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Method and Substance of Islamic Economics Revisited إعادة النظر في منهجية ومرتكزات الاقتصاد الإسلامي

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  • Mohd Mahyudi

    (Assistant Professor, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences International Islamic University Malaysia)

  • Enizahura Abdul Aziz

    (Centre for the Study of Shari’ah, Law and Politics, Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM))

Abstract

This paper provides fresh deliberations on the method and substance of Islamic economics by relying on the structure and contents of Nienhaus (2013). Introspective arguments are furnished to soundly argue that Islamic economics is still a widely disregarded field; it is an integrated science; its normative dimension is not a deterrent element; ‘Islamic economics light’ studies are one inseparable part of the discipline; and Islamic economics is a political economy. On the aforementioned issues, we essentially make further elaborations on our Islamic economics definition, ‘Qur’ānic framework’, Islamic epistemology and Islamic criteria originating from our paper Mahyudi and Abdul Aziz (2017). The elaborations are extended to expound on their positive impact to the ‘Islamization of Knowledge’ agenda. We also utilize Bakar (2016) to reduce the observed tension between Sharīʿah scholars and Islamic economists that is triggered by issues surrounding legal form and economic reasoning of Islamic banking and finance products. Armed with the latest views over some foundational topics in the philosophy of Islamic economics science, our discussions proffer some guiding points on the proper conduct of Islamic economists in engaging with conventional economists and Islamic jurisprudence experts. تقدم هذه الورقة رؤى جديدة حول منهجية ومرتكزات الاقتصاد الإسلامي من خلال الدراسة التي قدمها فولكر نينهاوس (Nienhaus, 2013)، والتي أشار فيها إلى أن الاقتصاد الإسلامي يجهله الكثيرون وعلى نطاق واسع، وأنه غير واضح المعالم، وعلى الرغم من الكتابات الكثيرة فيه إلا أنها تصنف في خانة ما وسمه نينهاوس "الاقتصاد الإسلامي الخفيف"؛ أي عدم التعمق العلمي اللازم. ولا يخرج عن كونه اقتصاد سياسي في ضوء ما ورد في البحث. يقدم البحث تعريفاً للاقتصاد الإسلامي منطلقاً من القرآن الكريم، ومبنياً على نظرية المعرفة الإسلامية، اعتماداً على الدراسات السابقة للباحثين حول تأصيل المعرفة ماهيودي وعبدالعزيز 2017)). علاوة على ذلك تم الاستعانة بدراسة داود بكر(2016) لتقليل هوة الخلاف بين الفقهاء والباحثين في الاقتصاد الإسلامي حول العديد من القضايا التشريعية والقانونية والفكرية ومنتجات المالية الإسلامية. كما يقدم البحث وفي ضوء معرفة المؤلفين التامة بفلسفة الاقتصاد الإسلامي بعض المقترحات حول مختلف القضايا لتقريب وجهات النظر بين الفقهاء والباحثين في الاقتصاد الإسلامي، والخبراء في الاقتصاد التقليدي .

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  • Mohd Mahyudi & Enizahura Abdul Aziz, 2018. "Method and Substance of Islamic Economics Revisited إعادة النظر في منهجية ومرتكزات الاقتصاد الإسلامي," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 31(2), pages 33-50, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:abd:kauiea:v:31:y:2018:i:2:no:3:p:33-50
    DOI: 10.4197/Islec.31-2.3
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