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Research paper thumbnail of Methodology of Economics: Secular Versus Islamic

This book is based on the thesis that I submitted in August 2006 to the International Islamic Uni... more This book is based on the thesis that I submitted in August 2006 to the International Islamic University Malaysia in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the PhD degree in Economics.It was a difficult topic but this reality dawned on me only after I had already crossed the point of no return. I found the area hazy and controversial in mainstream economics. In the case of Islamic economics the situation was even worse. Methodology was invariably confused with a research design or work plan. The subject in a formal form did not even exist. Whatever was available in the literature was part of discussions on Islamic economics or Shari’ah issues. Usually, the discussion was of a ‘touch and go’ nature. The writers were seldom found coming to grips with real issues in the area let alone reaching any worthwhile conclusions. Much confusion and controversy in the methodology of economics essentially centered on the efficacy of criteria, rules, and procedures that have to be...

Research paper thumbnail of Methodology of Economics: Secular Versus Islamic

... Haneef, Mohamed Aslam., Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought: A Selected Comparative Analysi... more ... Haneef, Mohamed Aslam., Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought: A Selected Comparative Analysis, Printed by S. Abdul Majeed & Co. Kuala Lumpur, 1995. ... Yahya, Harun: The Qur'an Leads the Way to Science, Shafiq Books, Saba, (January 2002). ...

Research paper thumbnail of Methodology of Economics: Secular Versus Islamic

This book is based on the thesis that I submitted in August 2006 to the International Islamic Uni... more This book is based on the thesis that I submitted in August 2006 to the International Islamic University Malaysia in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the PhD degree in Economics.It was a difficult topic but this reality dawned on me only after I had already crossed the point of no return. I found the area hazy and controversial in mainstream economics. In the case of Islamic economics the situation was even worse. Methodology was invariably confused with a research design or work plan. The subject in a formal form did not even exist. Whatever was available in the literature was part of discussions on Islamic economics or Shari’ah issues. Usually, the discussion was of a ‘touch and go’ nature. The writers were seldom found coming to grips with real issues in the area let alone reaching any worthwhile conclusions. Much confusion and controversy in the methodology of economics essentially centered on the efficacy of criteria, rules, and procedures that have to be...

Research paper thumbnail of Methodology of Economics: Secular Versus Islamic

... Haneef, Mohamed Aslam., Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought: A Selected Comparative Analysi... more ... Haneef, Mohamed Aslam., Contemporary Islamic Economic Thought: A Selected Comparative Analysis, Printed by S. Abdul Majeed & Co. Kuala Lumpur, 1995. ... Yahya, Harun: The Qur'an Leads the Way to Science, Shafiq Books, Saba, (January 2002). ...

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