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Islamic Banking and Interest: A Study of the Prohibition of Riba and Its Contemporary Interpretation

Abdullah Saeed

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Examines the prohibition and interpretations of riba and argues for a moral and contextual rather than narrowly legalistic understanding, surveying alternatives such as mudaraba, musharaka, and murabaha.

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Provenance

Source
Brill, 1996, ISBN 9789004105652
Edition
Brill, Studies in Islamic Law and Society vol. 2, 1996
School / basis
Comparative
Added
2026-06-03
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Topics

ribabankinginterpretationmusharakamurabaha

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