TY - JOUR T1 - Islamic Sukuk: Pricing Mechanism and Rating AU - Ahmed, Essia Ries AU - Ariffin, Ku Halim Ku AU - Alabdullah, Tariq Tawfeeq Yousif AU - Islam, Md. Aminul JO - The Social Sciences VL - 10 IS - 2 SP - 178 EP - 183 PY - 2015 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2015.178.183 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2015.178.183 KW - significance KW -pricing and rating KW -shariah KW -Islamic Sukuk KW -conventional securities AB - The advantage of Sukuk is that they are compliant with shariah principles. Sukuk are therefore attractive investment instruments for Islamic financial institutions, shariah managed funds and takaful Islamic insurance companies that can not invest in conventional securities that involve payment of interest or riba. As well as there are an increasing number of Muslims of high net worth who want their asset holdings to comply with shariah rules. The main objective of this study is to elucidate and describe the significance of the pricing mechanisms and rating on Islamic Sukuk. ER -