Islamic Finance Products

Risk management is one of the most important aspects of stock market investing and yet the most overlooked aspect. In fact, if this single aspect is well understood stock market trading can be almost risk free.   Yet most of us will be running after trading systems indicator tips and what not.   So lets […]

Since 2011, the cumulative growth of Bitcoin has exceeded more than 20 million percent. Bitcoin which was at $ 0.3 then has touched a peak of $69,000. So undoubtedly bitcoin has been the best performing asset class by miles, far exceeding gold and stocks. And the steam of the asset has not faded in all […]

Often I hear statements like … ‘Why is it that most investment options are haram.‘ Or ‘In Islam everything is haram and we don’t have an option.’   The answer to this is very simple …. because the modern day economic system is not based on Islamic shariah principles but on riba, gharar and lack […]

One of the most common arguments in favour of  modern day bank interest is that it is not the same riba as defined in the Quran, because the Quranic riba specifically refers to usurious loans. This issue has been discussed at length in the 1991 judgment of the Shariah Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court […]

Are ULIPs a good investment options or are these a scam. A lot of users complain of huge losses to their initial investments.

One of the most common dilemma faced by practicing Muslims in India is that if there are any sharia compliant tax savings options in India. The short answer to it is NO, as there is no option that can be considered 100% compliant. But there are some divergent views with respect to tax saving instruments. […]

The importance of risk management in trading cannot be over-emphasized . The readers might find it difficult to believe but this one tool can increase your stock markets profit to exponential returns. Don’t believe me .. read on. Unlike its twin brother investing – which is more patient ,quite and calm, trading is a much […]

Murabaha is one of the most popular Islamic finance structure that is widely used by Islamic banks for financing the sale/purchase of goods and commodities. It is based on the concept of cost plus profit. Under this structure the buyer agrees to buy a commodity on a cost plus profit basis. The basic premise is […]