Description

Foreword Sukuk as a new Global Asset Class

Contents

Chapter 1. Sources of Sharia’a Law

What is the Sharia’a?

Sources of the Sharia’a:
1. The Qur’an
2. The Sunnah
3. Ijma
4. Qiyas

Chapter 2. Sukuk Basics

1. What are Sukuk?

2. Characteristics of Sukuk

3. The Islamic legitimacy of Sukuk

4. Why have Islamic bonds (sukuk)?

5. A Survey of Sukuk

6. The AAOIFI Sukuk classifications

7. Are Sukuk Islamic? : The Taqi Usmani controversy

Chapter 3. Murabaha as a mode of finance for issuing Sukuk

1. What is Murabaha?

2. What makes Murabaha Sharia’a compliant?

3. What are the practicalities of implementing Murabaha?

4. What are the Sharia’a rules concerning Murabaha?

5. Some practical examples of Murabaha

6. What are the key issues associated with Murabaha?

7. How does Murabaha compare with the conventional banking equivalents?

8. How does Murabaha differ from the other Islamic financing techniques?

9. What does a Murabaha flow chart look like?

10. Structuring Murabaha sukuk

Chapter 4. Mudaraba as a mode of finance for issuing Sukuk

1. What is Mudaraba?

2. What makes Mudaraba Sharia’a compliant?

3. What are the practicalities of implementing Mudaraba?

4. What are the Sharia’a rules concerning Mudaraba?

5. Some practical examples of Mudaraba

6. What are the key issues associated with Mudaraba?

7. How does Mudaraba compare with the conventional banking equivalents?

8. How does Mudaraba differ from the other Islamic financing techniques?

9. What does a Mudaraba flow chart look like?

10. Structuring Mudaraba sukuk

Chapter 5. Musharaka as a mode of finance for issuing Sukuk

1. What is Musharaka?

2. What makes Musharaka Sharia’a compliant?

3. What are the practicalities of implementing Musharaka?

4. What are the Sharia’a rules concerning Musharaka?

5. Some practical examples of Musharaka

6. What are the key issues associated with Musharaka?