The Prohibition Of Riba In The Qur’an And Sunnah

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Imran N. Hosein was born in Trinidad, West Indies . He studied Islam under the guidance of the distinguished Islam scholar. Maulana Dr. Muhammad Fadlur Rahman Ansari, at the Aleemiyah Institute of Islamic Studies, Karachi , Pakistan . He also did post-graduate studies in Philosophy at Karachi University , and in International Relations at the University of the West Indies , Trinidad , and the Graduate Institute of International Studies , Geneva , Switzerland .

“…As a consequence of the effort which I made to study the subject of Riba , I became acutely aware of the fact that most Muslims did not have an adequate knowledge of this subject. Some were incapable of understanding the subject because of veils before their eyes. Others chose not study the subject because life would become very difficult if they had to make a sincere effort to abstain from Riba. That is a matter of great moment indeed since Anas R.A said that he heard the Messenger of Allah say : “Among the signs of the Last Hour will be the removal knowledge and the abundance of ignorance.” (Bukhari Muslim). Around the world of Islam; 25 years ago; Muslims urgently needed books on Riba which would have explained the subject to them with simplicity and clarity, and such books ought to have been given very wide circulation. The purpose of our humble effort in writing this book, as well as the previous booklet in the Ansari Memorial Series, i.e., ‘The Importance of the Prohibition of Riba in Islam’ , was to attempt to fill a dangerous void because scholars of Islam were not teaching the subject. 25 years later , as we revise this book in preparation for publishing a new edition, nothing has changed. The scholars of Islam have remained mysteriously silent; and still do not teach the subject..