Comments on: Real Estate Fatwa http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/ Seattle Real Estate Blog for those interested in Seattle real estate, popular culture, tech, news and opinion. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:16:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mona http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-34719 Mona Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:53:06 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-34719 I just wanted to make a note that the word Shari’ah is incorrectly used here. The word for forbidden in Islam is Haraam. Shari'ah is the law in which we abide by. I just wanted to make a note that the word Shari’ah is incorrectly used here. The word for forbidden in Islam is Haraam. Shari’ah is the law in which we abide by.

]]> By: Yama Achikzai http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-6235 Yama Achikzai Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:39:58 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-6235 Islamic Finacing Company Guidance Financial / Residential is an Islamic Financing company. We make replacement of your traditional Mortgage and Home Ownership possible by providing Sharia compliance financing. Please feel free to call me should you have any questions. United States Only! Call or e-mail: Yama.Achikzai@guidancefinancial.com Islamic Finacing Company
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]]> By: Marlow Harris http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-5663 Marlow Harris Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:32:18 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-5663 This particular subject is indicative of the huge cultural chasm between our two societies. Our banking system, real estate ownership, the stock market.... all of these things that make our capitalist society wealthy is out of reach of and forbidden by the Muslim world. Most of Islam does not have oil or other natural resources to provide riches to its people. And without these other options available, they don\'t have many ways to pull themselves out of poverty. This particular subject is indicative of the huge cultural chasm between our two societies. Our banking system, real estate ownership, the stock market…. all of these things that make our capitalist society wealthy is out of reach of and forbidden by the Muslim world. Most of Islam does not have oil or other natural resources to provide riches to its people. And without these other options available, they don\’t have many ways to pull themselves out of poverty.

]]> By: matt carter http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-5659 matt carter Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:05:20 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-5659 Like the one you describe in your post! Like the one you describe in your post!

]]> By: matt carter http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-5656 matt carter Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:59:40 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-5656 Wow ... I totally missed the connection between Islam and interest rates. I just thought it was strange that they'd been getting by without mortgages all this time, and started thinking we really take some aspects of our society for granted. I know "usury" was also a big issue with Christiantiy -- back in the days of Jesus anyway -- which the Western world seems to have left behind... My guess is there are underground or informal systems of borrowing money in societies where charging interest is prohibited. Wow … I totally missed the connection between Islam and interest rates. I just thought it was strange that they’d been getting by without mortgages all this time, and started thinking we really take some aspects of our society for granted.

I know “usury” was also a big issue with Christiantiy — back in the days of Jesus anyway — which the Western world seems to have left behind…

My guess is there are underground or informal systems of borrowing money in societies where charging interest is prohibited.

]]> By: Friday morning real estate links . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizona http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/comment-page-1/#comment-4375 Friday morning real estate links . . . | BloodhoundBlog | The weblog of BloodhoundRealty.com in Phoenix, Arizona Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:53:39 +0000 http://360digest.com/2006/09/14/real-estate-fatwa/#comment-4375 [...] Marlow Harris has a fascinating post on the barriers faced by Muslim buyers and real estate agents. Not to get too philosophical, but this actually ties in with Pope Benedict’s remarks earlier this week: Where Judaism and Christianity each represent measured compromises with Greek culture, Islam is in certain respects an anti-Hellenistic counter-revolution. (I can do this at a much more fundamental level, but you have to buy me beer.) [...] [...] Marlow Harris has a fascinating post on the barriers faced by Muslim buyers and real estate agents. Not to get too philosophical, but this actually ties in with Pope Benedict’s remarks earlier this week: Where Judaism and Christianity each represent measured compromises with Greek culture, Islam is in certain respects an anti-Hellenistic counter-revolution. (I can do this at a much more fundamental level, but you have to buy me beer.) [...]

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