The 21st Century went to war against the 11th Century in Afghanistan last week. The 11th Century won. US warplanes cluster-bombed the usual natives, but the intensive air attacks failed to dislodge Taliban tribal warriors from positions north of Kabul.
Riba, Musharikah, Muzara'ah: what do all of these words mean? They are simply Islamic economic terms you may come across when trying to do business Islamically or reading up on this subject.
Resume of Prof. Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi, a leading scholar and pioneer in Islamic economics. He is a Professor of Economics, Centre for Research in Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqi is a unique mix: he is an Islamic scholar and an Islamic economist, mixing traditional knowledge and modern know how. He is the author of numerous books and papers about economics from an Islamic perspective.
Investing without full knowledge is gambling with your money. That's the best advice you can get about how to invest wisely. We see too many investors who might have avoided trouble and losses if they had asked basic questions from the start.
Sometimes, to be able to really evaluate what kind of relationship we have with our mothers, we need to ask ourselves the right questions. Here are some that can help.