Riba (Usury / Interest)

What is Riba / Usury / Interest ? This has become a hot topic in the last 7 days in the New Zealand media. Have you ever considered why interest is forbidden in Islam? Other Abrahamic religions and even Aristotle and Plato are against interest. We hope the video and the journal article below will shed some light on this issue (please click on the image below to download the full article).

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/08288660910997610

Would you like to know more about Islam? Would you like us to discuss specific topics? Please do get in touch with us. We are happy to hear from you!

#sonnybillwilliams #islam #islamicfinance #interestfree #riba #usury #interest #islamicbanking #business #fairtrade #profitsharing #risksharing