Purpose – To reason whether the interest‐based fiat monetary system is compatible with the objectives of the Islamic law or the Shariah. Design/methodology/approach – This is a theoretical paper that uses the quantity theory of money and the objectives or maqasid al‐Shariah as expounded...

Purpose – Having argued in the part I paper that the interest‐based fiat monetary system is not compatible with the objectives of the Islamic law or the Shariah, this paper seeks to argue why commodity moneys, like the gold dinar and silver dirham, are compatible with the maqasid....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that fractional reserve banking (FRB) has implications for the ownership structure of assets in the economy that violates the Islamic principles of ownership. Design/methodology/approach – This is a theoretical paper that looks into the works of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a Muzara’ah–supply chain model for the purpose of enhancing agricultural financing and productivity in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – In this paper, an expert survey approach was employed to validate the newly developed model....