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Badruldeen A. Mohd Ali1, Alisha T. Kumar2, Ahmed A. Raheem1, Ali H. Hasan3, Tim
Sovaniski4
1
International University Liaison Indonesia, Tangerang – Indonesia
2
VIT-AP University, Amaravati – India
3
Al-Nisour University College, Baghdad - Iraq
4
University of Primorska, Koper - Slovenia
Abstract:
This paper aims to motivate people to invest in the Islamic banks and improving
Islamic economy in the country, and solve the problems that affect the ordinary financial and
economic system, organizing our financial and economic activities through the Islamic bank.
The researchers conclude many results, the main conclusion of this paper is that the Islamic
economy appeared and developed with the emergence of Islam, and has past many steps to
reach a level that in some countries it’s now a strong and reliable system along with the other
contemporary traditional system. They also recommend using the Islamic banking system in
all countries, especially in the developing countries due to it sustainability.
Keywords:
1. Introduction:
The Impact of the basic Islamic values on the economic life has appeared in many parts
of the world as a number of countries are heading to convert their economical system in
consistent with the Islamic principles, despite the fact that this phenomenon can be seen in
varying degrees in most Islamic countries[1]. More important, it appears that this process is
gaining more strength over time[2]. This has resulted in establishing the Islamic economic
system and the widespread interest in it, not only by economists in the countries concerned
directly with this matter, but also in the field of the economic career in general[3].
While we do not find until the mid-seventies but relatively scarce writings on Islamic
economic system, the picture may have changed very abruptly in the eighties[4]. During the
last four or five years, there has been a marked increasing in the number of papers and books,
conferences and seminars about the subject[5]. Although these writings are relatively new,
there is still a considerable lack of understanding of what the Islamic economic is, and how it
differs from other economic systems[6]. The common notion is that the concept of the
Islamic financial structure is free of interest, and that the Islamic economy and banking
system which is free from the interest rate is one thing[7]. It is normal that removing the
This research is helpful for explaining sum points in the Islamic economical and
financial system:
- Defining and introducing Islamic bank system to the community and explaining
the ways of how the Islamic bank’s work.
- Introducing the relationship between Islamic bank and the state’s financial
system and it’s affect on the system.
7. Literature Review
8. Case Study
8.1 Introduction
Al-Bilad Islamic bank for investment and finance was incorporated by the registration
certificate issued by the register of companies No. (9922) dated July 6th 2006, and was
licensed by central bank of Iraq to conduct its activities in the field of Islamic banking via
their letter No. (2389/3/9) dated October 16th 2006. The bank offers all banking financial
activities and organized investment transaction in compliance with the rules and the
principles of the Islamic sharia through its head office and branches at the various locations
in Iraq. In execution of the bank’s commitments under its articles of incorporation & articles
of association to comply with the principles and rules of Islamic sharia and in execution of
the provisions of the banking law. The bank, on decision by the general assembly of the
shareholders, appoints a sharia supervisory board of no less than 3 members and whose
opinion shall be binding by the bank. The board had assume the responsibility of monitoring
the bank’s transactions and activities in terms of their compliance with the sharia principle
and expressing sharia opinion on the form of the required contracts for the operations and the
activities of the bank[33].
8.2 Main Accounting Policies
The principle accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial
statements are set out below[34], [35], [36], [37]:
- Basis of preparation
The financial statements of the bank were prepared in accordance with the International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and according to the effective domestic laws and the
instructions of central bank of Iraq.
- Changes in accounting policies
The accounting policies followed in the year ended December 31st 2018 correspond to
those accounting policies that were followed in the previous year.
- Financial assets held for trading
These are financial investments that were possessed or established for gaining profits,
through the short term changing in prices or profit margin. The financial assets held for
trading are recorded in the fair value upon purchases, if any subsequent changes in the fair
value during the year, it will be recorded in the income statement during the same period in
which the change has incurred, including changes of fair value resulting from foreign
currency conversion.
- Joint venture “musharaka”
This is where the bank and the client offer money on equal or unequal terms for
establishing new project or participating into an existing one so that each one of them comes
9.1 Conclusions
- The Islamic economy appeared and developed with the emergence of Islam, and
has past many steps to reach a level that in some countries it’s now a strong and
reliable system along with the other contemporary traditional system.
- In the 20th century, the Islamic economy developed very well and the Islamic
banks become a strong economical foundation, which has a great impact on the
community to facilitate the economic affairs.
9.2 Recommendations
- Islamic financial system must be developed and become powerful as the global
systems so that we can rely on it in managing our financial system.
- Developing Islamic bank system and building an electronic system for
managing the banks, then using this system in the accounting affairs.
- Making the Islamic banks stronger through inquiries in the other banks for the
purpose of indicating the defects and errors to find the solutions in a scientific
way.
- Making the Islamic financial banking system to be well-known through
presenting scientific seminars and illustrating the strong aspects of the Islamic
banking.
- It’s important for our country to use the Islamic financial system as it leads to
development and progress in economy and finance, it also give more ways to
the foreign investors to invest effectively in our country.