General characteristics of Islam

Islam, since its advent around 1400 year ago has provided for mankind a solid foundation that is conducive to all circumstances throughout the ages, until the last day

Fiqh of muslim minorities: contentions issnes and recommended solutions

New issues and problems have came to face muslims in various countries as a result of the different environments in which they live

FIQH AL ZAKAH (VOLUME II) TABLE OF CONTENTS PART FOUR: ZAKAH DISTRIBUTION

Centre for Research in Islamic Economic

Entrepreneurship as worship: A Malay Muslim perspective

While Islam is the second largest religion in the world with 1.6 billion Muslims, there are variations in the interpretations of that law (i.e. Sharia). This diversity and variation may hold the key in explaining the different behaviours among Muslim entrepreneurs because of their views on the concept of work as worship. In this study, we examine how Malay entrepreneurs are guided in their sourcing and shaping of entrepreneurial opportunities through Shafii practice. Our contributions include identifying five central values that guided the participant's sourcing of opportunities: Fardhu Kifayah (communal obligation), Wasatiyyah (balanced), Dakwah (the call of joining the good and forbidding the bad), Amanah (trust), and Barakah (blessings). We also contribute to the entrepreneurship literature by demonstrating how these macro-level values of worship gave the entrepreneurs confidence in creating their new ventures