CHAPTER
2The Faith-Based Judeo-Christian-
Islamic Foundation of the
Prohibition of Interest and the RF
(Riba-Free) Banking System
T
he basic foundation of faith in Islam is belief in God; in all of God’s
prophets, including Prophet Abraham (pp^1 ) and his children Ishmael
(pp) and Isaac (pp) and their descendants; and in subsequent appointed
prophets, including Joseph (pp), Moses (pp), Jesus (pp), and Muhammad
(pp). A Muslim is a person who submits his/her will to that of God. A Mus-
lim believes that the ‘‘people of the book’’ (as the Qur’aan refers to them)
are those brothers and sisters in Judaism and Christianity who received a
book of guidance from God: the Torah in the Jewish Bible, and the Gospel
in the Christian Bible. It is part of the creed of a Muslim that he/she believes
in Moses (pp) and Jesus (pp). Moses (pp) liberated the Hebrews from the
slavery practiced against them by the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and spoke
with God to receive the Ten Commandments, which were further developed
into the Jewish Bible. The Qur’aan^2 reveals:
4:164 Of some apostles We have already told thee the story; of
others We have not; and to Moses God spoke direct;Jesus (pp) was later commissioned to revitalize and expand on the
teachings of Moses (pp). He taught the words of God and set the ultimate
example of offering himself in sacrifice in order to stay the course and leave
behind a shining example for all generations to come.
3:45 Behold! The angels said: ‘‘O Mary! God gives thee glad tid-
ings of a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus, the son of13