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Islamic Finance and Banking
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 4 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
<p><strong>An Overview of the Islamic Financial System</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>Principles of the Islamic Economic System</li>
<li>The Roles of Financial Institutions (FIs)</li>
<li>The Role of Ethics in the Islamic Financial System</li>
<li>Types of Contracts in Islamic Finance</li>
</ul>
<p> <br />
<strong>General Principles</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>The Basic Norms of the Islamic Financial System</li>
<li>Norms Relating to Profit</li>
<li>Norms Relating to Mutual Cooperation</li>
</ul>
<p> <br />
<strong>A Framework for the Islamic Financial System—Part 1</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>The Strategic Role of Financial Institutions in Society</li>
<li>Primary Characteristics of the Islamic Financial System</li>
<li>Basic Operations of an Islamic Bank</li>
<li>Two Approaches for Returns in Islamic Banking</li>
<li>Profit/Loss Approach in Islamic Banking</li>
<li>Islamic Investment Banking</li>
</ul>
<p> <br />
<strong>A Framework for the Islamic Financial System-Part 2</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Introduction</li>
<li>Concept and Conditions of a Bai’ Mu’ajjal (Credit Sale)</li>
<li>Murabaha Sale and Structure</li>
<li>Murabaha to Purchase Orderer</li>
</ul>
Prerequisite
Instructors
Ahmed Iskanderani
Former Director, Islamic Finance Capacity Development
The Islamic Research and Training Institute
Yahya Aleem ur Rehman
Lead Islamic Finance Specialist
Islamic Development Bank Group
Khalifa M. Ali Hassanain
Senior Economist
The Islamic Research and Training Institute
Abdullahi Mohamed
Shari’ah (Islamic Law) expert
Azmi Omar
Former Director General
The Islamic Research and Training Institute
Sami I. Al-Suwailem
IRTI Acting Director General and Head of Financial Product Development Center
Islamic Development Bank
Conor Damien Murphy
Former Manager, Corporate Audit Division, Group Internal Audit Department
Islamic Development Bank
Abdul Ghafar Ismail
Former Head of Research Division
Islamic Research and Training Institute
Turkhan Ali Abdul Manap
Senior Economist
Islamic Research and Training Institute
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