[pic] ISLAMIC BANKING: IS IT REALLY “ISLAMIC”? By: Omar Mustafa Ansari & Faizan Ahmed Memon Is it really Islamic? …. In this era of development and growth in Islamic finance and banking‚ this is a question being raised at every forum by various quarters. All those who raise this question‚ are undoubtedly well-wishers of Islam‚ Islamic economic system and Muslim Ummah. Accordingly‚ while we celebrate the achievements of Islamic banking on one hand‚ we should not
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In March 2001‚ the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan which Finbarr Barry Flood said would define Islamic iconoclasm for many decades to follow. The author argues that the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas does not represent Islam’s attitude towards figuration‚ but rather a response at a particular moment in time. This point is still true today considering Islam’s view on images has never been the reason for iconoclasm‚ but what defines iconoclasm has certainly changed in recent years with
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The relevance of faith back to the importance of religion in human life and the importance of religion known‚ Religion is the true value of the human being in this world and hereafter‚ no religion‚ human right value‚ there can be no true worship only good faith‚ not only in terms of the forensic method of worship‚ Even in terms of starting to believe in God - the Almighty - and other assets of faith and the belief of divine‚ the Platform of religion and belief into the extent of human perceptions
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ultra-conservative expression of numerous faiths‚ namely Islam. It should be noted that Islamic fundamentalism is highly religious in nature‚ and a religion based on the salvation of all men. Islamic fundamentalism is for the most part a modern phenomenon‚ it is impossible to grasp without first understanding at least the roots of Islam . Fundamentalist Islam is based primarily on two pillars‚ the first being that Islamic law(shuria or Sharia‚ also known as the Law of Allah) is the only valid system
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medieval Islam In the history of mathematics‚ mathematics in medieval Islam‚ often termed Islamic mathematics or Arabic mathematics‚ is the mathematics developed in the Islamic world between 622 and 1600‚ during what is known as the Islamic Golden Age‚ in that part of the world where Islam was the dominant religion. Islamic science and mathematics flourished under the Islamic caliphate (also known as the Islamic Empire) established across the Middle East‚ Central Asia‚ North Africa‚ Southern Italy‚
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Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jebo How ‘Islamic’ is Islamic Banking? Feisal Khan ∗ Dept. of Economics‚ Hobart and William Smith Colleges‚ 300 Pulteney Street‚ Geneva‚ NY 14456‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Islamic Banks hold well over US $700 billion in assets and are growing at over 15% p.a. Islamic Banking and Finance (IBF) involves wider ethical and moral issues than simply ‘interest-free’ transactions
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Noraini Hashim Asst. Professor‚ Institute of Education‚ International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia E-mail: mataidtweety@gmail.com‚ cnoraini@gmail.com Suhailah Hussien Asst. Professor‚ Institute of Education‚ International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia E-mail: mataidtweety@gmail.com‚ cnoraini@gmail.com Mohyani Razikin Asst. Professor‚ Institute of Education‚ International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia E-mail: mataidtweety@gmail
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Daughter and wife beating are routine in the Muslim world. Over 90 percent of Pakistani wifes‚ for instance‚ have been struck‚ beaten or abused sexually for offenses like cooking an unsatisfactory meal or failing to give birth to a male child.1 Oppression of woman means that one other gender thinks he is the ¨dominant¨ and more powerful based on the sex of the person. They use traditional stereotypes to ¨prove¨ how one sex is above the other one. In this essay it will be exposed how woman are oppressed
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decision. The second reason for the importance of education is that only through the attainment of education‚ man is enabled to receive information from the external world. It is well said that "Without education‚ man is as though in a closed room and with education he finds himself in a room with all its windows open towards outside world." The reflective book of Holy Quran is so rich in content and meaning that if the history of human thought continues forever‚ this book is not likely to be read
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Over the course of history‚ there have been many religious conflicts and wars‚ specifically the era of Islamic Spain (711-1492). Islamic Spain was a multi-cultural mix between the three great religions at that time‚ which consisted of Muslims‚ Christians‚ and Jews. For over 700 years‚ the era in which Islamic rulers governed was broken into five different successions which consisted of the Dependant Emirate (711-756)‚ the Independent Emirate (756-929)‚ the Caliphate (929-1031)‚ the Almoravid Era
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