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companies (Sherif & Hussnain, 2017, p. 375). Takaful, even though it is growing rapidly across
the world due to different opinions of jurists and variations of the school of thought related to
shari'ah ruling, it is very difficult to operate Islamic insurance in standardized ways across the
globe (Salman, 2014).
1.3. Size of Takaful, Its Social and Economic Impact
According to the research executed by Alshammari et al. (2018, p. 357), in the GCC regions,
the size of takaful is estimated at The United States of America $25 billion.
The amount
aforementioned is provided by 305 takaful firms as well as re-takaful companies. The growth
of takaful in the GCC region in 2014 and 2015 was 18 % and 21%, respectively, when the region
is the highest contributor regards to this industry. Sherif and Hussnain's (2017)
study
illustrates that the Insurance Premium in the MENA region grows by 1.3% of GDP, which is
almost one-fifth of the worldwide average. Thus,
nowadays, participation
insurance is the
most emerging sector, particularly in most Middle East and some African countries as well
with a growth rate of 20% annual, whereas the Takaful operator has increased by 54% across
the globe since 2006 (Sherif & Hussnain, 2017, p. 375).
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