Prohibition of Usury

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Usury is prohibited by almost all religions of the world. The book explains the fundamentals of Islamic and Jewish principles to avoid usury. In other words, it explains the Islamic norms to non-Muslims and the Jewish norms to Muslims. The Jewish codes are taken from the Torah and the Kitzur Shulchon Oruch. A few relevant verses from the Bible are also mentioned. Islamic codes are taken from the Qur'an. In the initial chapters business ethics and trading principles are explained. A majority of these norms are common to both Islam and Judaism.The later chapters deal with the comparison of Islamic and Jewish principles and their application in business and banking. The book scrutinizes the modus operandi of the Islamic and Jewish application of religious norms and this is where some basic differences also appear.The book also explains the fundamentals of interest-free Islamic Banking and Insurance. The chapter Afterword highlights the problems facing Islamic banking and the chapter: "2008 Financial Meltdown" blames the financial crisis for ignoring the Jewish and Islamic norms. The book is addressed to Muslim and Jewish bankers, even otherwise the general public will also find it interesting.