1Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR Iran 2Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 3Physiology Department, Medicine Faculty, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IR Iran 4Biology Department, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, ...

1Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 2Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Management, University of Tehran, Iran 4Department of Environmental Science, Faculty...

The purpose of this study is to calculate and examine the Islamic banks operating efficiency in Pakistan. It consists of 04(four) full-fledged Islamic Banks of Pakistan. The results of Liquidity & Profitability ratios and stochastic frontier approach using data of 2004 to 2011 showed positive patterns with respect to ROE, ROA and NPR. According to the achieved results, Meezan Islamic Bank can b...

Marwan Saad Azzubaidi *, Anil Kumar Saxena , Ahmed Ghazi Alattraqchi 3 and Abualrahman Mohammed Abdualkader 4 1 Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia. 2 Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia. 3 Biochemistry Unit, Faculty of Medicine,...

A number of states have proposed initiatives or implemented laws that prohibit state courts from applying, considering, or interpreting foreign law, and in particular, Islamic law. The constitutionality of anti-Sharia legislation is in question. Its proponents claim that the Sharia ban protects state and federal constitutional rights, whereas its opponents claim that the ban infringes on the re...

Whilst E-Commerce is spreading world-wide, many Muslims are wondering whether this new form of commerce is acceptable from the Syariah (Islamic Law) point of view. Thus, this research paper is meant to study the Islamic perspectives in e-commerce, particularly in its transaction, as well as the rights of the producers and customers. Issues on the legality of E-Commerce in Islam are examined to ...

Discussions pertaining to the various Islamic dimensions are actively being undertaken in the media. Within the academic circle, journal articles are accepted as an effective media in the dissemination of knowledge. Articles with Islamic perspectives can be found in disciplines that include Medicine, Banking, Economics and Finance. However, there is little to suggest of the types and frequencie...

While the practice of Western medicine is known today to doctors of all ethnic and religious groups, its standards are subject to the availability of resources. The medical ethics guiding each doctor is influenced by his/her religious or cultural background or affiliation, and that is where diversity exists. Much has been written about Jewish and Christian medical ethics. Islamic medical ethics...

Observers of contemporary politics know that Islamic extremism presents ‘the West’ with a serious challenge of national and international security consequent to terrorist events of recent time. In addition to constabulary and military responses, there remains the more fundamental question about how to understand Islamist ideology and how counternarratives might be framed in the interest of law ...

This paper intends to examine the methods of reasoning that are employed in Fiqh and critically discuss their adoption in Islamic economics. The paper argues that the methods used in Fiqh are mainly designed to find out whether or not a certain act is permissible or prohibited. Islamic economics, on the other hand, is a social science. Like any other social science its proper unit of analysis i...