Purpose – The main purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of musharakah mutanaqisah (MM; diminishing partnership) technique and its potentials for Islamic financial institutions.Design/methodology/approach – Based on an extensive literature review, this paper aims to...

This paper provides a simple, generic introduction to, and survey of, the transactional structures and rudimentary principles applicable to Shari`ah-compliant home purchase financings. The paper summarizes six of the most frequently used home purchase financing structures used by banks and...

Shelter is one of the basic necessity along with food and clothing which any human endeavors for. The assiduous efforts to acquire basic necessities is made part of human nature (Shahzad & Farooq, 2014). Quran and Hadith emphasizes on the importance of housing; “And Allah has made for you from...

Purpose This study aims to validate a potential synergistic venture between cash waqf (Islamic endowment) institutions (CWIs) and financial cooperatives (FCs) in the provision of affordable Islamic home financing (IHF) in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted semi-structured...