Islamic Banking and Development:
 An Alternative Banking Concept?
Collective Presentation by Monzer Kahf, Ausaf Ahmad, & Sami Homud
                              IRTI 1998

           Islamic Perspectives in Business
                     Prepared by
           Bobby Darmawan – CGA110107
Financial Sector Outlook: Regulatory Reforms, Islamic
Finance, & Risk Management, guest lecture for UM by Anita
Menon, April 2012.
Essential Islamic Economic System
         Principles                                                        Sources
God created the whole universe
and made it subject and
available to men and women to
use and benefit from.            Sahih International
                                 It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His
                                 provision - and to Him is the resurrection ( QS Al-Mulk, 67:15)

                                 Rasulullah SAW,” A believer will never be satisfied of doing good until he finally reaches
                                 Heaven”
Ethical & moral values are
integrated in and interwoven
with recommended patterns of     Sahih International
personal behavior as well as     And those within whose wealth is a known right. For the petitioner and the deprived (QS
inter-personal transactions.     Al-Ma’arij, 70:24-25)

                                 Rasulullah SAW,” He who cheats is not one of us”




                                                                                                    www.quran.com
Essential Islamic Economic System
           Principles                                                            Sources
Justice, fairness, and standing
against oppression and
exploitation are hallmarks of the
Islamic socio economic-order. The
word justice and it’s derivative is
the third most repeated words
after “Allah” and “knowledge”         Sahih International
                                      O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah , even if
                                      it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more
                                      worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort
                                      [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted
                                      (QS An-Nisa’ 4: 135)
Islam enjoins that people should
help each other, share the
bounties of God with each other
and cooperate with each other in
all that is good



                                      Sahih International
                                      O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred
                                      month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the
                                      safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His]
                                      approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of
                                      a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And
                                      cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear
Islamic Financial System
• A commerce law known as fiqh al-mu'amalat
  is the basis for the Islamic financial system.
• Issues of social justice, equity, and fairness in
  all business transactions, and rests on the
  promotion of entrepreneurship, the
  protection of property rights, and the
  transparency and sanctity of contractual
  obligations.
• A commercial transaction is permissible as
  long as it is free from Riba (interest), gharar
  (uncertainty), maisir (gambling), and non-halal
  (prohibited) activities.                       Ariss (2010)
Islamic Banking & The Purpose
•   QS Al-Baqarah, 2:275




    Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands
    who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like
    interest." But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has
    received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests
    with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions
    of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
•   QS Al-Baqarah, 2;276,278; QS Ali Imran, 3:130; QS An-Nisa, 4:161; QS Al-
    Ma’idah, 5:62; QS Al-An’Am ,6:146; QS Al-Isra, 17:64; QS Ar Rum, 30:39.
                                                                  www.quran.com
Islamic Banking & The Purpose
Siddiqi (2001)
• Islamic banking is founded mainly on the
  prohibition of riba and sharia based finance
  institution.
• To provide an Islamic alternative to the
  conventional system that is based on riba. As
  an alternative to riba, the profit and loss
  sharing arrangement are held as an ideal
  model of financing in Islamic finance.
Required condition for Islamic Banking

•   Complete Segregation of Funds
•   Shari’a Supervisory Board
•   Managerial Commitment
•   Safeguarding Muslim Investors' Funds
•   Compliance with AAOIFI (The Accounting and
    Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial
    Institutions) Standards
Conventional Banks
               VS
          Islamic Banks
Similarities:
Same core of their business (intermediation)
Profit-Maximizing
Their products are somehow similar in their essence.
Conventional Banks
                     VS
Differences :   Islamic Banks

                Features               Conventional Banking                          Islamic Banking

Reward for depositors         Investors get a pre- determined return     Risk is shared between depositors and
                              while bank bears the risk                  the Islamic bank through Profit Sharing
                                                                         Investment Accounts (PSIA) where
                                                                         reward is variable.
Risk sharing with borrowers   Borrowers are asked to pay certain rate    Share the risk with borrowers through
                              of pre-determined interest plus the        Mudarbah & Musharkah contracts
                              installments
Prohibition                   No as long as match with bank’s criteria   Prohibition on several financial
                                                                         instruments TOXIC derivatives & haram
                                                                         goods project related

Social responsibility         Does not exist                             ZAKAT deducted by bank according to
                                                                         savers’ approval
Source of borrowing           Has the ability to easily acquire those    Cannot opt to interbank markets or
                              mechanisms.                                money markets
Credit consideration          Credit worthiness of their clients         Viability and the worthiness of the
                                                                         projects
Islamic Banking Products

  Investment                                     Definition
Musharakah     A joint enterprise formed conducting some business in which all partners
               share the profit according to pre agreed ratio while loss is shared according
               to the ratio of contribution

Mudaraba       Profit is shared according to agreement while loss is born by capital provider
               only
Al-Wadiah      People keep money with the Islamic bank. It is known as deposit.
Islamic Banking Products
          Financing                                   Definition
Diminishing Musharaka   A form of declining partnership between IFI and client generally
                        used to finance real estates.
Bai Salam               A form of sale contract where by IFIs purchase goods for spot
                        payment with deferred delivery

Bai Muajjal             Is deferred / credit sales used this mode to finance the customers’
                        needs by supply of desired commodities.
Istasna                 Designed to transect business through an order to manufacture
Istasna                 and/or supply

Ijara                   A rental contract whereby IFI leases an asset for a specific rent and
                        period to the client. Ownership risks of the asset are born by IFI
                        while expenses relating to use the asset are the responsibility of
                        client. The difference between Ijara and sale is that ownership in
                        Ijara remains with lesser while in case of sales it is transferred to
                        purchaser.
Islamic Banking Products
         Financing                                          Definition
Bai Bisaman Ajil               Bank sells goods or real property to a customer with deferred
                               payment facility usually by installments.
Ijarah Muntahia Bittamlik      A service providing contract whereby an agreement is made
(bai al-tajiri, ijarah summa   between two parties. One party agrees to provide certain services
al-bai and kiraa waqtina.      (known as service provider) to other party and the other party
Ijarah)                        (known as service receiver) agrees to pay for the services
                               provided.
Istasna
Ujrah                          Is deferred / credit sales used this mode to finance the customers’
                               needs by supply of desired commodities.
Al-qardul Hasan                Benevolent loan given to a needy person for a fixed period of
                               time.

Murabaha                       A cost-plus sale contract whereby disclosure of cost to the buyer
                               is necessary. Under Murabaha arrangement customer requests to
                               the Islamic Financial Institution (IFI) to purchase an asset for him
                               (customer) and sell on deferred payment.
Islamic Banking Products
  Financing                                     Definition
Wakalah       An agency contract between the principal and the agent. The principal is
              known as muakkil and the agent is known as wakil. In wakala contract, the
              wakil agrees to perform a certain act on be half of the muwakkil
              for payment as agreed by the parties.
Ar-Rahnu      Charge or pledge or mortgage. In ar-rahnu, borrower of money puts his
              valuable property such as land, building, gold jewellery etc. as charge to
              secure the loan he takes from an Islamic bank.
Istasna
Kafala        Guarantee. It is an alternative to ar-rahnu. Islamic bank can provide qard al-
              hasan or credit facility to someone if another person becomes a guarantor
              for the loan or the credit.
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Criticisms and challenges of Islamic
              Banking:
Lack of a unified or universal authority that
assures the compliance of Islamic banking
products and services with Shari‘ah interpretation
No unified set of rules and guidelines for
adoption by all Islamic banks and financial
institutions all over the world.
Lack or the limited number of well equipped
Islamic finance experts who are aware of both
Islamic and conventional banking products
Criticisms and challenges of Islamic
              Banking:
Form of liquidity imbalances, long- term assets
funded by short-term liabilities

Islamic banks cannot opt to the interbank

Face a fierce competition with their
counterparts of conventional banks
Conclusion:

Basic principles of Islamic Banking align
harmoniously with reality and the human nature

Put attention to community (Zakah)

Growth in challenging opportunity

Less risky and more profitable (Kyeong 2012)
Conclusion:

Basic principles of Islamic Banking align
harmoniously with reality and the human nature

Put attention to community (Zakah)

Growth in challenging opportunity
References :
1. Kahf, Ahmad, Homud. 1998. Islamic banking and development: an alternative concept?
2. Jalil, Rahman. 2010. Financial transactions in islamic banking are viable alternatives to the
conventional banking transactions. International Journal of Business and Social Science. Vol. 1 No. 3; December 2010
3. Menon . 2012. Financial sector outlook: regulatory reforms, islamic finance, & risk management,. Public lecture
for UM April 2012.
4. Siddiqi, M.N., 2004. Riba, Bank interest and the rationale of its prohibition. Islamic Research & TrainingI nstitute
Jeddah.
5. Ernst & Young. 2012. A brave new world report of sustainable growth: report 2011-2012. The world islamic
banking competitiveness report.
6. Islamic banking…principles and challenges. May 2012. Alex Bank Working Paper
7. Kyeong P. R. 2012. A Comparative Study between the Islamic and Conventional Banking Systems and Its
Implications. Scholarly Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 2(5) pp.48-54 May, 2012

Islamic perspective in business_Islamic banking

  • 1.
    Islamic Banking andDevelopment: An Alternative Banking Concept? Collective Presentation by Monzer Kahf, Ausaf Ahmad, & Sami Homud IRTI 1998 Islamic Perspectives in Business Prepared by Bobby Darmawan – CGA110107
  • 2.
    Financial Sector Outlook:Regulatory Reforms, Islamic Finance, & Risk Management, guest lecture for UM by Anita Menon, April 2012.
  • 4.
    Essential Islamic EconomicSystem Principles Sources God created the whole universe and made it subject and available to men and women to use and benefit from. Sahih International It is He who made the earth tame for you - so walk among its slopes and eat of His provision - and to Him is the resurrection ( QS Al-Mulk, 67:15) Rasulullah SAW,” A believer will never be satisfied of doing good until he finally reaches Heaven” Ethical & moral values are integrated in and interwoven with recommended patterns of Sahih International personal behavior as well as And those within whose wealth is a known right. For the petitioner and the deprived (QS inter-personal transactions. Al-Ma’arij, 70:24-25) Rasulullah SAW,” He who cheats is not one of us” www.quran.com
  • 5.
    Essential Islamic EconomicSystem Principles Sources Justice, fairness, and standing against oppression and exploitation are hallmarks of the Islamic socio economic-order. The word justice and it’s derivative is the third most repeated words after “Allah” and “knowledge” Sahih International O you who have believed, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allah , even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allah is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted (QS An-Nisa’ 4: 135) Islam enjoins that people should help each other, share the bounties of God with each other and cooperate with each other in all that is good Sahih International O you who have believed, do not violate the rites of Allah or [the sanctity of] the sacred month or [neglect the marking of] the sacrificial animals and garlanding [them] or [violate the safety of] those coming to the Sacred House seeking bounty from their Lord and [His] approval. But when you come out of ihram, then [you may] hunt. And do not let the hatred of a people for having obstructed you from al-Masjid al-Haram lead you to transgress. And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression. And fear
  • 6.
    Islamic Financial System •A commerce law known as fiqh al-mu'amalat is the basis for the Islamic financial system. • Issues of social justice, equity, and fairness in all business transactions, and rests on the promotion of entrepreneurship, the protection of property rights, and the transparency and sanctity of contractual obligations. • A commercial transaction is permissible as long as it is free from Riba (interest), gharar (uncertainty), maisir (gambling), and non-halal (prohibited) activities. Ariss (2010)
  • 7.
    Islamic Banking &The Purpose • QS Al-Baqarah, 2:275 Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say, "Trade is [just] like interest." But Allah has permitted trade and has forbidden interest. So whoever has received an admonition from his Lord and desists may have what is past, and his affair rests with Allah . But whoever returns to [dealing in interest or usury] - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein. • QS Al-Baqarah, 2;276,278; QS Ali Imran, 3:130; QS An-Nisa, 4:161; QS Al- Ma’idah, 5:62; QS Al-An’Am ,6:146; QS Al-Isra, 17:64; QS Ar Rum, 30:39. www.quran.com
  • 8.
    Islamic Banking &The Purpose Siddiqi (2001) • Islamic banking is founded mainly on the prohibition of riba and sharia based finance institution. • To provide an Islamic alternative to the conventional system that is based on riba. As an alternative to riba, the profit and loss sharing arrangement are held as an ideal model of financing in Islamic finance.
  • 9.
    Required condition forIslamic Banking • Complete Segregation of Funds • Shari’a Supervisory Board • Managerial Commitment • Safeguarding Muslim Investors' Funds • Compliance with AAOIFI (The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions) Standards
  • 10.
    Conventional Banks VS Islamic Banks Similarities: Same core of their business (intermediation) Profit-Maximizing Their products are somehow similar in their essence.
  • 11.
    Conventional Banks VS Differences : Islamic Banks Features Conventional Banking Islamic Banking Reward for depositors Investors get a pre- determined return Risk is shared between depositors and while bank bears the risk the Islamic bank through Profit Sharing Investment Accounts (PSIA) where reward is variable. Risk sharing with borrowers Borrowers are asked to pay certain rate Share the risk with borrowers through of pre-determined interest plus the Mudarbah & Musharkah contracts installments Prohibition No as long as match with bank’s criteria Prohibition on several financial instruments TOXIC derivatives & haram goods project related Social responsibility Does not exist ZAKAT deducted by bank according to savers’ approval Source of borrowing Has the ability to easily acquire those Cannot opt to interbank markets or mechanisms. money markets Credit consideration Credit worthiness of their clients Viability and the worthiness of the projects
  • 12.
    Islamic Banking Products Investment Definition Musharakah A joint enterprise formed conducting some business in which all partners share the profit according to pre agreed ratio while loss is shared according to the ratio of contribution Mudaraba Profit is shared according to agreement while loss is born by capital provider only Al-Wadiah People keep money with the Islamic bank. It is known as deposit.
  • 13.
    Islamic Banking Products Financing Definition Diminishing Musharaka A form of declining partnership between IFI and client generally used to finance real estates. Bai Salam A form of sale contract where by IFIs purchase goods for spot payment with deferred delivery Bai Muajjal Is deferred / credit sales used this mode to finance the customers’ needs by supply of desired commodities. Istasna Designed to transect business through an order to manufacture Istasna and/or supply Ijara A rental contract whereby IFI leases an asset for a specific rent and period to the client. Ownership risks of the asset are born by IFI while expenses relating to use the asset are the responsibility of client. The difference between Ijara and sale is that ownership in Ijara remains with lesser while in case of sales it is transferred to purchaser.
  • 14.
    Islamic Banking Products Financing Definition Bai Bisaman Ajil Bank sells goods or real property to a customer with deferred payment facility usually by installments. Ijarah Muntahia Bittamlik A service providing contract whereby an agreement is made (bai al-tajiri, ijarah summa between two parties. One party agrees to provide certain services al-bai and kiraa waqtina. (known as service provider) to other party and the other party Ijarah) (known as service receiver) agrees to pay for the services provided. Istasna Ujrah Is deferred / credit sales used this mode to finance the customers’ needs by supply of desired commodities. Al-qardul Hasan Benevolent loan given to a needy person for a fixed period of time. Murabaha A cost-plus sale contract whereby disclosure of cost to the buyer is necessary. Under Murabaha arrangement customer requests to the Islamic Financial Institution (IFI) to purchase an asset for him (customer) and sell on deferred payment.
  • 15.
    Islamic Banking Products Financing Definition Wakalah An agency contract between the principal and the agent. The principal is known as muakkil and the agent is known as wakil. In wakala contract, the wakil agrees to perform a certain act on be half of the muwakkil for payment as agreed by the parties. Ar-Rahnu Charge or pledge or mortgage. In ar-rahnu, borrower of money puts his valuable property such as land, building, gold jewellery etc. as charge to secure the loan he takes from an Islamic bank. Istasna Kafala Guarantee. It is an alternative to ar-rahnu. Islamic bank can provide qard al- hasan or credit facility to someone if another person becomes a guarantor for the loan or the credit.
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Criticisms and challengesof Islamic Banking: Lack of a unified or universal authority that assures the compliance of Islamic banking products and services with Shari‘ah interpretation No unified set of rules and guidelines for adoption by all Islamic banks and financial institutions all over the world. Lack or the limited number of well equipped Islamic finance experts who are aware of both Islamic and conventional banking products
  • 18.
    Criticisms and challengesof Islamic Banking: Form of liquidity imbalances, long- term assets funded by short-term liabilities Islamic banks cannot opt to the interbank Face a fierce competition with their counterparts of conventional banks
  • 19.
    Conclusion: Basic principles ofIslamic Banking align harmoniously with reality and the human nature Put attention to community (Zakah) Growth in challenging opportunity Less risky and more profitable (Kyeong 2012)
  • 20.
    Conclusion: Basic principles ofIslamic Banking align harmoniously with reality and the human nature Put attention to community (Zakah) Growth in challenging opportunity
  • 21.
    References : 1. Kahf,Ahmad, Homud. 1998. Islamic banking and development: an alternative concept? 2. Jalil, Rahman. 2010. Financial transactions in islamic banking are viable alternatives to the conventional banking transactions. International Journal of Business and Social Science. Vol. 1 No. 3; December 2010 3. Menon . 2012. Financial sector outlook: regulatory reforms, islamic finance, & risk management,. Public lecture for UM April 2012. 4. Siddiqi, M.N., 2004. Riba, Bank interest and the rationale of its prohibition. Islamic Research & TrainingI nstitute Jeddah. 5. Ernst & Young. 2012. A brave new world report of sustainable growth: report 2011-2012. The world islamic banking competitiveness report. 6. Islamic banking…principles and challenges. May 2012. Alex Bank Working Paper 7. Kyeong P. R. 2012. A Comparative Study between the Islamic and Conventional Banking Systems and Its Implications. Scholarly Journal of Business Administration, Vol. 2(5) pp.48-54 May, 2012