Arabic (عربون) for down payment, "partial" payment in advance, or security deposit. The payment/ deposit is intended to secure a...

An Arabic term (عوض) that denotes compensation or remuneration. In the context of Islamic financial and commercial transactions, it refers...

Arabic (عربون) for down payment, "partial" payment in advance, or security deposit. The payment/ deposit is intended to secure a...

A type of sukuk al-musharakah that is structured based on the contract of muqaradah (mudaraba), whereby the capital (ras al-mal)...

Arabic (بيع المجهول) for a type of bay’ al-gharar in which the object of sale or the price (thaman) is...

Arabic (بيع وسلف) for a type of sharia-incompliant sale (invalid sale or ba’i ghair sahih) that combines a normal sale...

An Islamic measure of weight (in Arabic script: مثقال) that is equal to 4.25 grams (0.137 ozt). As a unit...

An Islamic measure of weight (in Arabic script: مثقال) that is equal to 4.25 grams (0.137 ozt). As a unit...

An Islamic measure of weight (in Arabic script: مثقال) that is equal to 4.25 grams (0.137 ozt). As a unit...

Sukuk al-ijarah (singular: sakk al-ijarah) are certificates of equal value (sukuk) which are issued by the owner of an existing...