The Edinburgh Companion to Shari'ah Governance in Islamic Finance

Abstract

A reference guide to shari’ah governance in Islamic finance as practised in 17 countries

• Comprehensive treatment of shari’ah governance in Islamic finance

• Case studies of shari’ah governance practices from 17 key Islamic finance hubs: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkey, UK and Europe

• Presents key debates surrounding shari’ah governance practices in Islamic finance and critical analysis by leading scholars of the field

• Brings indigenous knowledge of Islamic finance from around the world to a wider English-language audience

• Sets an agenda for researchers in the fields of Islamic studies and Islamic finance, and for other social scientists studying the area of Islam and finance

Written by a group of prominent shari’ah scholars, academics and practitioners in the field of Islamic finance, this book contains 17 in-depth case studies of shari’ah governance practices and experiences as well as critical analysis of these practices. It serves as a standalone comprehensive reference work on shari’ah governance, containing an overview of its Islamic legal foundations, its evolution and development over the years, current practices and debates on shari’ah governance standards and future prospects for shari’ah governance in the global Islamic finance market.

Contributors

• Dr Dalal Aassouli

• Professor Datuk Rifaat Ahmed Abdel Karim

• Mahmood Ahmad

• Dr. Abdur Rahman Yusri

• Sarwat Ahson

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Syed Musa Alhabshi

• Ashraf Gomma Ali

• Samir Alamad

• Dr. Ahmed M. Alkhan

• Wachid Asad

• Hanaan Balala

• Dr. Zeynep Topaloglu Calkan

• Dr. Jamshaid Anwar Chattha

• Amin Mohseni-Cheraghlou

• Dr. Osama Al Deraie

• Dr. Fuaad Al-Dulaimi

• Dr. Mohammad Omar

• Umar Farooq

• Safiudin Ahmad Fuad

• Hafas Furqani

• Dr. Ebrahim Gamal

• Zulkifli Hasan

• Professor Dr. M. Kabir Hassan

• Usman Hayat

• Dr. Walid Hegazy

• Rifki Ismal

• Ruma Khanam

• Sohaib Khan

• Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin

• Dr. Tariqullah Khan

• Ishraga Khattab

• Muslehuddin Musab Mohammed

• Marjan Muhammad

• Mohamed Nafeel Mahboob

• Shariq Nisar

• Umar Oseni

• Dr. Aida Othman

• Dr Ali Mohi AlDin Al-Quradaghi

• Bahnaz A. Al-Quradaghi

• Beebee Salma Sairally

• Wijdan Tariq

• Md. Hafij Ullah

• Siraj Yasini

• Amir Ahmad Zolfaghari