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History. Al Rajhi Bank was founded in 1957, and is one of the largest banks in Saudi Arabia, with over 9,600 employees and $88 billion in assets. The bank is headquartered in Riyadh, and has over 600 branches, primarily in Saudi Arabia, but also in Kuwait, and Jordan, with a subsidiary in Malaysia. The bank was started by four brothers, Saleh ...
Sheikh Saleh Abdul Aziz Al Rajhi (1921 – February 12, 2011) ( Arabic: الشيخ صالح بن عبد العزيز الراجحي) [1] [2] was a Saudi businessman and philanthropist who founded the Al-Rajhi Bank, the largest Islamic banking institution. The eldest of the Al Rajhi family, he was engaged in other successful industries such as ...
The Muslim jurist Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya also mentions the event in his biography of Muhammad, Zad al-Ma'ad. and Ibn Sa’d also mentions the event in his book about Muhammad's battles. Modern secondary sources which mention this, include the award-winning book, Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar). Hadith literature
The Al Rajhi family is considered, by most in Saudi Arabia, as the country's wealthiest non-royals, and among the world's leading philanthropists. He established the Sulaiman Al Rajhi University in his hometown, a non profit university. The university's main focus is on health and Islamic banking, but contains other faculties as well.
Al Rajhi Bank Tower (Arabic: برج الراجحي) is a 205-m commercial skyscraper in the al-Muruj neighborhood of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project was launched in 2006 and completed in 2017 [1] . Designs for the sail-shaped tower have been drawn up by architects at Atkins .
In 1985, the al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Company was authorized to engage in interest-free banking, but on the condition that it did not use the word "Islamic" in its name. [2] Saudi Arabia does not officially recognize the concept of Islamic banking. The logic is that if one bank is recognized as an Islamic institution then all others, by ...
Awards. International Finance Awards 2019. Naif Saleh Abdulaziz Alrajhi ( Arabic: نايف صالح الراجحي ), a Saudi entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and businessman. He is the Founder and CEO of Naif Alrajhi Investment. [1] In 2001, Naif Alrajhi launched his career in commerce. In 2003, he began working in real estate development.
Riba ( Arabic: ربا ,الربا، الربٰوة, ribā or al-ribā, IPA: [ˈrɪbæː]) is an Arabic word used in Islamic law and roughly translated as "usury": unjust, exploitative gains made in trade or business.