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O ye who believe! Devour not
usury, doubled and multiplied; but fear Allah.
that ye may (really)
prosper. Qur'an 3:130
(Arabic)
- Recite
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Dow
Jones Industrial Average
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Following
is an analysis of the 30 companies forming the Dow
Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), from the Muslim
point of view.
| Company |
Symbol/Quote |
Comments |
| Alcoa |
AA |
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| American
Express |
AXP |
American
Express derives much of its income from
interest and therefore would be objected to
by most Muslims. |
| AT&T |
T |
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| Boeing |
BA |
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| Caterpillar |
CAT |
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| Coca-Cola |
KO |
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| Citigroup |
C |
Citigroup
derives much of its income from interest and
therefore would be objected to by most
Muslims. |
| Disney |
DIS |
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| DuPont |
DD |
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| Eastman
Kodak |
EK |
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| Exxon
Mobil |
XOM |
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| General
Electric |
GE |
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| General
Motors |
GM |
Although
General Motors is a motor vehicle
manufacturer, it operates a large financing
operations to loan customer the money for
buying cars. Therefore, it may be objected
to by most Muslims. |
| Hewlett-Packard |
HWP |
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| Home
Depot |
HD |
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| Honeywell |
HON |
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| IBM |
IBM |
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| Intel |
INTC |
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| International
Paper |
IP |
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| Johnson
& Johnson |
JNJ |
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| McDonald's |
MCD |
It
is best to stay away from food companies,
since there is almost always pork components
(Burger with Bacon!). |
| Merck |
MRK |
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| Microsoft |
MSFT |
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| 3M |
MMM |
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| JP
Morgan |
JPM |
JP
Morgan is a financial powerhouse, and thus
most of its income comes from interest based
investment. This would be objected to by
most Muslims. |
| Philip
Morris |
MO |
Philip
Morris is mainly a tobacco company, which
most Muslims would find unacceptable as
investment. |
| Proctor
& Gamble |
PG |
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| SBC
Communications |
SBC |
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| United
Tech |
UTX |
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| Wal-Mart |
WMT |
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