What can we expect from Shariah Standard on Gold?

There is no point of developing a standard, any standard for that matter, if it is of no use for the humanity or special community living on this planet. The same is true with a Shariah standard. Any standard which is to be developed must have a clear set of deliverables in terms of its relevance and impact. What are these deliverables? The following points are based on my own intuitive understanding or perhaps, to some extent, expectation and aspiration.The most important aspect that this standard aspires to achieve is to dispel the prevailing understanding in the community that gold is a usurious or ribawi item, and nothing much can be done with this precious metal in financial dealings. Therefore, there is no need to work and devote on this kind of standard as most of the dealings...