Oran, Ahmad; Rashid, Salim - In: Public Finance = Finances publiques 44 (1989) 1, pp. 75-101
This paper examines the fiscal policy of the early Islamic State. The manner in which the general directions set out in the Quran and the Traditions of the Prophet were supplemented by the actions of the first four caliphs is elaborated upon. The interpretation of Quranic guidelines, their...