Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Graduate of Level Four in Fiqh and Uṣūl, Mak-tab Narjis Scientific-Research Institute, Ḥawza ʿIlmiyya of Khorasan; PhD Student in Comparative Exegesis, Al-Mustafa International University, Mashhad, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Fiqh and Uṣūl, Al-Mustafa International University, Mashhad, Iran
10.52547/qae.2024.1966.1120
Abstract
Ribā is an unjust profit extracted in loan and exchange transactions, with a history predating Islam. This practice has been deemed ḥarām in monotheistic, justice-oriented religions, particularly Islam. Through examination and analysis of the verses on ribā in Sūrat al-Rūm, Sūrat Āl ʿImrān, Sūrat al-Baqara, and Sūrat al-Nisāʾ, we discern that the institutionalization of ribā’s prohibition within Islamic society was achieved through an educational process. This process comprises micro-level behavioral methods or rules grounded in the primary and secondary sources of Islamic teachings. These methods include: comparative evaluation, admonition (indhār), attitude rectification, exhortation and counsel, forgiveness, instilling hope, strengthening motivation, completing the proof (itmām al-ḥujja), clarification, and deriving lessons (ʿibra). These findings were obtained through foundational, analytical, and descriptive approaches, relying on exegetical works (kutub tafsīriyya).
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