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ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, THEN AND NOW: A FIQHĪ-CONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON ITS DOCTRINES AND DEBATES*

@article{ElSheikh2011ISLAMICEA,
  title={ISLAMIC ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, THEN AND NOW: A FIQHĪ-CONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON ITS DOCTRINES AND DEBATES*},
  author={S. El-Sheikh},
  journal={International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting},
  year={2011},
  volume={19}
}

• S. El-Sheikh
• Published 2011
• Economics
• International Journal of Economics, Management and Accounting

Each economy functions within a particular social framework, defined by its  moral philosophy and legal system. What makes an economy Islamic is Shari'ah,  the moral/legal discourses of the classical fuqaha, which defined the economy  of classical Islam, shaped its micro and macro institutions, and modulated its  actual performance. This economy, which was virtually effaced during the age of  European colonialism, has become, in the post-colonial era, both a symbol and  basis for revivalist… Expand

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