Date of Award

1-1-2019

Thesis Type

phd

Document Type

Thesis

Divisions

fac_eng

Department

Academy of Islamic Studies

Institution

Universiti Malaya

Abstract

This study sought to uncover the origins of the forbidden financial transactions in the divine and non-divine religions in light of the Islamic laws on financial transactions. It examines the legislative sources of each religion to identify prohibited financial transactions. This is followed by a comparative study that highlights the differences between them. A historical, bibliographic, analytical, and comparative approach is adopted. The results reveal that all religions have primary and secondary sources of legislation that have been published to preserve the religion. They all share the value of protecting against harm and loss. Certain jurisprudential rules also emerge such as the basis of contracts is the facts and meanings, not the words and forms; preventing means of harm, and the precedence of custom. The sampled religions share these principles even though they differ in their implementation. Also, the study found that the harms of that financial transactions.

Note

Thesis (PhD) - Academy of Islamic Studies, Universiti Malaya, 2019.

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