Islamic Finance ARCHIVES

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:78:"How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:112:"https://www.islamicity.org/102749/how-has-islamic-finance-evolved-as-a-system-of-justice-and-ethical-prosperity/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Mohamed Chtatou";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Islamic-Finance-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 27 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 20, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Mohamed Chtatou|/by/mohamed-chtatou";s:5:"theID";i:102749;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"66 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Islamic finance during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was characterized by real transactions such as sale on credit and renting, rather than through modern banking systems, w......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:78:"How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"12 Lessons on Waqf for Social Impact";s:12:"thePermalink";s:71:"https://www.islamicity.org/101109/12-lessons-on-waqf-for-social-impact/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Rushdi Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:78:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/12-lessons-on-waqf.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"waqf|/topics/waqf";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 16 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Rushdi Siddiqui|/by/rushdi-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:101109;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"22 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:" ‘People were born in waqf property, educated in waqf schools, worked in waqf enterprises, received medical treatment in waqf hospitals and were buried in waqf lands’ Ottoma......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"12 Lessons on Waqf for Social Impact";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:63:"Philippines Path to Islamic Finance: Balancing Religion and Law";s:12:"thePermalink";s:97:"https://www.islamicity.org/103170/philippines-path-to-islamic-finance-balancing-religion-and-law/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Alizaman D. Gamon+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:132:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Close-Up-Of-Rosary-Beads-With-Coins-And-Text-Blocks-In-Wooden-Box-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 27 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 27, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:41:"Alizaman D. Gamon+..|/by/alizaman-d-gamon";s:5:"theID";i:103170;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"19 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:128:"Global support and demand for Islamic finance have been on the rise among international investors and renowned economic experts.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:63:"Philippines Path to Islamic Finance: Balancing Religion and Law";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:63:"From U.S. Dominance to Emerging Powers: A Global Economic Shift";s:12:"thePermalink";s:96:"https://www.islamicity.org/103129/from-u-s-dominance-to-emerging-powers-a-global-economic-shift/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Siraj Islam Mufti";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Islamic-finance-and-economy.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"economic leadership|/topics/economic-leadership";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 25 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 24, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:39:"Siraj Islam Mufti|/by/siraj-islam-mufti";s:5:"theID";i:103129;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"20 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:103:"Today the U.S. is the World’s largest economy and a leadership position in various international i...";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:63:"From U.S. Dominance to Emerging Powers: A Global Economic Shift";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"What are Halal Mortgages?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/102728/what-are-halal-mortgages/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Shariq Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/halal-mortgages-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 18 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 17, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Shariq Siddiqui|/by/shariq-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:102728;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:125:"The growth of “halal mortgages” over the past 20 years has expanded financial access to homeownership for many Muslims.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"What are Halal Mortgages?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Managing Your Money and the Halal Economy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/102535/managing-your-money-and-the-halal-economy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Harris Irfan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/lM08yBBejFU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM08yBBejFU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"halal|/topics/halal";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 27 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 26, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Harris Irfan|/by/harris-irfan";s:5:"theID";i:102535;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:163:"The video "Managing Your Money and the Halal Economy with Harris Irfan" addresses challenges Muslims face with traditional banking and explores halal alternatives.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Managing Your Money and the Halal Economy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"What's Wrong With The Muslim Ummah?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/102255/whats-wrong-with-the-muslim-ummah/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Nouman Ali Khan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/8AHmaCO9-4c/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AHmaCO9-4c";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"quran|/topics/quran";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 24 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"July 22, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Nouman Ali Khan|/by/nouman-ali-khan";s:5:"theID";i:102255;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"30 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:125:"Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan reflects on the crisis in Gaza and the collective frustration felt by Muslims and decent human beings.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"What's Wrong With The Muslim Ummah?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Islamic Banking an Oxymoron and Future of Bitcoin";s:12:"thePermalink";s:84:"https://www.islamicity.org/100916/islamic-banking-an-oxymoron-and-future-of-bitcoin/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Harris Irfan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/yfXygW6dYMM/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfXygW6dYMM";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 27 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 25, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Harris Irfan|/by/harris-irfan";s:5:"theID";i:100916;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"In this Islamic Finance Guru episode, the veteran of Islamic Banking Harris Irfan takes a deep dive on everything wrong with the financial system today, its alternatives and what t......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Islamic Banking an Oxymoron and Future of Bitcoin";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/100912/is-islamic-banking-really-islamic/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Harris Irfan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/f13mgKVjJsU/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f13mgKVjJsU";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 26 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 25, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Harris Irfan|/by/harris-irfan";s:5:"theID";i:100912;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"16 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:122:"Muslims worldwide have come to the realisation that the prevailing capitalist economic system does not serve us ethically.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:61:"Zero-Interest Financial System: A Pie in the Sky Dream or...?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/83914/zero-interest-financial-system-a-pie-in-the-sky-dream-or/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Shafi A. Khaled";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pieinthesky.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"money|/topics/money";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 10 2023";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 6, 2023 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:34:"Shafi A. Khaled|/by/shafi-a-khaled";s:5:"theID";i:83914;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"An Essay for Türkiye: For Muslims worldwide, including stalwart leaders like President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to be able to lower interest rates (the market price of money loan......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:61:"Zero-Interest Financial System: A Pie in the Sky Dream or...?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Forgotten Miracle in Islamic Economic System";s:12:"thePermalink";s:50:"https://www.islamicity.org/5833/forgotten-miracle/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:5:"Staff";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/interest-credit-card.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"interest (riba)|/topics/interest-riba";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 9 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 13, 2002 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Staff|/by/staff";s:5:"theID";i:5833;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:172:"The world vision of the Islamic way of life emphasizes a just economic system.. The principles of an Islamic economic system are based on simple morality and common sense..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Forgotten Miracle in Islamic Economic System";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:42:"Interest-free Economics Based on the Quran";s:12:"thePermalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/79132/interest-free-economics-based-on-the-quran/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Mansoor Alam";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ribadice__2.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"interest (riba)|/topics/interest-riba";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 26 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 24, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mansoor Alam|/by/mansoor-alam";s:5:"theID";i:79132;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"12 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:71:"The economic system of the Quran must be run on an interest-free basis.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:42:"Interest-free Economics Based on the Quran";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"What Is the Islamic Guideline of Investments?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/78565/what-is-the-islamic-guideline-of-investments/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ahmad Tarmizi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/iStock-837490572.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 7 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"June 7, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Ahmad Tarmizi|/by/ahmad-tarmizi";s:5:"theID";i:78565;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Islamic law encompasses all elements of a person's life, including economics, finance, law, politics, government, and its constituent elements, as well as social, ethical, and reli......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"What Is the Islamic Guideline of Investments?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Takaful in Islamic Perspective";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/78143/takaful-in-islamic-perspective/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:25:"Abdullah Abid Bin Nuzilan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:76:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/iStock-513368810.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 6 2021";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:36:"May 5, 2021 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:55:"Abdullah Abid Bin Nuzilan|/by/abdullah-abid-bin-nuzilan";s:5:"theID";i:78143;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Takaful emerged within the ancient Arab clans as a pooled responsibility that forced those who committed crimes against members of another tribe to pay compensation to victims or t......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Takaful in Islamic Perspective";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"The Price of Piety in Islam";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/61543/the-price-of-piety-in-islam/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Marla Dickerson";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/IslamicFinance3.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 17 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:18:"September 17, 2020";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Marla Dickerson|/by/marla-dickerson";s:5:"theID";i:61543;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"15 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"When the creators of IslamiCity decided to upgrade their Islamic information Web site, they knew they would need a top-notch server and other computer equipment costing $10,000. ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"The Price of Piety in Islam";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:44:"Wisdom behind Prohibition of Riba (Interest)";s:12:"thePermalink";s:76:"https://www.islamicity.org/18525/wisdom-behind-prohibition-of-riba-interest/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Almir Colan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 8 2019";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"February 8, 2019 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Almir Colan|/by/almir-colan";s:5:"theID";i:18525;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"19 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:69:"One of the miracles of Islam are the rules of riba (interest, usury).";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:44:"Wisdom behind Prohibition of Riba (Interest)";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"Rent-Seeking Behavior and Islamic Finance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:75:"https://www.islamicity.org/16694/rent-seeking-behavior-and-islamic-finance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Mohammad Omar Farooq";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/finance-isp.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 1 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 28, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:45:"Mohammad Omar Farooq|/by/mohammad-omar-farooq";s:5:"theID";i:16694;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:1:" ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"Rent-Seeking Behavior and Islamic Finance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:26:"Documentation and Evidence";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/7535/documentation-and-evidence/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Javed Ahmad Ghamidi";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:72:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Document-isp.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"death|/topics/death";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 1 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"April 1, 1999 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Javed Ahmad Ghamidi|/by/javed-ahmad-ghamidi";s:5:"theID";i:7535;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:143:"This verse directs the Muslims to document monetary transactions whether in cash or in credit to safeguard against any dispute that may arise. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:26:"Documentation and Evidence";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:14:"Cryptocurrency";s:12:"thePermalink";s:48:"https://www.islamicity.org/14529/cryptocurrency/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Imran Hosein";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:49:"https://i2.ytimg.com/vi/rYmQ18LSLgo/hqdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYmQ18LSLgo";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 13 2018";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 13, 2018 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Imran Hosein|/by/imran-hosein";s:5:"theID";i:14529;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"54 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:1:" ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:14:"Cryptocurrency";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:21:"Finance Islamic Style";s:12:"thePermalink";s:54:"https://www.islamicity.org/5167/finance-islamic-style/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Alex Gemeci";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:98:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/finance_islamic_style-2_ic__600x363.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 7 2013";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 6, 2013 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Alex Gemeci|/by/alex-gemeci";s:5:"theID";i:5167;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:274:"Palm does not lend money and does not charge interest, both of which are not permissible under Islamic law. Islamic law allows the sale and purchase of assets for a profit, either by using all-cash or by installment payments over time, a "rent to own" or "ijara" structure. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:21:"Finance Islamic Style";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:49:"Islamic finance growing in former Soviet Republic";s:12:"thePermalink";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/4786/islamic-finance-growing-in-former-soviet-republic/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Robin Paxton";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/kazacmoney__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jul 3 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"July 2, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Robin Paxton|/by/robin-paxton";s:5:"theID";i:4786;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:189:"Two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union freed Kazakhstan from Marxist ideology, the country of 17 million people is making a bid to become a regional centre of Islamic finance ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:49:"Islamic finance growing in former Soviet Republic";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Silence Culprit of Our Decline";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/7896/silence-culprit-of-our-decline/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Tarek El Diwany";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/cardcash__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"money|/topics/money";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 22 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 21, 2012 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Tarek El Diwany|/by/tarek-el-diwany";s:5:"theID";i:7896;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:191:"If a money lender from the time of Christ had loaned an ounce of gold at 5% annual compound interest, it would today require an amount of bullion weighing several planet Earths in repayment. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Silence Culprit of Our Decline";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Lessons from Islamic and Ethical Finance for Today";s:12:"thePermalink";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/4675/lessons-from-islamic-and-ethical-finance-for-today/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Ann Pettifor";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:89:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/islamicfinance_a__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 10 2012";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 28, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Ann Pettifor|/by/ann-pettifor";s:5:"theID";i:4675;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:231:"Islam expressly prohibits the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few, i.e. hoarding, waste, extravagant consumption and miserliness - the excesses of global financial liberalization are in deep conflict with Muslim values.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Lessons from Islamic and Ethical Finance for Today";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:67:"Islamic banking setting new standards in the Persian Gulf countries";s:12:"thePermalink";s:100:"https://www.islamicity.org/3991/islamic-banking-setting-new-standards-in-the-persian-gulf-countries/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Rose Anderson";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:85:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/abudhabibank__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 10 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"November 10, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:"Rose Anderson|/by/rose-anderson";s:5:"theID";i:3991;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:222:"With the growth of the Islamic banking and investment in the Persian Gulf countries, an increased number of people are investing in the Islamic bonds and earning huge returns that are utilized in paying debt help services.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:67:"Islamic banking setting new standards in the Persian Gulf countries";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:33:"Is Islamic finance a 'huge flop'?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/3865/is-islamic-finance-a-huge-flop/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Rushdi Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/burqabank__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jun 30 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"June 30, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Rushdi Siddiqui|/by/rushdi-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:3865;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:200:"A recent assessment of Islamic finance as a "huge flop" is a needed wake-up call for Islamic finance on the true market size and opportunity that exists and our ability to manage demand expectations. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:33:"Is Islamic finance a 'huge flop'?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Equity-focused Islamic market will reap long-term gains";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/3818/equity-focused-islamic-market-will-reap-long-term-gains/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Helmi Izham H Rashid";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Apr 28 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 27, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:45:"Helmi Izham H Rashid|/by/helmi-izham-h-rashid";s:5:"theID";i:3818;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:194:"In the absence of ethics and principles, both mudaraba and musharaka are also instruments that can be abused. At the macro level, however, the benefits of mudaraba and musharaka are very clear. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Equity-focused Islamic market will reap long-term gains";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"The Current Economic Crisis - Is Islamic Finance a Solution?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:90:"https://www.islamicity.org/3802/the-current-economic-crisis-is-islamic-finance-a-solution/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:"Parvez Ahmed";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/financialcrash__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 5 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 30, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Parvez Ahmed|/by/parvez-ahmed";s:5:"theID";i:3802;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"21 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:288:"Islamic banks are untouched by the current crisis due to the nature of Islamic banking especially that it does not deal in debt trading and distances itself from market speculation. How do such claims stack up against reality? Is Islamic finance different enough from conventional finance";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"The Current Economic Crisis - Is Islamic Finance a Solution?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Upgrading to Islamic finance 2.0";s:12:"thePermalink";s:65:"https://www.islamicity.org/3795/upgrading-to-islamic-finance-2-0/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Rushdi Siddiqui";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/coinchart__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 29 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 28, 2010 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Rushdi Siddiqui|/by/rushdi-siddiqui";s:5:"theID";i:3795;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:282:"Islam does not necessarily have a monopoly on ethics because these are common shared values with other religions and philosophies. However, the former has 'codified,' via scholars, screens and structures into financial contracts having links to permissible real economic activities.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"Upgrading to Islamic finance 2.0";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:40:"Space value of money and Islamic finance";s:12:"thePermalink";s:73:"https://www.islamicity.org/3792/space-value-of-money-and-islamic-finance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Armen Papazian";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/dubaix__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 24 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 24, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Armen Papazian|/by/armen-papazian";s:5:"theID";i:3792;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:238:"Space value of money does not replace the principle of time value of money. It comes to complement its basic proposition of time value with space value. Indeed, time-space is a more complete representation of our reality than time alone. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:40:"Space value of money and Islamic finance";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"How Can Green Markets Access Islamic Finance?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/3791/how-can-green-markets-access-islamic-finance/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Gabriel Thoumi+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/greenglobe__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:47:"islamic law (sharia)|/topics/islamic-law-sharia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 23 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:14:"March 23, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:36:"Gabriel Thoumi+..|/by/gabriel-thoumi";s:5:"theID";i:3791;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"13 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:168:"The amount of Shari'ah-compliant assets grew by nearly 30% over the past year, but no one really knows how much of that has gone to green sustainability investments. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"How Can Green Markets Access Islamic Finance?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:50:"Boom, Bust, Crunch: Is there an Islamic Solution?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:78:"https://www.islamicity.org/3748/boom-bust-crunch-is-there-an-islamic-solution/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Haitham Al-Haddad+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:87:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/chartgraphblue__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 3 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 3, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"Haitham Al-Haddad+..|/by/haitham-al-haddad";s:5:"theID";i:3748;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:306:"The credit crunch has sponsored much discussion on the need for a new approach to banking and finance. While the Islamic financial system has been mentioned as a possible alternative in this regard, it is widely recognized that this system has itself been largely modeled on its interest-based counterpart.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:50:"Boom, Bust, Crunch: Is there an Islamic Solution?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:59:"Imitating Traditional Banking Will Destroy Islamic Banking";s:12:"thePermalink";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/3723/imitating-traditional-banking-will-destroy-islamic-banking/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Lahem Al Nasser";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/adib__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 13 2010";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 13, 2010";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Lahem Al Nasser|/by/lahem-al-nasser";s:5:"theID";i:3723;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:291:"When the global financial crisis first struck markets and international financial institutions, was surprised to discover that only a few small financial institution had managed to survive this devastating crisis. Those financial institutions operating in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:59:"Imitating Traditional Banking Will Destroy Islamic Banking";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:36:"Making a profit by adhering to faith";s:12:"thePermalink";s:69:"https://www.islamicity.org/3470/making-a-profit-by-adhering-to-faith/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Matthai Kuruvila";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 10 2009";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 10, 2009";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Matthai Kuruvila|/by/matthai-kuruvila";s:5:"theID";i:3470;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"8 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:132:"As credit markets have imploded, triggering a global economic crisis, Islamically correct investors have seen a change of fortune ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:36:"Making a profit by adhering to faith";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:61:"Can Muslims provide solutions to the Current Economic Crisis?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:93:"https://www.islamicity.org/3469/can-muslims-provide-solutions-to-the-current-economic-crisis/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Aslam Abdullah";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/famdollar__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Feb 9 2009";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"February 9, 2009";s:9:"theAuthor";s:33:"Aslam Abdullah|/by/aslam-abdullah";s:5:"theID";i:3469;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:156:"America Muslims cannot sit on sidelines talking only about foreign policy related issues. We must play a role in coming up with ideas to help the economy ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:61:"Can Muslims provide solutions to the Current Economic Crisis?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"Can Islam Save The Economy?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:59:"https://www.islamicity.org/3462/can-islam-save-the-economy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:16:"Nathan Schneider";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:83:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/moneystock__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jan 28 2009";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"January 28, 2009";s:9:"theAuthor";s:37:"Nathan Schneider|/by/nathan-schneider";s:5:"theID";i:3462;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:232:"Governments worldwide are struggling to manage the global financial crisis, with no end to the downturn in sight. But at least so far, one sector has been unscathed: the $1 trillion-and-growing business of Sharia-compliant banking. ";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"Can Islam Save The Economy?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"US takes a closer look at Islamic banking";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/3382/us-takes-a-closer-look-at-islamic-banking/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Mohammed Rasooldeen";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:80:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/islamic-finance-isp2.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 29 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 28, 2008 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Mohammed Rasooldeen|/by/mohammed-rasooldeen";s:5:"theID";i:3382;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:168:"The US government is currently studying the salient features of Islamic banking to ascertain how far it could be useful in fighting the ongoing world economic crisis ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"US takes a closer look at Islamic banking";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:55:"Islamic Finance appeal growing in face of credit crisis";s:12:"thePermalink";s:88:"https://www.islamicity.org/3371/islamic-finance-appeal-growing-in-face-of-credit-crisis/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Umesh Desai";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/islamicfinance_grn__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:39:"Islamic Finance|/topics/islamic-finance";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 10 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:16:"October 10, 2008";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Umesh Desai|/by/umesh-desai";s:5:"theID";i:3371;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:142:"The global credit crisis presents the $1 trillion Islamic finance industry with an opportunity to expand its appeal beyond Muslim investors ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:55:"Islamic Finance appeal growing in face of credit crisis";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:35:"Islamic Finance in a crunch economy";s:12:"thePermalink";s:68:"https://www.islamicity.org/3369/islamic-finance-in-a-crunch-economy/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Eman Hassan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:91:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/islamicfinance_usd__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Oct 6 2008";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:15:"October 6, 2008";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Eman Hassan|/by/eman-hassan";s:5:"theID";i:3369;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:153:"Now is a golden opportunity for Islamic finance to provide an alternative model which, by its very nature, binds both the real and financial economies ..";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:35:"Islamic Finance in a crunch economy";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"History of Usury Prohibition";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/2773/history-of-usury-prohibition/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Alastair Mcintosh+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"history|/topics/history";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 22 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 21, 2005 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"Alastair Mcintosh+..|/by/alastair-mcintosh";s:5:"theID";i:2773;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"45 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:202:"Usury has been practiced for at least four thousand years. There is substantial evidence of intense criticism by various institutions and social reformers on moral, ethical, religious and legal grounds.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"History of Usury Prohibition";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:30:"Islamic banking a rising force";s:12:"thePermalink";s:63:"https://www.islamicity.org/2597/islamic-banking-a-rising-force/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:" IslamiCity ";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:81:"https://www.islamicity.org/global/images/photo/IC-Articles/bankmisr__1200x400.JPG";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"economy|/topics/economy";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Apr 7 2005";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:13:"April 7, 2005";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:" IslamiCity |/source/islamicity";s:5:"theID";i:2597;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"3 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:85:"Islamic Finance is one of the fastest growing segments of the global banking industry";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:30:"Islamic banking a rising force";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}

a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:58:"Sukuk comprise around 25% of Global Islamic Finance Assets";s:12:"thePermalink";s:92:"https://www.islamicity.org/104046/sukuk-comprise-around-25-of-global-islamic-finance-assets/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Muhammad Zubair";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:82:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/islamic-finance-scaled.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:41:"shariah advisory|/topics/shariah-advisory";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 12 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:17:"February 12, 2025";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Muhammad Zubair|/by/muhammad-zubair";s:5:"theID";i:104046;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"6 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"(February 11, 2025 Dubai – UAE): The global Sukuk market continues to expand as demand for Shariah-compliant financial instruments remains strong, supported by increasing financi......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:58:"Sukuk comprise around 25% of Global Islamic Finance Assets";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:0:"";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}