JKAU: Islamic Econ. Vol. 10, pp. 1-72 Eng, pp. 1-137 Arabic (1418 A.H. / 1998 A.D.) Contents English Section Articles Venture Capital: A Potential Model for Musharakah Sami Al-Suwailem .................................................................................................................... 3 A Comparative Study of Islamic Banking Practices Sudin Haron ………………………........................................................................................... 23 Discussion Forum Mohsin S. Khan and Abbas Mirakhor Monetary Management in an Islamic Economy Comments by: Amir Kia .......................................................................................................... 55 Seref Turen Performance and Risk Analysis of Islamic Banks: The Case of Bahrain Islamic Bank Comments by: Imtiaz Uddin Ahmad ........................................................................................ 57 Book Reviews F. R. Faridi (Editor): Essays in Islamic Economic Analysis Reviewed by: Seif el Din I. Tag el Din .................................................................................... 63 Abdul-Azim Islahi: Economic Concepts of Ibn Taimiyah Reviewed by: Mohammed Hahmid Abdallah …..................................................................... 67 Arabic Section Articles Money as it Should be in an Islamic System Abdul-Jabbar Hamad Obaid Al-Sabhani ................................................................................... 3 Discussion Forum A Discussion on Islamic Banks and Financial Intermediation Introduction by the Editors ...............................………........................……............................ 41 Islamic Banking: Principles, Precepts and Prospects Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi ..….….....................................................................…............. 43 The Nature of an Islamic Bank Rafic Yunus Al-Misri …………….……..............................…................................................... 61 Islamic Bank: Merchant or Intermediary? Mohamed Ali El-Gari ..…… …….…….........................................…........................................ 69 Questions and Answers on the Nature of Islamic Banks Sami Hasan Hamoud ..…………….................................…….................................................. 77 Distinguishing Financial Intermediation From Brokerage and Trading Muhammad Anas Zarka ..……………...................................................................................... 83 Financial Intermediation in an Islamic Economy Sami Al-Suwailem ..………....………….................................................................................... 89 Book Review Yusuf Kamal Mohammed (Editor): Islamic Banking Reviewed by: Sami I. Al-Suwailem ......................................................................................... 119