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Waqf al-Awarid

A type of waqf (endowment) in which the yield (ghallah) is held in reserve so that it can be used...

Islamic Forward Contract

A shari'ah-compliant equivalent (salam/ ba'i al-salam/ bay' al-salam) to conventional forward contract. It constitutes a sale (ba'i/ bay') whereby a...

ICP

It stands for islamic commercial paper; a commercial paper (CP) is a tradable certificate representing pecuniary rights whereby the issuer...

Islamic CP

A commercial paper (CP) is a tradable certificate representing pecuniary rights whereby the issuer is under obligation to pay at...

Waqf al-Sabil

A type of waqf (endowment) which is established to serve the general public. Examples of waqf al-sabil include construction of...

Qiyas

Arabic (قياس) for one of the secondary sources of shari'a which involves likening a case for which there is an...

Islamic Commercial Paper

A commercial paper (CP) is a tradable certificate representing pecuniary rights whereby the issuer is under obligation to pay at...

Al-Waqf al-Ahli

A type of al-waqf (endowment) in which a person (waqf initiator/ donor) designates oneself or some specified individuals as the...

Taflis

Arabic (تفليس) for judgment of bankruptcy (iflas) or declaration of bankruptcy by court. In shari’a parlance, it stands for interdiction...

Ba’i al-Mutajarah

Arabic (بيع المتاجرة) for a type of sale (ba’i) whereby an Islamic bank sells goods on credit to a customer....