Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Place
Doha
Identifier
230
Country
Qatar
Qur'anic Cosmology in the Works of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Ibn al-'Arabi, and Sayyid Qutb: towards a moral reading
| Today cosmology is increasingly identified as a hard science that studies the physical make-up of the universe. This approach significantly differs from the traditional understanding of cosmology, which presupposes the inseparable connection between human beings and the cosmos, and in which the cosmos contains a moral dimension. |
Justice in Classical Islamic Thought: The Perspectives of Al-Mawardi, Miskawayh and Ibn Taymiyya
| The present study addresses the concept of justice during the classical period. It analyzes and compares the discourse of al-Mäwardi, Miskawayh and ibn Taymiyya on justice and its application. These scholars were particularly chosen because they represent different trends and epistemological frameworks in the Islamic tradition. This will help in having a somewhat comprehensive understanding of how pre- modern scholars perceived justice. |
State-Society Relations in Digital Fatwas: A Study of Islamweb in Qatar
| This thesis is about the digital fatwa institution within the national context in the state of Qatar. It analyzes a sample of approximately five hundred fatwas from Islamweb in relation to its birthplace i.e., Qatar. The thesis also relies on a number of interviews with officials, senior, junior and ex-muftis in Islamweb. |
Development of Islamic Fianance industry in Bahrain and Malaysia: Lessons to be drawn
| Over the past four decades the Islamic financial services industry (IFS) has come a long way in offering the needed financial services to the society. The number of countries who are interested in developing the Islamic financial services (IFS) segment of their financial industries is growing, especially after the global financial crisis where the IFS industry was able to survive the crisis with little affect as compared to the adverse effect of the crisis on its conventional counterpart. |
Shari'ah Compliant Finance of Last Resort Facility: An Attempt to develop instruments for QCB
| Managing liquidity is a fundamental component of sound management in all financial institutions. However liquidity management might face some constrains, Islamic banks in particular face challenges derived mainly by the main Shari"ah principles on Islamic finance, limited Shari"ah compliant interbank instrument, and in many jurisdictions, the lack of Shari'ah compliant financier of last resort facility. This research analyzes the issue of liquidity management in Islamic banks in atar with a special focus on the third challenge. |
Financial Engineering in Islamic Banks in the Light of Maqasid Al Sharia
| The main objective of this paper is to assess the present state of the Islamic banking industry in the light of Maqasid Al Sharia and to identify the causes of possible infringements. |