Hysteria which occurs among school adolescents in Malaysia causes adverse effects on social and psychological development of adolescents. This scenario is worrying because such occurrences also interfere with the teaching and learning process. Islamic psychotherapy has its own methods in dealing with hysteria to overcome adolescent psychological and spiritual problems. Hence, the purpose of thi...

a r t i c l e i n f o The Dow Jones Islamic Market indices (DJIMI) are constructed by screening out stocks that are incompatible with Islam's prohibition of interest and certain lines of business. However, as a blunt instrument, the interest rate can affect discounted cash flows of any firm, even a firm with no financial leverage. This study reveals that the aggregate portfolio of Islamic stock...

This paper investigates the question of whether the phenomenon of Islamic finance who based on Shariah, or Islamic law is truly globalizing and spreading as a universal system of finance and banking. The paper also addresses various aspects of the globalization for Islamic finance, among other, the issue of the rise of Islamic banking in the world, Islamic jurisprudence and finance, global stan...

Al Haram Al Shrif in Makkah is the holiest spot on the earth to Muslims. Every year about 14 million people are visiting the place from around the world, this number is increasing over the coming years. No author so far has been able to offer a fundamental study on its patterns, although there are many studies on Islamic patterns on other Islamic sites like Al Hambra and Al-Andolothia Mosque in...

This paper examines the issue of gender equality within Islam in order to develop an ethical framework for businesses operating in Muslim majority countries. We pay attention to the role of women and seemingly inconsistent expectations of Islamic and western societies with regard to appropriate gender roles. In particular, we contrast a mainstream western liberal individualist view of freedom a...

This study explains the history, current problems, and future possibilities of Islamic insurance (takaful) in Bangladesh. To articulate these issues, the researcher has adopted the qualitative method, and data has been collected through secondary sources i.e. articles, books, and online resources. The study reveals that Islamic insurance in Bangladesh is regulated by the Insurance Act 2010 whic...

Each economy functions within a particular social framework, defined by its moral philosophy and legal system. What makes an economy Islamic is Sharīah, the moral/legal discourses of the classical fuqahā’, 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 Europe...

1 M.Sc student, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 2 Department of Chemistry, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran 3 Ph.D Student, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran 4 Ph.D Student, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. 5 Department of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,...

This paper explores some of the issues that arise in the regulation of Islamic capital market products and services. As many of the products are distributed to retail clients by Islamic banks and through the Islamic windows of conventional banks, it is also pertinent to deal with the regulation of these institutions, not least because of the distinctive liability and asset structures of Islamic...