riba

Their judgment rests on the ordinary lexical meaning of the term riba, which literally and simply means "increase" (ziyadah).

unknown title 2009

Until the mid-1550s, Henry VIII's parliament outlawed usury, or interest-based money lending, and Islam prohibits what's called "riba" in Arabic.

When Religion Restricts Lending Tamar Snyder 2012

The toughest restrictions are linked to Islamic law, or Sharia, which prohibits the payment of interest, known as riba, and bar investment in gambling and alcohol propducts.

AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

This is known as riba al-nasi ` a (` delayed 'credit) which entails a fixed increase in the amount of money over a time period.

unknown title 2009

Basically, this so-called quranic prohibition is a little more complex than it seems, in that the Quran does definitely prohibit riba, which is usury.

Reason Magazine 2009

As bin Laden pointed out, usury was banned by all the major religions, and riba, meaning exploitative and excessive interest, was banned by the Koran.

Banking on Allah: Islamists say Sharia-compliant financial system is morally superior. The truth is more sinister. « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred 2009

As bin Laden pointed out, usury was banned by all the major religions, and riba, meaning exploitative and excessive interest, was banned by the Koran.

2009 July 06 « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred 2009

For a loan to conform to Islamic law, it must be riba-free; "riba" is usually translated simply as "usury," and literally means "an increase, addition, expansion or growth which is non-trade related e.g. a loan, advances.".

NextBillion.net - Development Through Enterprise - Eradicating Poverty through Profit 2010

Noting that Islam prohibits "riba," or the usurious loaning of money, it stressed that sukuk bonds (Islamic law complaint securities) are always real investments and never speculative.

Columbia Daily Spectator 2010

To distill and simplify some complicated theological and financial concepts, the basis of Islamic finance is Shariah's forbidding of "riba," which can be variously translated as usury or interest.

In The Days 2009