Notes On Islamic Economics

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This is the third book of the series of Notes on Islamic Economics. It studies the Islamic finance and banking part of Islamic economics in eighteen chapters. chapter 1 foundation of islamic finance chapter 2 principles of islamic finance chapter 3 introduction to islamic finance contracts chapter 4 overview of islamic finance contracts chapter 5 characteristics of islamic finance chapter 6 maqasid al shari'ah in the prohibition of riba chapter 7 islamic financial intermediation chapter 8 comparison of islamic finance with conventional finance chapter 9 islamic banking and development chapter 10 success factors of islamic banks chapter 11 the rise of a power alliance of wealth and shari'ah scholarship chapter 12strategic trends in islamic banking and finance chapter 13 risk management in islamic banking chapter 14innovation in liquidity management instruments chapter 15sukuk: islamic alternative to bonds chapter 16service sukuk for financing public utilities chapter 17cooperative micro finance: an islamic approach chapter 18ethical values in conventional and islamic finance

This is the second book of the series Notes on Islamic Economics. Its subject is the charitable sector. The third sector has a special important role in the Islamic economic system because of the fundamental concern Islam gives to justice and how it is applied in a free-will private-ownership based economy.

This is the fourth in a series of four books on Notes on Islamic Economics. It deals with three important subjects: 1) the Money and development theory in Islamic economics, 2) Islamic public finance, and 3) sustainable development in the Muslim countries. In part one, we discuss the Islamic development theory, money as a central issue in development and inflation. This part consists of chapters one to seven. Chapter one deals with the Islamic theory of economic development, chapter two deals with the role of government in economic development, chapter three deals with money in Islamic economics, chapter four discusses inflation, chapter five discusses economic policy and its tools Islamic economics and chapters six and seven deal with issues of privatization in Islamic perspectives. Part two consists of five chapters; eight through twelve and deals with public finance and part three deals with sustainable development for the Muslim countries in chapters thirteen through sixteen. The conclusion of this book looks for the future of Islamic economics. The theme of my argument in all of them is that the Islamic system looks at economic development is a process determined by the institutional set up of a society which is changeable only by changing the value/cultural system of the society. The religion of Islam attempts to implant values conducive to development and prepares human beings to undertake necessary changes which bring about economic progressiveness. Besides, there are many similarities between Islamic and conventional economics when it comes to the general objectives and approaches while a number of details differ considerably.

This is the second book of the series Notes on Islamic Economics. Its subject is the charitable sector. The third sector has a special important role in the Islamic economic system because of the fundamental concern Islam gives to justice and how it is applied in a free-will private-ownership based economy. The pursuit of personal economic welfare and maximization of profit associated with exchange-based market relationships are always based on self-interest which classical Islamic Scholars expressed as "exchange contracts are founded on greed The Islamic approach to reconcile economic freedom, greed in exchange and private ownership on one hand with economic equitable distribution, respect and honor of human beings and social coherence on the other hand is two folds, personal moral and societal law-regulated. The moral emphasis on the inner screen in the Islamic economic system is significant. We've seen in book one of this series that the Islamic moral ethical system gives a special weight to the inner screen through channeling selfishness into a canal of altruism so that to maximize one's own outcome of economic decisions one has to include the quantity of Hasanat one accumulates. Caring about others and gracing them with one's own wealth becomes a selfish way to gain more rewards expressed as Hasanat. Some vague and non-articulated version of this concept exists in other monotheistic religions. The second tool incorporated by the Islamic economic system for reconciling selfishness with giving others is the legal and social pressure. Through its legal and social system Islam is the only religion which literally assigns part of the wealth of the rich to the poor and backs that by creating a social and community pressure to establish endowments for the purpose of economic equity.The obligation of Zakah and the encouragement, expansion, protection and regulation of Awqaf are unique to the Islamic economic system. This is why this book is important and this is why the third charitable sector has special significance in the Islamic economic system. This book discusses the three pillars of charity in Islam: the obligatory Zakah, the voluntary but substantial Awqaf and the voluntary Infaq or general charity. The first six chapters discuss the different aspects of Zakah. Four chapters, seven to ten, are assigned to discussing the different aspect of Awqaf beginning with its historical and Shari'ah aspects, important role in Welfare, the different facets of reforms which are necessary to allow the Awqaf institution to assume its role in the economies of Muslim countries, etc.The last chapter tries to show the place general charity or 'Infaq fi Sabili Allah' assumes in the Islamic economic system.In this book as in other books of this series I do not intend to repeat other writings. This series is an attempt to present Islamic economics in a non-traditional way with emphasis on the institutional aspects and structure. I will deal with the fundamental issues of Islamic economics and finance in a realistic yet innovative manner while observing fundamental relations, ties and inspiration from the basic sources of the Islamic religion and its Shari'ah rulings; the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

A historical analysis of economic thought in Islamic tradition which interrogates contemporary Islamic economics as a hybrid system.