Land as a factor of production is a commodity that can be traded. These are the instructions that God gave to His people and the lessons we can draw from them. Greed Vs Ambition 14 “‘If you sell land to any of your own people or buy land from them, do not take advantage of each other. 17 Do not take advantage of each other, but fear your God. I am the Lord your God. Greed is discouraged in land...
Interviews
“I am not a Land Surveyor, I am a Quantity Surveyor” Many times I have found myself responding to people’s question of who I am in such a manner. As a result I have come to learn that though Quantity Surveying is one of the oldest trade/profession in the construction industry, many people have no clue who a Quantity Surveyor is or what he does. Having been trained and working as a quantity surveyor I...
There has been an increase in Islamic housing finance products across Islamic compliant banks, a move that has prompted conventional banks to offer such products. What is behind this trend? We are witnessing increased appreciation of Islamic banking, which is based on sharing of profits and losses. This has led to an influx of Islamic banking products, one such being the Islamic mortgage finance, which...