Kolombo & Other Religiously Inclinded People
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Kolombo & Other Religiously Inclinded People
Saxiib, I have a dilemma. A man borrowed $2,000 from my father in 1980 and now wants to repay him back the $2,000.
The time value of money has changed. $2,000 was worth much more in 1980 than it is now 28 years later.
What would be a fair way of calculating today's equivalent sum ? Would it be fair to assess time value of money based on a certain rate ? Or can one simply judge it on a fixed base such as the equivalent value of Gold i.e. how many grams of Gold could $2,000 buy in 1980 and then ask for the $ equivalent of the same amount of Gold in 2008. Say, $2,000 bought about 100 grams in 1980 and now 100 grams would be worth say, $4,000.
Which would be a fair Islamic method of accounting for an equivalent sum ?
The time value of money has changed. $2,000 was worth much more in 1980 than it is now 28 years later.
What would be a fair way of calculating today's equivalent sum ? Would it be fair to assess time value of money based on a certain rate ? Or can one simply judge it on a fixed base such as the equivalent value of Gold i.e. how many grams of Gold could $2,000 buy in 1980 and then ask for the $ equivalent of the same amount of Gold in 2008. Say, $2,000 bought about 100 grams in 1980 and now 100 grams would be worth say, $4,000.
Which would be a fair Islamic method of accounting for an equivalent sum ?
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I have no clue, all I know is if $2,000 was borrowed, then $2,000 must be repaid, otherwise it will become riba. Inflation, market depriciation, loss of value, etc. play little or no role in these matters. Let me research it for you and get back to you, insha Allah.
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Thanks Kolombo 

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AW the money was a loan or was given for business that you get benifits?
if you give some one $100 after 50 years you only owe $100 and may given to your kids or grand kids. otherwise it's riba.
la'ag la'ag ma dasho. work make money and johd.
if you give some one $100 after 50 years you only owe $100 and may given to your kids or grand kids. otherwise it's riba.
la'ag la'ag ma dasho. work make money and johd.
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Re: Kolombo & Other Religiously Inclinded People
ismahan Cadeey,
Xa ku haya manta ?
Hyper,
I was looking at the loss of value. If say Aabe gave him the loan in GOLD instead of cash, then the value would still hold well unlike cash which loses its value.
Xa ku haya manta ?
Hyper,
I was looking at the loss of value. If say Aabe gave him the loan in GOLD instead of cash, then the value would still hold well unlike cash which loses its value.
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AW now you made it complicated adeer.
i need to get my father to answer this for you about the gold
i need to get my father to answer this for you about the gold

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Hyper,
Thanks Adeer.
Thanks Adeer.

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AW,
The price of gold is not stable. And note that this chart (1970-2008) is "inflation adjusted".
http://libertyvalley.com/rough_projecti ... ver_prices
The price of gold is not stable. And note that this chart (1970-2008) is "inflation adjusted".
http://libertyvalley.com/rough_projecti ... ver_prices
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Grant,
Neither is the Time Value of Money especially the USD !
I want to find a fair way of assessing time equivalent value of money.
$2,000 went a lot further 28 years ago than today.
Neither is the Time Value of Money especially the USD !
I want to find a fair way of assessing time equivalent value of money.
$2,000 went a lot further 28 years ago than today.
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ader if that was a cash , a money. he only obligated to return the $2000
nothing in shari'a regarding value change. you owe him only what he got as a loan.
nothing in shari'a regarding value change. you owe him only what he got as a loan.
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Hyper or Kolombo,
Any updates ?
Any updates ?
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AW,
I asked my imaam last night, he said the principle is simple; whatever that is borrowed must be exactly what is repaid.
Anything more and it becomes interest. Market depriciation, loss of value, etc doesn't apply to repaying amount borrowed.
I asked my imaam last night, he said the principle is simple; whatever that is borrowed must be exactly what is repaid.
Anything more and it becomes interest. Market depriciation, loss of value, etc doesn't apply to repaying amount borrowed.
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Kolombo,
Many thanks
I wonder how Islamic Finance can operate without time value of money
Many thanks

I wonder how Islamic Finance can operate without time value of money

Re: Kolombo & Other Religiously Inclinded People
AbdiWahab252 wrote:Saxiib, I have a dilemma. A man borrowed $2,000 from my father in 1980 and now wants to repay him back the $2,000.
The time value of money has changed. $2,000 was worth much more in 1980 than it is now 28 years later.
What would be a fair way of calculating today's equivalent sum ? Would it be fair to assess time value of money based on a certain rate ? Or can one simply judge it on a fixed base such as the equivalent value of Gold i.e. how many grams of Gold could $2,000 buy in 1980 and then ask for the $ equivalent of the same amount of Gold in 2008. Say, $2,000 bought about 100 grams in 1980 and now 100 grams would be worth say, $4,000.
Which would be a fair Islamic method of accounting for an equivalent sum ?
lol. very good question if i may say it myself. walaahi i myself wonder at times what incentive one would have to lend someone money without expect them to pay him/her back down the line without taking into account the time value of money.
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