Chapter 1: What is investing? Why, when should and where can I invest? Chapter 2: What is the stock market, stock market investment, and why should I invest there? What is the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)? Chapter 3: Is it possible to shari‘ah -compliantly invest in the stock market? How about in the Philippine stock market? What is Shari‘ah, by the way? What is the place of the financial system in the Shari‘ah framework? What is Islamic banking and what are the modes of finance? What Islamic mode of finance is applied in stock investment? Are there shari‘ah -compliant securities or companies in the Philippine stock market? What are the advantages of investing in the shari‘ah -compliant securities? What is the methodology for identifying these shari‘ah -compliant securities? Chapter 4: How can I do such shari‘ah -compliant investing in the Philippine stock market? What are the steps? What is a stockbroker and why do I need it to invest in the Philippine stock market? What is a trading account? How to open a trading account and fund it? How to buy stocks (and sell later) What tips can I follow in each of these steps? Chapter 5: After doing the shari‘ah -compliant investing, what are the next things I should do? What are the remaining questions I may have? And more importantly, what are the right answers to those questions? This book in your hand is exactly intended to offer you on a silver platter the answers to these questions! Aside from providing a proper mindset for investing and an overview of the Islamic finance and investment principles, I will walk you through each of the steps in the stock investment process. In the end, our aim is twofold: (1) to remove the common misconception that stock investment – let alone Islamically sanctioned one – is rocket science and (2) to make your investment journey a walk in the park, so to say, insha ’ Allah . Praise for How to Shari‘ah-compliantly Invest in the Philippine Stock Market “Right at the heart of Shari‘ah Finance is the stewardship ( khilafah ) of wealth borne out of legitimate trade, asset-based and market-linked investments (e.g., securities) as underscored within the context of mudarabah (profit-sharing) between the financial institutions and customers, thereby emphasizing the importance of social and ethical benefit that it brings to the society in general. Dr. Mansoor Limba has succinctly made it clear in this book that halal wealth creation is communal and spiritual in nature as contained in its chapters, and that managing one’s personal finances alone is not sufficient to ensure that gharar (risk) and maysir (gambling) associated with acquiring securities are avoided. This book can help both Muslim and non-Muslim customers in determining the existing Shari‘ah-compliant securities and companies in the Philippines that are duly registered under the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc. (PSE), as well as understanding the procedures associated with qualifying the same as a form of socially responsible investing consistent with the Shari‘ah principles. This book further encourages the pursuit of halal inclusive growth stemming out of economic trust and relationship between financial institutions and customers, thereby promoting strong corporate governance and social responsibility.” ––Asst. Prof. EUGENE M. BIJE, DBA Head, BS Entrepreneurship Program College of Business Administration University of Southeastern Philippines