{"id":40147,"date":"2022-09-22T15:39:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/new-islamic-business-finance\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:20:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:20:28","slug":"islamic-business-finance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/islamic-business-finance\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic business finance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"40147\" class=\"elementor elementor-40147\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707f3bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"707f3bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"hero-title\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b90f6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n              \"name\": \"Chris Godfrey\",\n              \"url\": \"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/author\/chris-godfrey\/\"\n            }]\n        }\n    <\/script>\n \n <div class=\"last-updated view-user\" style=\"justify-content: left;\">\n \n <div class=\"info-left\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/author\/chris-godfrey\/\" aria-label=\"Chris Godfrey\">\n <picture loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"Chris Godfrey\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\">\n <\/picture>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"info-right\">\n <p>Page written by <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/author\/chris-godfrey\/\">Chris Godfrey<\/a>. <span>Last reviewed on March 3, 2026<\/span>. <span>Next review due March 1, 2027.\n <\/span>\n <\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"externalTooltipContent\" style=\"display: none;\">\n <div class=\"top-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\">\n <div class=\"text\">\n <div class=\"name-author\">Chris Godfrey<\/div>\n <div class=\"role-user\">Expert financial copywriter<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"description\">Chris is a freelance copywriter and content creator. He has been active in the marketing, advertising, and publishing industries for more than twenty-five years. Writing for Barclays Bank, Metro Bank, Wells Fargo, ABN Amro, Quidco, Legal and General, Inshur Zego, AIG, Met Life, State Farm, Direct Line, insurers and pension funds, his words have appeared online and in print to inform, entertain and explain the complex world of consumer and business finance and insurance.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c0d33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55c0d33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Islamic finance is the fastest growing sector of international banking, with Islamic institutions based in South Africa holding assets over R5.4 billion. With shared profit and loss loans, zero interest charges, and a commitment to supporting\u00a0 non-harmful enterprises, Islamic finance is quickly becoming a major force in South African business lending. Read on to find out more about this different kind of financing and to discover if it\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e97a04a uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"e97a04a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"table-of-content-column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h2,h3,h4\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" ><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-none\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511e0fd question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"511e0fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Islamic finance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c7913 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26c7913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Islamic finance is governed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Shariah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Shari\u2019ah<\/u><\/a> law and the tenet that money has no <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-glossary\/intrinsic-value\/\">intrinsic value<\/a> but is a tool to smooth the exchange of products and services \u2013 a lubricant to simplify trade. This belief also states that it is wrong to make money from money \u2013 as we see with interest charges on typical South African bank accounts and loans. Because of this, Islamic institutions do not charge interest on Shari\u2019ah-compliant loans or pay interest to customers who deposit money into a current or savings account with an Islamic bank. Nor will they support any financial activity that Shari\u2019ah says is harmful \u2013 this would typically include things like tobacco, alcohol, and gambling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4f57b question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af4f57b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does Islamic finance work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15d84b answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15d84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Because Shari\u2019ah does not permit the charging or payment of interest on loans or deposits, Islamic institutions earn and pay profits by acting as agents or partners to their customers, (those seeking loans, and those depositing cash). The systems work like this:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af00a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af00a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Example of\u00a0 a Shari\u2019ah compliant loan<\/h5><p>You wish to buy a commercial property with a loan:<\/p><p>The bank can directly buy the property you want. Then they sell it to you at a profit and let you pay them back in instalments. This is called a <i>\u2018murabaha\u2019<\/i>\u00a0 contract, (because the bank is buying the property and selling it to you at a profit). Or you could buy the property jointly with the bank, in what is called a <i>\u2018musharakah\u2019 <\/i>(partnership) contract. Over time you pay the bank back for its share of the property until you own 100%. In both cases, the bank charges you extra to cover their costs and to reflect the fact you\u2019re using a property they partly own.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e0401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71e0401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Example of Shari\u2019ah-compliant bank payments to depositors<\/h5><p>You pay money into a current or savings account at an Islamic bank:<\/p><p>A Shari\u2019ah-compliant current account does not pay traditional interest. Instead, in return for having ready access to your money, the deposit you give the bank is used as an interest free loan. This loan is known as a <i>\u2018qard\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><br \/>Savings accounts also do not earn traditional interest. Instead, the bank will invest the money you deposit in a Shari\u2019ah-compliant opportunity and will pay you part of any profit they earn. Depending on what your funds are invested in and how the profit is worked out, this might be called a <i>\u2018wakalah\u2019 <\/i>(where the bank acts as your agent) or a <i>\u2018murabahah\u2019<\/i> (where a bank buys and trades in commodities to earn a profit).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f0e31 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50f0e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the four components of the Islamic financial system?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dac23ff answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dac23ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Islamic financial system is based on four prohibitions:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caac488 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"caac488\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Paying or charging of interest (riba)<\/h5><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Islam considers lending with interest payments as an exploitative practice that favours the lender at the expense of the borrower. According to Shari\u2019ah, interest is usury (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">riba<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), which is strictly prohibited.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cae158 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cae158\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Investing in businesses involved in prohibited activities (haram)<\/h5><p>Some activities, such as producing and selling alcohol or pork, are prohibited in Islam. The activities are considered haram or forbidden. Therefore, investing in such activities is also forbidden.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73490c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73490c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Speculation (maisir)<\/h5><p>Shari\u2019ah strictly prohibits any form of speculation or gambling, which is called maisir. Therefore, Islamic financial institutions cannot be involved in contracts where the ownership of goods depends on an uncertain event in the future.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33099fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33099fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Uncertainty and risk (gharar)<\/h5><p>The rules of Islamic finance ban participation in contracts with excessive risk and\/or uncertainty. The term gharar measures the legitimacy of risk or uncertainty in investments. High risk contracts are forbidden.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eb538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80eb538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the above prohibitions, Islamic finance has two more important principles:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44b542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44b542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Material finality of the transaction<\/h5><p>Each transaction must be related to a real underlying economic transaction. It cannot be money making money off money.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3eabd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3eabd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><h5>Profit\/loss sharing<\/h5><p>Parties in a contract in Islamic finance must share any profit or loss and the risks associated with the transaction. No one can benefit from the transaction more than the other party.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0845dcc question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0845dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is it Halal to get a loan from a bank?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df1a0c3 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df1a0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, providing the loan complies with Shari\u2019ah law \u2013 which forbids the charging or payment of interest. (See the definitions of musharakah, murabaha, and ijarah below for more details).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ba2f6 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65ba2f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are business loans allowed in Islam?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8378b07 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8378b07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Although there are differences from the standard <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/business-loans\/\">business loans<\/a> offered by non-Islamic lenders.<\/p><p>Firstly, Islamic finance dictates your business should be allowed (halal) and not be engaged in any activity forbidden by Shari\u2019ah law.<\/p><p>Secondly, your business must provide some form of benefit to the community at large, rather than just making a profit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070b75c question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"070b75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the benefits of Islamic finance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f9dcc answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0f9dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The key benefits of Islamic finance are:<\/p><ul><li>No interest is charged on Shari\u2019ah-compliant loans. This removes borrower concerns about rising interest rates and escalating payments.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>If the loan is to purchase a hard asset, such as plant or machinery, the Islamic institution will typically apply a flat profit on the cost price of the asset as they buy it and sell it on to the lender. This profit has been agreed in advance and because it is fixed, the borrower has full knowledge of the cost of the deal with no worries about fluctuating interest rates.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>Shared profit and loss: When you obtain a loan from a conventional bank and things go wrong, the lender\u2019s main priority is to recover their money, even if that means leaving the borrower stranded. Islamic banks, on the other hand, are obliged to share in both the risks and the rewards. Because of this rule, the most used instruments of Shari\u2019ah-compliant-funding are profit and loss sharing schemes called musharaka. In this arrangement, the financier takes some ownership, or equity, in the business, allowing it to benefit from a share of profits made. However, any losses are also shared in proportion to each partner\u2019s invested capital.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ea0517 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ea0517\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do I have to be Muslim to use Islamic finance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b36286 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b36286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Providing the finance is used for a permitted activity, anyone can use Islamic finance products and services \u2013 you don\u2019t have to be Muslim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5020e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea\" data-id=\"5020e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_a_word_from_andrea.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"word-from-andrea\">\n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/wp-content\/themes\/swoopMW50\/assets\/images\/andrea.webp\" alt=\"Andrea Reynolds, Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder\" width=\"136\" height=\"136\">\n <div class=\"position\"><strong>Andrea Reynolds<\/strong><br>Swoop\u2019s CEO & Co-Founder<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <p class=\"title-module\">A word from Andrea<\/p>\n <div class=\"description\">\n <p><em>\"With shared profit and loss loans, zero interest charges, and a commitment to supporting non-harmful enterprises, Islamic finance is quickly becoming a major force in South African business lending. Under the terms of Shari`ah law, Islamic institutions do not charge interest on Shari`ah-compliant loans or pay interest to customers who deposit money into a current or savings account with an Islamic bank.\"<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3599dbc question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3599dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the meaning of Sukuk?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-195c194 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"195c194\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A <i>sukuk<\/i> is an Islamic financial certificate, (similar to a bond in Western finance), that complies with Shari\u2019ah law. <i>Sukuk<\/i> demands the investor has ownership of real assets (such as a shipment of oil) and earns a return from those assets, (the sale of the oil). This is different from conventional bonds where the investor has a debt instrument earning a return via the payment of interest <i>(riba) \u2013 <\/i>which is forbidden by Shari\u2019ah law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6233509 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6233509\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is meant by Murabaha?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2130e answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2130e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A murabaha agreement is a form of Islamic finance contract in which an asset is sold for cost, plus profit. It is considered both halal (permitted) and Shari\u2019ah-compliant.<\/p><p>A basic murabaha agreement gives the small business owner the resources they need to develop their business. These resources are assets they can put to work in the business, such as plant and machinery or inventory. Under a murabaha transaction, the financial institution is not permitted to charge interest on the funds they provide. Instead, the provider simply purchases an asset of the business and then sells the asset back to the business owner, along with a single additional charge. This single fixed fee is pre-agreed between both lender and borrower.<\/p><p>If a small business defaults on repayments, late payment charges are allowed. However, the financial institution must distribute the amount of any late payment charges received \u2014 after deduction of its actual costs \u2014 to any charitable foundations that may be selected at the discretion of the Shari\u2019ah Supervisory Board.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f80cfe question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f80cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Ijarah?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447fada answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447fada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Ijarah<\/i> is a lending arrangement often used for the purchase of business equipment, property, or other hard business assets. <i>Ijarah <\/i>permits the financial institution to earn a profit by charging leasing rentals to the borrower instead of lending money and earning interest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7487115 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7487115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Islamic banking interest free?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be1f271 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be1f271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Charging interest on loaned funds is prohibited by Shari\u2019ah. However, this does not mean business loans from Islamic lenders are cost-free. The institution will earn a profit on the loan by acting as agent or partner in the deal. (See the definitions of musharakah, murabaha, and ijarah above for more details).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7f5a0 question elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d7f5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do I apply?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d45e73 answer elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d45e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Understanding the complexities of Islamic finance can be challenging, especially for business owners not fully conversant with Shari\u2019ah law. <a href=\"https:\/\/southafrica.swoopfunding.com\/stage\">Contact Swoop<\/a> today to learn more about the types of funding that may be available to you. Let Islamic finance give your business the boost it deserves.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/southafrica.swoopfunding.com\/stage\">Apply now<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c589252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c589252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e33728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_author_page\" data-id=\"8e33728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_author_page.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n <div class=\"info-user-post\">\n \n <div class=\"left-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/author\/chris-godfrey\/\" aria-label=\"Chris Godfrey\">\n <picture loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/chris-godfrey-author.webp?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\">\n <\/picture>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"right-info\">\n <div class=\"inner-top\">\n <div class=\"info-top\">\n <div class=\"info-title\">\n <p>Written by<\/p>\n <p class=\"name-author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/za\/author\/chris-godfrey\/\">Chris Godfrey<\/a><\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n <div class=\"info-bottom\">\n <p>Chris is a freelance copywriter and content creator. He has been active in the marketing, advertising, and publishing industries for more than twenty-five years. 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