Glossary & framework library

Murabaha

Finance & Debt

Reference

A Sharia-compliant financing where the bank buys an asset and resells it to the client at a disclosed cost-plus markup payable in instalments, substituting a fixed profit for interest.

Related terms

  • Musharaka

    A Sharia-compliant joint venture where partners contribute capital and share profits by agreement and losses in proportion to capital; a diminishing musharaka…

  • Non-recourse loan

    A loan secured only by the property itself, so the lender's remedy on default is limited to seizing the asset; rarer and more expensive in emerging markets whe…

  • Preferred equity

    Equity that sits senior to common equity in the capital stack, receiving a fixed return and priority on distributions before common holders, but subordinate to…

  • Recourse loan

    A loan where the lender can pursue the borrower's other assets or guarantors beyond the pledged property if the collateral does not cover the debt — the norm f…

  • Refinancing

    Replacing existing debt with a new loan, often to release equity or lower cost.

  • Senior debt

    The first-ranking loan with priority claim on cash flows and collateral.

  • Subscription line

    A short-term revolving credit facility secured against LPs' undrawn commitments, used to fund deals quickly and defer capital calls; it can flatter reported IR…

  • Sukuk

    Sharia-compliant certificates representing fractional ownership in an underlying asset or project and paying returns from its income rather than interest; a ma…