Publication:
Shari'ah perspective on gold
Abstract
The Quran confirms that gold as a currency is desired by all of mankind due to its inherent nature of purchasing power and store of value that enables mankind to gain ownership. Al-Razi in his commentary on Chapter Ali-Imran, verse 14 stated that, "the owner of gold and silver are the owner of everything." Recently, there has been an increasing demand for gold as it continues to display its positive stable qualities that qualifies it as a risk management tool, particularly during adverse financial markets scenarios. According to the latest Gold Demand Trends annual report from the World Gold Council (WGC), gold demand in Q4 2014 increased by 6% as compared to that in Q4 2013. In addition, with the issuance of the guiding principles of Basel III: Liquidity Coverage and Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tool, there is an attempt to explore gold as a Shariah-compliant high quality liquid asset (HQLA) for the Islamic banking system.
Keywords
Gold , Maqasid Shari'ah
Citation
Abdul Khir, M. F. (2015). Shari'ah perspective on gold. Global Islamic Economics Magazine, pp. 60-63.
Publisher
ISRA