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Resources on Islamic Banking, Finance, Investment and Insurance (list of Islamic Banks / Islamische Banken, Investitionen und Versicherungen) – موارد عن النظام المصرفي الإسلامي، الإستثمار والتأمين – بنوك ومصارف إسلامية

• Definition:
  • Englisch: Islamic Banking is a banking system that is based on the principles of Islamic law (also known as Sharia, or Shariah) and guided by Islamic economics
  • Deutsch: Islamic Banking beschreibt den Versuch, Bankgeschäfte in Übereinstimmung mit den religiösen Regeln des Islam und der Schari’a zu gestalten. ( source: Wikipedia)
• Die wichtigsten Begriffe im Islamic Banking sind: (German)
  • Fiqh - الفقه : islamische Rechtswissenschaft; die menschliche Erkenntnis des göttlichen Rechts (Scharia).
  • Idschara – إيجار : verwendet für Leasing.
  • Hiba – هبة : is eine Geschenk
  • Mudaraba – المضاربة : Beteiligungsfinanzierung ähnlich einer stillen Gesellschaft (»Mezzanine«).
  • Murabaha – المرابحة : Handelsfinanzierung (»mark-up sale«).
  • Musharaka – المشاركة : Beteiligungsfinanzierung durch Beteiligung auf Zeit (»Venture Capital«).
  • Riba – الربا : »Wucher« oder »Zins«, je nach Interpretation, das wichtigste Verbot im Islamic Banking.
  • Scharia – الشريعة : das islamische Recht. (Koran & Hadith – القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية الشريفة )
  • Scharia Board – الهيئة الشرعية : religiöser Beirat der Bank, der über die Einhaltung der islamischen Vorschriften wacht und die Produkte zertifiziert.
  • Sukuk -  صكوك  : sind islamische Anleihen
  • Takaful – التكافل : islamische (genossenschaftliche) Versicherung.
  • Wadiah – وديعة :  Sicherungverwahrung
• Documents (English): – كتب ودراسات / مقالات عن المصرفية الإسلامية
  
  • Analysis: Why Islamic Banking is Successful (pdf) by Prof. Rodney Wilson in English (islamonline.net – Feb 2009)
  • Islam, Land and Property – Research Series: Islamic Credit and Microfinance UN-Habitat 2005
  • Islamic Banking and Finance: Fundamentals and Contemporary Issues by Salman Syed Ali & Ausaf Ahmad – Brunei 2004
  • Islamic Equity Funds: the Mode of Resource Mobilization and Placement by Osman Babikir Ahmed – Jeddah 2001
• Internet Links / مراكز أبحاث ومعاهد – النظام المصرفي الإسلامي / روابط متعلقة بالنظام المصرفي الإسلامي:
  • Islamic Development Bank – Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Rabat, Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan), Dakar Sénégal – بنك التنمية الإسلامي
  • Islamic Research & Training Institute: (Member of the Islamic Development Bank Group)
  • Harvard Law School, Islamic Legal Studies Program – Islamic Finance Project (IFP) – Cambridge (USA)
  • Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance- Information about The Islamic Financial System – London – معهد النظام المصرفي والتأمين الإسلامي -لندن – المملكة المتحدة
  • Al Rajhi Bank (Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation): is the world’s largest Islamic bank – Riyadh, (Saudi Arabia) and Malaysia – مصرف الراجحي
  • Islamic Financial Services Board – Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia)
  • International Islamic Financial Market – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • AAOIFI – Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Liquidity Management Centre (LMC) – Kingdom of Bahrain
• Islamic Banks / Islamische Banken /بنوك ومصارف إسلامية
• • The Islamic Bank of Asia – Singapore . بنك اسيا الإسلامي
  • Al Bilad Bank: Islamic Saudi bank – بنك البلاد السعودي
  • Bank Al Jazira Saudi Arabia – بنك الجزيرة – المملكة العربية السعودية
  • Alinma Bank Saudi Arabia – بنك الإنماء – المملكة العربية السعودية
  • Kuwait Finance House: the first bank operating in accordance with the Islamic Shari’a (Kuwait) – بيت التمويل الكويتي
  • The International Leasing & Investment Company – Kuwait -
  • Islamic Bank of Britain – Birmingham, UK
  • Bosna Bank International d.d. (BBI) – Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bank Muamalat Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Dar al-Maal al-Islami (DMI Trust) – The House of Islamic Money (Geneva – Switzerland) – دار المال الإسلامي – جنيف- سويسرا
  • Jordan Islamic Bank Jordan (Ajloun, Irbid, Mafraq, Balqa, Zarqa, Amman, Aqaba, Maan, Tafilah, Karak, Madaba, Jarash) – بنك الأردن الإسلامي
  • Lebanese Islamic Bank – Lebanon (English, Arabic) – البنك اللبناني الإسلامي
  • Al-Baraka Bank – Lebanon - لبنان (English, Arabic) – بنك البركة
  • Dubai Islamic Bank – Dubai – UAE (Englisch, Arabisch) – بنك دبي الإسلامي
  • Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank – Abu Dhabi – UAE (Englisch, Arabisch) – بنك أبو ظبي الإسلامي
  • Sharjah Islamic Bank- Sharjah (UAE) – بنك الشارقة الإسلامي
  • Al Hilal Bank – Abu Dhabi (UAE) – بنك الهلال  – أبو ظبي – الإمارات العربية المتحدة
  • Cham Bank Syria (Damascus, Aleppo, Hama and Daraa) – بنك الشام – سوريا
  • Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines – Philippines (Zamboanga City, Manila)
  • Islamic Bank of Britain- Birmingham – GB (Englisch)
  • CAPIVEST Islamic Investment Bank – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Koperasi Bank Persatuan Malaysia Berhad – Butterworth, Penang (Malaysia)
  • Al Shamal Islamic Bank – Khartoum, Sudan
  • Muslim Community Co-operative (Australia) Ltd. – islamic finance in Australia
  • Kauthar Bank – Islamic Banking – Azerbaijan
  • KANTOR PUSAT – P.T. Bank Syariah Mandiri (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • Bank Muamalat Syariah- Indonesia
  • Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam- Brunei
  • Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt- Egypt – بنك فيصل الإسلامي – مصر
  • Egyptian Saudi Finance Bank ( E.S.F.B.)- Egypt
  • Qatar Islamic Bank- Doha – بنك قطر الإسلامي – الدوحة
  • Islamic Bank Of Yemen for Finance and Investment(Y.S.C) – Sana’a, Republic of Yemen
  • Faysal Islamic Bank - Pakistan, Bahrain
  • Arabic Islamic Bank- Palestine: Gaza, Al-Bireh, Ramallah, Jenin, Toulkarem, Hebron (Al-Khalil), Nablus, Khan Younis
  • Meezan Bank Limited (The Premier Islamic Bank)- Karachi, Pakistan
  • Banque Al Wava Mauritanienne Islamique (BAMIS)- Mauritania
  • The Islamic Bank of Thailand
  • Kurdistan International Bank(KIB) for Investment & Development – Iraq
  • Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) – Dhaka
  • Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL)- Dhaka (Bangladesh)
  • Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) – Dhaka
  • Citi Islamic Investment Bank- Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Shamil Bank of Bahrain B.S.C- Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Gulf Finance House (GFH) - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain and London