Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions

"PART I: ISLAMIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION
<br>1.1. Islamic Finance<br>1.2. Conventional Financial System Vs Islamic Financial System<br>1.3. Islamic Banks Vs Conventional Banks<br>1.4. Components of Islamic Finance<br>1.4.1. Banks<br>1.4.1.1. Investment and Investment Management<br>1.4.1.2. General Banking Services<br>1.4.1.3. Social Services<br>1.4.2. Equity and Capital Market<br>1.4.3. Takaful<br>1.4.4. Waqf and Zakat<br>1.5. Operating Structure of Islamic Banks<br>1.5.1. Window Model<br>1.5.2. Branches<br>1.5.3. Subsidiaries<br>1.5.4. Full-Fledged Banks<br>1.6. Products and Services of Islamic Finance<br>1.6.1. Murabahah (Cost Plus Financing)<br>1.6.2. Mudarabah (Sleeping Partnership)<br>1.6.3. Musharakah (Partnership Financing)<br>1.6.4. Ijara (Leasing)<br>1.6.5. Salam<br>1.6.6. Takaful (Insurance)<br>1.6.7. Sukak (Bond)<br>1.7. Why Islamic Finance is Growing<br>1.7.1. Fast and Steady Growth<br>1.7.2. Green Financing Platform<br>1.7.3. Syariah-Compliant Products<br>1.7.4. Attracts Even Non-Muslim Investors<br>1.7.5. Global Indexing<br>1.7.6. Oil-Wealthy GCC Adopting Islamic Finance<br>1.7.7. Streamlined and Simpler<br>1.7.8. No Crisis '' '' Zone<br>1.7.9. Shared Responsibility<br>1.7.10. Thoughtful Decision-Making<br>1.8. Modes of Operation<br>1.8.1. Consumer and Business Loans<br>1.8.2. Bank Deposits and Fixed Income Securities<br>1.8.3. Fee-based Services<br>1.8.4. Investment Vehicle Alternatives<br>1.8.5. Corporate and Government Bonds<br>1.8.6. Insurance<br>PART II: HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH DESIGN<br>2.1. History of Islamic Finance<br>2.2. Current Islamic Finance Market<br>2.3. Islamic Finance in Saudi Arabia<br>2.4. Statement of the Problem<br>2.5. Literature Review<br>2.6. Research Gap<br>2.7. Objectives of the Study<br>2.8. Hypotheses of the Study<br>2.9. Research Process<br>2.10. Research Questions<br>2.11. Research Methodology<br>2.12. Plan of the Research<br>2.13. Limitations of the Research<br>2.14. Scope for Further Research<br>PART III: ISLAMIC FINANCE - AN OVERVIEW<br>3.1. Background<br>3.2. Sources of Islamic/Divine Law<br>3.2.1. The Qur '' ''an<br>3.2.2. The Sunnah<br>3.2.3. Ijma<br>3.2.4. Qiyas<br>3.2.5. Ijtehaad<br>3.3. Interest<br>3.4. Prohibition of Riba (interest)<br>3.4.1. Prohibition of Riba in Qur '' ''an<br>3.4.2. Prohibition of Riba in Hadith<br>3.5. Meaning of Riba (usuary)<br>3.6. Types of Riba<br>3.6.1. Riba Al-Nasi '' ''ah<br>3.6.2. Riba Al-Fadl<br>3.7. Development of Islamic Finance<br>3.8. Islamic Finance in Malaysia<br>3.9. Islamic Finance in United Arab Emirates<br>3.10. Challenges of Islamic Finance<br>PART IV: OBJECTIVES OF ISLAMIC FINANCE<br>4.1. Introduction<br>4.2. Islamic Shariah and its Objectives<br>4.3. Sources of Shariah Tenets<br>4.4. Objectives (Maqasid) of Shariah<br>4.5. Types of Islamic Finance Objectives<br>4.5.1. Islamic Objectives<br>4.5.2. Economic Objectives<br>4.5.3. Social Objectives<br>4.5.4. Ethical Objectives<br>PART V: OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF ISLAMIC FINANCE: AN ANALYSIS<br>5.1. Universe<br>5.2. Sample<br>5.3. Questionnaire <br>5.4. Sampling Plan<br>5.5. Stakeholders<br>5.5.1. Customers<br>5.5.2. Employees of Islamic Banks<br>5.5.3. Shariah Advisors<br>5.5.4. Regulatory Officers<br>5.5.5. Others<br>5.6. Sampling Size<br>5.7. Gender Profile of Respondents<br>5.8. Religious Profile of Respondents<br>5.9. Age Profile of Respondents<br>5.10. Country Profile of Respondents<br>5.11. Reliability of Data<br>5.12. Validity<br>5.13. Factor Analysis<br>Hypothesis Testing<br>PART VI: COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS<br>6.1. Achievements<br>6.2. Conclusion<br>6.3. Suggestions for Development of Islamic Finance<br>Bibliography<br>Annexure I Questionnaire<br>Annexure II Islamic Finance Institutions<br>Annexure III Glossary of Islamic Finance<br>index<br>" &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;