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Islam and interest

Islamic finance prohibits riba—generally understood as interest—based on the principle that money should not generate income merely by existing, and that lender and borrower should share in actual risk. The framework has spawned genuine alternatives (profit-sharing, asset-backed instruments) and also sophisticated workarounds that satisfy the letter while dodging the spirit, raising questions about whether a rule can survive its own legalism.

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