariah and common law and have advised clients locally and internationally on various aspects of Islamic banking and finance.
Jurisdiction: Malaysia International
Published: October 2010
Hardcover
ISBN: 9789675040375
US $250
Sukuk, Islamic Capital Market Series
by Securities Commission Malaysia; edited by Abdulkader Thomas
This is the first title in a series of books the Securities Commission Malaysia is planning to produce to promote the orderly development of the Islamic capital market. Sukuk looks in depth at certificates of ownership of underlying assets, which have played a significant role in establishing Islamic finance in Islamic capital markets.
It discusses:
- Ground rules for sukuk issuance
- Regulatory issues involved in sukuk innovations and application
- Legal certainty for sukuk
- Various types of sukuk, including debt-based, Musharakah, Mudharabah, Ijarah, and Wakalah
- Derivatives and sukuk
- Nature of risks in sukuk structures and a rating agency perspective
- Expansiveness of sukuk's frontiers
Jurisdiction: Malaysia, International
Published: December 2009
Hardcover
ISBN: 9789675040212
US $200
Applied Islamic Law of Trade and Finance: A Selection of Contemporary Practical Issues, 3d Edition
by Mohd. Ma'sum Billah
Law professors, legal practitioners, and business executives around the world praise this treatise's insights into current Islamic law.
Coverage includes:
- Commercial contracts, sale of goods, partnership, the stock market, Islamic currency, Takaful, and zakat
- Highlighting of differences from the conventional trade and finance system
- Relevant quotations from Qur'anic verses and prophetic traditions, in English translation, to set out the religious foundation of Islamic trade and finance
Jurisdiction: International
Published: July 2007
Hardcover
ISBN 9789832631958
US $200
Applied Islamic E-Commerce: Law and Practice
by Mohd. Ma'sum Billah
A good understanding of Islamic e-commerce law and practice are important, due to the increasing volume of Shari-ah-compliant business transactions backed by Islamic financial arrangements and the widespread use of the Internet and information technology. This book gives a practical and enlightening comparison of Islamic and modern legal principles as they apply to e-commerce.
Its four parts cover:
- General principles of Islamic e-commerce
- Internet marketing and other practical matters
- Practices of e-commerce law
- E-commerce offenses and liabilities
Jurisdiction: International
Published: November 2008
Hardcover
ISBN 9789832631972
US $200
Applied Takaful and Modern Insurance: Law and Practice, 3d Edition
by Mohd. Ma'sum Billah
In clear and succinct language, this book explains the principles and practices of takaful, Islamic insurance, and modern insurance. It shows the two systems' differences and commonalities to help readers understand the wide variety of insurance issues and risks.
The work provides essential guidance, including:
- Insurance's legal framework in countries that adopt Islamic trade practice
- Citation of Qur'anic verses with English translation
- Analysis by a world-renowned expert in Islamic commercial law
Jurisdiction: International
Published July 2007
Hardcover
ISBN 9789832631965
US $250
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