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Aqd Al-Tamlik

Arabic (عقد التمليك) for contracts (aqd) that entails acquisition (or transfer) of ownership (mulkiyyah). This involves properties and rights (huquq)…

Mukhatara

The act or process of taking risk, whether intentionally or unintentionally. In its juristic sense, mukhatara is a condition for…

Ostensible Sale

A type of sale (ba’i) in which a lender sells a commodity to a borrower for more than its market…

Optional Sale

From the Arabic term “bai al-ikhtiyar“. According to Malikis, it is a sale (ba’i) in which the buyer has the…

Murabahah ‘Aksiyah

Arabic (مرابحة عكسية) for reverse murabahah (cost-plus sale). It is an Islamic cash financing mechanism involving situations where one party purchases…

Munaqala

The process whereby a partner gives his share in a piece of real estate to another partner in exchange for…

Musharakah Term Finance Certificate

A type of sukuk whose underlying contract is musharakah, and as such have a relatively stable rate as compared to…

Onerous Contract

A contract/ aqd (on an entity- e.g., an Islamic bank) in which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under...

Ajr Musamma

An Arabic term (أجر مسمى) that generally translates as stipulated remuneration, wage, recompense, consideration, commission, rate, price, or fees, among...

Onerous Commitment

A commitment (on an entity- e.g., an Islamic bank) in which the unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the...