Interest and Islamic Banking - Bilal Philips
Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
What this source says
Dr. Bilal Philips addresses interest (riba) and the realities of so-called Islamic banking, distinguishing genuinely Shariah-compliant structures from interest-based products dressed in Islamic terminology.
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Provenance
- Channel
- Digital Mimbar
- Transcript
- Auto-generated captions — read with that in mind
- School / basis
- Comparative
- Added
- 2026-06-17
- Trust
- A position recorded from a named, published source — reported accurately, not independently adjudicated.
Compiler’s note
Reference to the video (videoId + title + uploading channel 'Digital Mimbar' verified via YouTube oEmbed); quotes not transcribed — verify on the video before citing verbatim. Bilal Philips' documented position on riba is also published at bilalphilips.com/ribaa-interest.
Topics
ribainterestislamic-bankingislamic-finance
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