Research Article

Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an

Volume: 10 Number: 1 January 30, 2023
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Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an

Abstract

The spread of Islamic financial institutions and the adoption of their practices as alternatives to traditional banking and finance systems throughout the world have drawn increased interest in the academic pursuits of economists and religious academics alike. The justification for the establishment and promotion of such institutions and practices is formulated as follows: conventional financial systems violate Islamic bounds, and as a corollary, observant Muslims are unable to benefit from traditional financial products. As a result, alternative Islamic financing systems have emerged, with products claiming to comply with Islamic religious edicts. Islamic religious prohibitions that invalidate certain economic activities can almost always be predicated on two foundational principles: ribā (loosely rendered as either financial interest and/or usury) and gharar (also loosely rendered as deception), where the former denotes unlawful and excessive gain at the expense of a party’s disadvantage in a given transaction, and the latter refers to the uncertainties that result in unbearable risks and deceptions. The current research focuses solely on the former, as Islam’s holy scripture, the Qur’ān addressed it. Despite the fact that considerable ink has been spent on the matter of financial interest in Islam, there still seems to be confusion and indifference over how differently the subject is addressed in scriptural and prophetic sources. As a result, the researchers intend to confine the scope of their study to investigating what riba practice was like during the revelation of the Qur’an and how the Qur’an presents the concept of riba.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Economics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 30, 2023

Submission Date

December 27, 2022

Acceptance Date

December 30, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Şimşek, H. (2023). Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(1), 261-279. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR122449
AMA
1.Şimşek H. Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an. JEPR. 2023;10(1):261-279. doi:10.26650/JEPR122449
Chicago
Şimşek, Halil. 2023. “Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (1): 261-79. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR122449.
EndNote
Şimşek H (January 1, 2023) Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 1 261–279.
IEEE
[1]H. Şimşek, “Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an”, JEPR, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 261–279, Jan. 2023, doi: 10.26650/JEPR122449.
ISNAD
Şimşek, Halil. “Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/1 (January 1, 2023): 261-279. https://doi.org/10.26650/JEPR122449.
JAMA
1.Şimşek H. Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an. JEPR. 2023;10:261–279.
MLA
Şimşek, Halil. “Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an”. İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 261-79, doi:10.26650/JEPR122449.
Vancouver
1.Halil Şimşek. Usury in Scriptures: The Case of the Qur’an. JEPR. 2023 Jan. 1;10(1):261-79. doi:10.26650/JEPR122449