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Ghurm

An Arabic term (الغرم) that literally denotes damage or loss (or a cost incurred). In a more specific context, it...

Bay al-Mubadalah

A type of sale (bay') that involves the exchange of one commodity for another without using a medium of exchange...

Islamic Option

An Islamic finance alternative to option contracts (conventional options). By definition, it is a shari'ah compliant form of contract which...

Itihad Majlis al-Aqd

Arabic (اتحاد مجلس العقد) for unity of time and place of a contracting session (majlis al-aqd). That implies that both...

Ba’i al-Ghayeb

A type of sale (ba'i) in which the object of sale is not available at the contracting session (majlis al-aqd)...

Bay al-Tawarruq

Tawarruq is an Arabic word that literally means minted silver (al-wariq) or the act whereby some person seeks silver money....

Ba’i al-Muqayadah

A mode of trading (mutajarah) which involves the exchange of one asset for another without resorting to a medium of...

Ba’i al-Nasiah

Arabic (بيع النسيئة) for a type of sale on credit (ba'i ajel) in which the price (thaman) is paid in...

Ba’i al-Gharar

Arabic (بيع الغرر) for aleatory sale transactions or sales with uncertain outcome. In other words, it is the sale of...

Al-Ibahah

An Arabic term (الإباحة) that translates as permissibility. It is a principle, under shari'ah, that any act is permitted as...