The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance: Tools and Techniques for Community-Based Banking

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  1. I had the good fortune of moderating a session on Shari’aa that was attended by
    some of the superstar scholars. As customary, I asked them to give me their
    CVs. I am sorry to state that they did not have enough formal education in Shar-
    i’aa to qualify them to assume that role. I am sorry but I cannot name them in
    respect for their privacy.

  2. This occurred when I was in charge of the Muslim Students Association (MSA
    of the USA & Canada, now called Islamic Society of North America, ISNA)
    near Madison, Wisconsin, in 1969.

  3. Henry Campbell Black, MA,Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th edition, West Pub-
    lishing Co., St. Paul, Minnesota, 1990, p. 1128.

  4. Ibid., p. 922.

  5. Black’s Law Dictionary editor: Bryan A. Garner.

  6. Ms. Temma Ehrenfeld, Newsweek, private communication 4/16/2008.


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