The DJIM indices use a screening process to identify companies that are compliant with Shariah law.
The SSB reviews the financial statements of each company and determines whether it meets the Islamic finance criteria.
The DJIM screens have been adopted by the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions ("AAOIFI")-Standard 21.
The DJIM measure the performance of a global universe of investable equities that have been screened for Shari’ah compliance consistent with Dow Jones Indexes’ methodology.
The first level of DJIM screening removes companies involved in industries related to alcohol, pork-related products, conventional financial services (e.g. banks and insurance companies), entertainment (e.g. hotels, casinos, gambling etc.