Islamic financial services are structured so as to comply with Islamic religious law (Sharia). Typically, Sharia is understood to prohibit investments in:
conventional financial services or debt instruments which earn income through interest or excess
businesses which engage in activities forbidden by Sharia, such alcohol and gambling
speculative transactions
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Islamic financial services asset share globally 2021, by sector
Islamic banking assets and outstanding "sukuk" (a type of bond structured in a way to avoid interest payments, thus complying with Islamic religious law) together accounted for over 90 percent of the over three billion U.S. dollars in assets held by the Islamic financial services industry. The smallest segment is "takaful", which are similar to insurance products, with less than one percent. The remainder is made up of Islamic investment funds.
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