Books in the Islamic Business and Finance Series series

This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of Waqf (endowment), addressing specific issues, models, solutions, structures and practices. As Islamic finance has gained in significance, so too has the institution of Waqf, working towards creating an enterprising and an entrepreneurial community across the globe, in order to meet the underlying objectives of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) by targeting the low-income group in particular.The book analyses the historical context of Waqf as well as its revival in the digital era. It addresses the laws and policies affecting the management of Waqf, such as Maqasid al-Shari'ah, law and policies, law and fiscal reform, regulations applied within Muslim countries, judicial procedures and dispute resolutions and covers the core issues concerning the formalities of Waqf, its management and corporate governance questions. The book includes a series of specialised chapters focusing on the products and services of Waqf, covering product innovation, product development, and then assesses the risk factors in Waqf and Waqf Takaful. Finally, it focuses on the challenges of Waqf and offers recommendations for the way forward.A timely and practical guide, comprising a literature review and future research directions, as well as a number of international case studies, this will be a key reference for academics, students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.

This book taps into the recent literature concerning IBFs and highlights the development history of the Islamic banking and finance system, from its inception and also introduces recent innovative concepts and practices in the field. It discusses both theoretical and simultaneously practical issues also.

This book examines the recent developments in Islamic banking and finance, particularly in the context of Islamic social finance instruments, such as Islamic microfinance, Halal education, Takaful, mutual funds and Waqf.

Islamic banks are reluctant to participate in a pure PLS scheme, manifested by the rising concentration of investment on Murabaha. This book explains the "Murabaha syndrome' and what the changes required are to mend this anomaly.

This book gives an overview of what Halal is in logistics and supply chain management and discusses related issues and challenges in Southeast Asia. The book also examines halal logistics and supply chain in reference to global trends and practices.

Islamic banks are reluctant to participate in a pure PLS scheme, manifested by the rising concentration of investment on Murabaha. This book explains the "Murabaha syndrome¿ and what the changes required are to mend this anomaly.

The model, derived from the Qur'an and Sunnah incorporates wide, analytical coverage of the purpose and objective of the Islamic worldview in Islamic economics and finance in particular. The author covers issues that contrast with the understanding of Islamic economics and finance, including some specific goals defining the field and more.

Can there be God-conscious organizational behaviour in the real world of today's capitalist corporations and the alternatives? In this overview of God-consciousness as a moral-awareness model of preference formation, functions, structures, and programs of organization within the purview of institutions and society.

This book explores the roots of the prohibition of interest and how interest has been justified as a viable practice in financial transactions. It offers insight into the current nature of finance and economics and the distinctive features of Islamic finance, and enables researchers to review interest-free financing models.

The book analyses the historical context of Waqf as well as its revival in the digital era. It addresses the laws and policies affecting the management of Waqf and offers recommendations for the way forward.

It would be difficult to examine interest-free alternative financial systems without reviewing the evolution of debt; thus, this book offers a chronological account of the development of interest-bearing debt and contributors offer their take on how the issue of interest has been addressed throughout medieval and modern civilizations.