Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CUMHURIYET ILAHIYAT DERGISI-CUMHURIYET THEOLOGY JOURNAL, cilt.21, sa.1, ss.701-748, 2017 (ESCI)
The usury (riba) known and applied during the jahiliyya period (the pre-Islamic period in Arabia) constitutes the basis of the interest ban in Islam. According to the majority of the commentators lived in the early period, the forbidden thing in the Qur'an is the jahiliyya usury. The surplus that is stipulated in favor of one of the contracting parties in exchanging the same kind of goods with each other is defined as riba in the hadith and it is also based on the reasoning that is observed when this riba is banned. Likewise, the basis for the prohibition of bad or incorrect types of shopping and illegitimate ways of gain by the Prophet lies in the prohibition of the jahiliyya riba. Moreover, the meaning that Islamic scholars attached to this riba has a great influence on the form and clarification of their views on interest. In this article, we are handling such an important issue. Our primary goal is to determine the nature of this riba by referring to the main sources and to identify its features and elements. We hope that the results we achieve will provide a fundamental contribution to the intellectual efforts of seeking solutions to the current interest problem in terms of Islam.