Islamic finance is presently one of the most discussed topics of Islamic economics. Literature on the subject and practice of Islamic finance has increased considerably in recent years; a large number of it is characterized as non-original and repetitive. In his work Islamic Finance: Law,...

The present discussion falls under the broad category of modern history of Islamic Economic Thought which needs to be documented. As far as the earlier history of Islamic economic thought is concerned, we have several works starting from the first century Hijrah to the 9th century Hijrah...

“Maqasid-e-Shariat” (Objectives of the Shariah) is the latest work by Prof. M.N. Siddiqi, first published by the Islamic Research Academy, Islamabad, and republished by the Markazi Maktabah-e-Islami, New Delhi. We have before us the one published from New Delhi

Kuran is an author well-known in the circle of Islamic economists for his relentless attempts to correct certain courses of development in the discipline. Although it is not necessary to agree with him, one can learn some lessons from his writings

Islamic Finance: Issues in Ṣukūk and Proposals for Reform is a jointly edited volume by Mohammad Hashim Kamali and Abdul Karim Abdullah. The book is jointly published by the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (IAIS) and the Islamic Foundation, U.K....

Issues relating to zakah on equity shares are far from being settled if one considers the available fatawa and observed practices in many Muslim countries. The most basic questions pertain to the correct method of valuation of equity shares for the purpose of estimation of zakah liability. This...

Arabic Abstract: إن القضايا المتعلقة بزكاة الأسهم لازالت بعيدة عن الاستقرار على رأي واحد إذا أُخذ بعين الاعتبار الفتاوى الصادرة بشأنها والممارسات التطبيقية لها في...

In explaining economic phenomena, economic analysis concentrates on selected influences and fixes the host of other factors under a ceteris paribus clause. This view, which goes back to Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), is developed in the first part of the book. Aggregation is viewed as a particular...

Life annuities provide a guaranteed income for the remainder of the recipient’s lifetime, and therefore, annuitization presents an important option when choosing an adequate investment strategy for the retirement ages. While there are numerous research articles studying annuities from a...

Even 50 years after Modigliani/Miller’s irrelevance theorem, the basic question of how firms choose their capital structure remains unclear. This survey paper aims at summarizing and discussing corresponding recent developments in empirical capital structure research, which, in our view, are...