Essay On Islamic Banking

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Our group have been assinged to discuss on the topic above but in Islamic Banking perspectives. Therefore, before going any further, let us clarify definition of the Principles of Islamic Banking and clarify what are the elements involve in the Principles of Islamic Banking. Beside, we will also do some comparison of product or services offered by both banks which are conventional and Islamic banking. Apart from that, we will also clarify the problems or challenge faced by the agency which practices the Islamic banking in their agency.
First, according to Section 2 IBA 1983, Islamic Banking Business is business whose aims and elements do not involve any element which is not approved by the religion of Islam. Based on the definition stated, it is clear that the Islamic Banking practices must according to or complients with the Shari’ah obliged in the Al-Quran and As-Sunnah. In conjuction with the Shari’ah appliances, the Islamic banking business must not include or prohibited involvement of illegal activities. Unlike Islamic Banking, Conventional Banking practises its system based on man-made laws and not included any religious guidelines to support their systems.
According to Shari’ah, which is the guidelines underlined by Islam, there is several principles of Islamic Banking that are in accordance to its practices. They are :-
1) Riba’ (interest-based transaction) is prohibited.
2) Avoidance of Gharar (uncertainty)
3) Avoidance of Zulm (opression)
4) Promotion of socio-economic justice via Islamic tax (Zakat)
5) Discourage unethical business such as business that produces harmful goods and services to mankind and contradict to Islam’s principle or value (Haram)
Next, we would like to clarify each principles that make sense ...

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...ctices. Thus, in order to counter this challenges, better awareness should be create among the customers that Islamic banking is not only valid to Muslims only. It can be widely use by other religion.
Next, Islamic banking also are misinterpret as not profitable as it forbidden riba’ in its practices. Also, we need to aware the customers that Islamic banking not just an alternative for finacial approach, but it also provides better value to the customers.
Lastly the challenges faced by the Islamic banking is the lack of unity in giving Shariah’s view. Therefor, it gives problem to the agencies as there are different methodologies that are being proposed when elaborating the law. In order to counter this challenges, agencies need to take initiatives of choosing the view which is parallel or nearly parallel with what was underlined by the Al-Quran and As- Sunnah.

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