It is widely recognised that the human development index (HDI) does not totally capture the rich content of the human development concept, necessitating a more adequate measure of human development. This paper introduces an ethics‐augmented human development index (E‐HDI) as a new indicator...

Purpose – Theological perspectives in ethics, values and their functional application in the real world are vividly covered by the theory and practice of Islamic banking in recent times. This paper seeks to formalize the theological paradigm of the unity of God ( Tawhid ) and to make the...

Purpose – The paper aims to offer a new perspective on the strictly microeconomic nature of all of Islamic economics. Writers in this field continue to work in the mainstream tradition without noticing the micro‐interface of the theoretical nature of Islamic economics. This paper aims to...

Purpose – To apply the Tawhidi epistemology in the automobile industry as the paradigm of the Islamic socio‐scientific order in terms of its inherent knowledge‐centered worldview. Design/methodology/approach – The concepts of unity and unification of knowledge in a system‐wide sense...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the attitudes, perceptions and knowledge of Islamic financial products and services. Design/methodology/approach – A synoptic survey of empirical analyses about Islamic financial products and services and comparison with the literature on...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show the link between Islamic banking and microfinancing. Design/methodology/approach – The approach used in this paper is first to describe the basic principles of Islamic banking and microfinancing and then to show the link between the two...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a study into: the motives that dispose customers in Bahrain to choose a specific bank; the level of familiarity of customers with the most widely used services/products offered by Islamic banks; and the extent of use of those products....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of health and education on income distribution and poverty in selected Islamic countries. Design/methodology/approach – A model of income inequality along with a model of poverty, with same explanatory variables, are...