What
is Islamic Principles ?

Islamic
banking has the same purpose as conventional banking
except that it function in accordance with the rules of Shariah,
known as Fiqh
al-Muamalat (Islamic
rules on transactions).
The basic Halal
concepts used in principle
of Islamic
banking is the sharing of
profit and loss and the restriction of riba´ (interest).
Theses are the common IslamicIslamic
banking are profit sharing (Mudharabah),
safekeeping
(Wadiah),
joint venture (Musharakah),
cost plus (Murabahah),
and leasing
(Ijarah).
Islamic
financing is also prohibited to Islamically
acceptable deals, which exclude those involving alcohol, pork,
gambling, etc.
Thus ethical investing is the only acceptable form of investment, and
moral
purchasing is encouraged.
Islamic
banks have grown recently in the Muslim world
but
are a very small share of the global banking system. Micro-lending
institutions
founded by Muslims, use
conventional lending practices,
and are popular in some Muslim
countries, but some do not consider it to be true Islamic
banking.
Islamic
banking should be synonymous with full-reserve
banking, with banks achieving a 100% reserve ratio.