"It is said that COVID-19 pandemic has turned back the poverty clock. As such, there is need to have social mechanisms put in place to provide relief to those who are affected in this regard. Islamic social finance consists of tools and institutions that could be used to alleviate poverty. This...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. This Issue -- 3. Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 1: Investigating International Portfolio Diversification Opportunities for the Asian Islamic Stock Market Investors -- 1....

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Need to Redefine Islamic Finance in The Light of Maqasid Al-Shariah -- Chapter 3: Pandemic Crisis, Digitalization and Social Responsibility: An Emerging Role of Islamic Economics and Finance -- Chapter 4: Sustainable Finance And A Shari’ Analysis Of The...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the practice of Islamic microfinance serves maqāsid al-shari'a (underlying intents of Islamic law) or not. The paper uses a qualitative methodology. Using the literature, five key factors of maqāsid al-shari'a pertaining to an Islamic economy and...