Islamic securities (Sukuk) are hybrid securities bearing features of stocks and bonds, altogether. Similar to stocks, they indicate a type of partnership and holders of Sukuk will be considered as the owners of underlying asset or project for finance of which, Sukuk have been issued. Theoretically, these holders share any loss and profit resulted from underlying asset. However, these securities...

This study aimed to reveal the strategy of improving quality Islamic educational institutions through financing management at MIN 1 Banjarmasin. used a qualitative approach with natural setting as data source. The were collected observation, in-depth interviews, and document review. There five respondents in this study, namely head madrasa, curriculum, treasurer, school committee, new student a...

This article offers an anthropological outline of immanent critique in Islamic traditions. In addressing the question – what is immanent critique? – it dwells on the interrelationships amongst the Enlightenment’s notion of reason, critique, and Islam. My main contention is that to construe the Western notion of critique derived from Enlightenment’s specific conceptualization of reason as critiq...

The study investigates the relationship between growth of Islamic banks & financial institutions and operational performance small medium enterprises located in Oman. employs qualitative method for data gathering. An effective questionnaire was created to gather opinions participants through semi-structured interviews. sample consist 40 employees SMEs, 20 managers, 2 experts. Thematic descr...

The present study has been conducted to investigate the impact of Cooperative Microfinance Program (CMFP i-e Islamic Relief-Pakistan] on the standard of life of poor marginalized masses. Secondary, time series, ranging from 2002-2008 about the Disbursement of funds, number of beneficiaries [gender wise], financing methods have been taken from the reports of Islamic Relief. Numbers of beneficiar...