The main objective of this paper is to study and analyse the concept of the market mechanism as seen by Ibn Taimiyah. The paper will also attempt to compare his views with those of some other Muslim thinkers and Western writers until mid-eighteenth century. The first section is devoted to the...

Issues relating to zakah on equity shares are far from being settled if one considers the available fatawa and observed practices in many Muslim countries. The most basic questions pertain to the correct method of valuation of equity shares for the purpose of estimation of zakah liability. This...

Arabic Abstract: إن القضايا المتعلقة بزكاة الأسهم لازالت بعيدة عن الاستقرار على رأي واحد إذا أُخذ بعين الاعتبار الفتاوى الصادرة بشأنها والممارسات التطبيقية لها في...