Uncertainty, interest, gambling and conventional insurance
This paper acknowledges the needs of insurance in our daily life. The involvement of unfair elements in insurance brings the unjust contracts between the insurance companies and the insured. This paper takes social-economic justice approach to examine the unfair nature of insurance. It is highlighte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Choice College
2013
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/30955/1/Uncertainty_and_Insurance.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper acknowledges the needs of insurance in our daily life. The involvement of unfair elements in insurance brings the unjust contracts between the insurance companies and the insured. This paper takes social-economic justice approach to examine the unfair nature of insurance. It is highlighted that insurance involves uncertainty, interest and gambling. These are the main prohibited elements from Islam and these elements make insurance prohibited from the Islamic aspect. |
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