Syed Ahmad Semait is among the vanguard of Islamic scholars of the Malay Nusantara who leads the Malay community towards intellectual and spiritual revival. Coming from the lineage of the Prophet, he carried out his agenda through the publication of classical books of the Islamic Intellectual Tradition couched in contemporary Malay language. Ustaz Ahmad was very much aware that the way forward …
Supporting Modern Teaching in Islamic Schools: Pedagogical Best Practice for Teachers advocates the revamp of the madrasah system and a review of the Islamic curriculum across Muslim countries and emphasises training needs for Islamic teachers for modern instructional practice. Islamic schools across Muslim countries face 21st-century challenges and teachers need continuing professional deve…
This book discusses architectural excellence in Islamic societies drawing on textual and visual materials, from the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT, developed over more than three decades. At the core of the discussion are the efforts, processes, and outcomes of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (AKAA). The AKAA recognises excellence in architectural and urban interventions within cit…
Shariah governance assumes the primary instrument through which Islamic Banking Institutions (IBIs) ensure the Islamicity of their products, services, operations, and internal environments. It is considered to be one the fundamental elements that differentiates IBIs from their traditional counterparts. Shariah Governance in Islamic Banking Institutionsprovides a critical overview of the key …
Sharia-compliance is the raison d’etre of Islamic banks. All of their instruments and activities should be based on sharia principles, which unfortunately exposes them to greater risks than their conventional counterparts, regulated under the dual banking system in Indonesia. These include inconsistencies between fatwas, unique reputational risks, and inefficiencies in the regulatory framewor…
This book places context at the core of the Islamic mechanism of iftā’ to better understand the process of issuing fatwās in Muslim and non-Muslim countries, thus highlighting the connection between context and contemporaneity, on one hand, and the adaptable perception of Islamic law, on the other. The practice of iftā’ is one of the most important mechanisms of Islamic law that keeps…
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 dev…
This book sheds light on a particular facet of the link between politics and Islam through the analysis of the relationship between Islamism and the built environment. The relationship between Islam and politics has always been controversial, yet it has possibly never been as controversial as it is at the time of writing. This new edited volume sets out to explore the interactions between Islam…
Oleh karena tuntutan penguasaan bahasa Inggris yang semakin tinggi, maka buku ini menyasar para mahasiswa perguruan tinggi keislaman dan memosisikan dirinya sebagai jembatan untuk memahami berbagai teks ilmiah keislaman yang ditulis dalam bahasa Inggris. Karena itu, enam bab buku ini dikelompokkan ke dalam tiga bagian utama: (1) Reading Focus: berkaitan dengan bacaan pengetahuan keislaman yang …
Perkembangan Ekonomi dan Bisnis Syariah cukup signifikan di Indonesia, ini ditandai dengan lahirnya beberapa regulasi tentang ekonomi dan bisnis syariah, baik dalam bentuk peraturan per undang – undangan, Peraturan Menteri Keuangan, Peraturan Bank Indonesia, Peratutan Otoritas Jasa Keuangan, ,Peraturan Mahkamah Agung dan Fatwa Dewan Syariah Nasional. Selain itu, berkembang pula secara signifi…