Bitcoin in the Balance of Shariah, Economics and Technology

Details

Author

Sheikh Dr. Osama Bahar

Language

Arabic

Length

64 pages

File

PDF · 1.4 MB

Topics covered

• The beginning of the story
• What is Bitcoin?
• Bitcoin and blockchain technology explained
• Electronic dreams
• Bitcoin, a currency with no government
• The advantages of Bitcoin
• The risks and drawbacks of Bitcoin
• Bitcoin pollutes the environment
• The best countries in the world for mining cryptocurrencies
• Bitcoin in law, and the exchanges that trade it
• Investing in cryptocurrencies
• The differences between Bitcoin and conventional currencies
• Can Bitcoin be considered a currency in Shariah?
• Issuing currency is the function of those in authority
• Imam Malik’s view of the future of money
• The views of scholars, Shariah boards, universities and Islamic websites
• Summary and the preferred view