Islamic Philanthropy, Development and Wellbeing

This paper seeks to contribute to the debates on Islamic philanthropy and development, both conceptually and through case studies, especially from Egypt. Conceptually, it argues that the three-dimensional concept of wellbeing offers some analytical inroads into understanding the relational dimensions of the role of Islamic philanthropy in Muslim-majority contexts, and how it is embedded in subjective meanings of the self and fulfilment of divine precepts

Philosophy of Islamic Marriage: Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies

This article aims to analyse the Philosophy of Islamic Marriage. This paper begins with the preliminary discussion on the issue followed by the delineation of philosophy of Islamic law drawing on textual discourses in the area. Conclusion of this paper are: Firstly, the philosophy of Islamic marriage is the purpose, the goal of Islamic marriage. Secondly, the objective, the purpose, and the goal of Islamic marriage are the same as and in line with the fulfillment of human needs. The fulfillment of this requirement accords with the motivation of marriage in psychology and family roles in Sociology. Therefore, the objective, the purpose, the goal of Islamic marriage as a philosophy of Islamic marriage go hand in hand with human needs, psychology and Sociology. Thirdly, by synchronizing the Islamic law and objectives as well as the principles of Islamic marriage law may yield the philosophy of Islamic marriage law

The Pedophile Prophet? Breathing a Culturally Relative Point of View into a Controversial Cultural Debate

This work focuses on a controversial topic within women studies of the Islamic world, the very young marriage of Mohammad\u27s second wife Aisha. The work attempts to meet the issue on level ground and explain that while this may seem as a spark on conflict between non-Muslim cultures and the Islamic world this marriage was not altogether that uncommon for the time

Impact of Interest Rates on Islamic and Conventional Banks: The Case of Turkey

Identifying the impact of the interest rates upon Islamic banks is key to understand the contribution of such institutions to the financial stability, designing monetary policies and devising a proper risk management applicable to these institutions. This article analyzes and investigates the impact of interest rate shock upon the deposits and loans held by the conventional and Islamic banks with particular reference to the period between December 2005 and July 2009 based on Vector Error Correction (VEC) methodology. It is theoretically expected that the Islamic banks, relying on interest-free banking, shall not be affected by the interest rates; however, in concurrence with the previous studies, the article finds that the Islamic banks in Turkey are visibly influenced by interest rates.Interest-free banking, monetary policy

Dilema Islamic Studies, Dilema Pendidikan Islam

The developing of the Integrated Islamic School in recent years appears the problem especially the using of the term" integrated", besides, the conceptual problem and it is important to clarify and to solve the conceptual problem. The terminology of integrated can narrow Islam as a religion because Islam is only can be regarded as the knowledge of Islamic religion and the general knowledge is not Islamic knowledge. Departing from the discourse on the Integrated Islamic Education mentioned above, it should be placed the problem of the concept of ilm in Islam as diin. Based on the belief of the function of Islam as revelation can guide human life, it is clear that all knowledge /science constitute an Islamic knowledge/science that based on a truth principle and methodology. The right knowledge/science is Islam, whether the knowledge developed in Europe and America or the Middle East, and the wrong knowledge can be regarded as the disbelievers' knowledge. According to the author that the criteria of the right is in accordance with the law of universe and sacred texts and the high grade of the right is only dzanni, relative and probable

Critical connections : Islamic politics and political economy in Indonesia and Malaysia

This article explores Islamic politics in two Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Malaysia, by linking their trajectories, from late colonial emergence to recent upsurge, to broad concerns of political economy, including changing social bases, capitalist transformation, state policies, and economic crises. The Indonesian and Malaysian trajectories of Islamic politics are tracked in a comparative exercise that goes beyond the case studies to suggest that much of contemporary Islamic politics cannot be explained by reference to Islam alone, but to how Islamic identities and agendas are forged in contexts of modern and profane social contestation.Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Internal politics, Islam, Islamization, State, Economic transformation, Economic crises, Populism

On Ideas in Motion in Baghdad and Beyond

Note on Damien Janos (ed.), Ideas in Motion in Baghdad and Beyond. Philosophical and Theological Exchanges between Christians and Muslims in the Third/Ninth and Fourth/Tenth Centuries, (Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts, 124), Brill: Leiden–Boston, 201

Islamic Banking Performance in the Middle East: A Case Study of Jordan

Islamic banking in Jordan started around two decades ago. Since then it has played an important role in financing and contributing to different economics and social sectors in the country in compliance with the principles of Shariah rules in Islamic banking practices. Since there have been limited studies on the financial performance of Islamic banks in the country. The aim of this paper is to examine and analyse the Jordanian experience with Islamic banking, and in particular the experience for the first and second Islamic bank in the country, Jordan Islamic Bank for Finance and Investment (JIBFI), and Islamic International Arab Bank (IIAB) in order to evaluate the Islamic banks’ performance in the county. The paper goes further to shed some light on the domestic as well as global challenges, which are facing this sector. However, this paper used the performance evaluation methodology by conducting the profit maximization, capital structure, and liquidity tests. This paper found that the efficiency and ability of both banks has increased and both have expanded their investment and activities and had played an important role in financing projects in Jordan. Another interesting finding of the paper that these banks have focused on the short-term investment, perhaps this seems to be the case in most Islamic banking practices. Another finding is that the Bank for Finance and Investment (JIBFI) has a high profitability that encourages other banks to practice the Islamic financial system. The paper also found that Islamic banks have a high growth in the credit facilities and in profitability.Islamic banking, Performance, Efficiency, Challenges, Jordan

Islamic Studies Dalam Pendekatan Multidisipliner (Suatu Kajian Gradual Menuju Paradigma Global)

Education is a vicious circle phenomenon, which we can not go out with just rely on one approach is diachronic. Moreover, the Islamic education that still has a serious problem faced by most of the drafter of Islamic education is the ability to understand the low level of Islamic education as a “science” and Islamic education as an “educational institution”. The existence of Islamic education and also should be able to provide a solution to various problems and development needs of the people. Thus, finding new formats in the dynamics of Islamic education is a necessity to help humanity. Here the author tries to describe Islamic education with a combination approach that the synchronic diachronic history of the social sciences, namely sociology and anthropology to bring its characteristics and also the characters. As well as the last author tries to provide an alternative-solution-based approach should be used to study the future of Islamic education