Chapter by informative chapter, this reliable resource : - Covers a new pioneering model that is based on the Law (Shari’aa) and how it is applied in every transaction-from joint ventures and portofolio management to home mortgages and personal finance. - Shows how to incorporate the Law (Shari’aa) while operating in American financing and banking systems - Points to RF (Islamic) finance and banking as a way to emphasize socially responsible investing The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance also includes a discussion on the emergence of a culture of RF (Islamic) banking and finance today, which is based on the real Judeo-Christian-Islamic spirit and is very reliable when compared to twentieth-century models that use financial engineering and structuring techniques to circumvent the Law (Shari’aa)