Islamic banking and finance
![A Jordan Islamic Bank branch in Amman.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Housing_Bank_and_Islamic_Bank_Amman1550.jpg")
![Building housing the Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM) in downtown Kuala Lumpur.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Kuala_Lumpur_Malaysia_Wisma-Tun-Sambanthan-011550.jpg")
![A Saba Islamic Bank branch in Djibouti City.](/Images/godic/202501/21/Sabaibdjib1551.jpg")
![An Islamic Development Bank branch in Dhaka.](/Images/godic/202501/21/IDB_Dhaka1551.jpg")
Islamic banking (Arabic:مصرفية إسلامية) is banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. As such, a more correct term for Islamic banking is sharia compliant finance.