Islamic Focus Issue 117
PROHIBITION OF RIBA IN ISLAM. RIBA - Commonly referred as Sood (in Urdu) –Riba means excess, increase or addition –Riba in banking implies any excess.
Prophet Nuh(a.s) was sent to teach people the lesson of tauheed and to tell them to worship only Allah. Prophet Nuh(a.s) preached Islam over 950 years.