Purpose - The purpose of this study is to propose a contemporary human resource management (HRM) framework by zakat institutions, which collect and manage religious alms, both obligatory (zakat) and voluntary (sadaqah), in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach - In doing so, discussions...

Purpose - This paper aims to present the viability of unit trust waqf (Islamic endowment) as an alternative asset class for waqf creation. Design/methodology/approach - This paper starts with the conceptual exploration of the literature in the areas of waqf. The sources of the literature cover...

Purpose: This study aims to explore the potentials of adopting salam-based crowdfunding for financing the agricultural sector in Afghanistan. Design/methodology/approach: It adopts a triangulation approach, consisting of a number of methods used in gathering relevant information about...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the empirical linkage between the composition of Shariah Committee and the extent of Shariah governance disclosure in 16 licensed Islamic banks in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: This paper adopted a multiple regression analysis to...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to quantify the extent to which the Malaysia-based equity investors can benefit from diversifying their portfolio into the conventional and Islamic Southeast Asian region and the world’s top ten largest equity indices (China, Japan, Hong Kong, India, the...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to provide a critical review on how the Khazanah’s Sukuk Ihsan was structured in compliance with the requirements for issuance of Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) sukuk set by the Securities Commission (SC) Malaysia....