This study examines the value analysis in Islamic and conventional banking services in Pakistan. Many scholars have focused on co-creation of values in services but mainly economic values not non-economic. As Islamic banking is based on Islamic principles that are more concerned with non-economic values (well-being, partnership, fairness, trust worthy, and justice) than economic values as money...

After the 2007-2008 subprime financial crisis considering bankruptcy evaluation for the banking industry becomes vital. In line of that, this study aims to analyze the bankruptcy profile of foreign versus domestic Islamic banks operating in Malaysia. This study predicted 40% and 75% bankruptcy in the subjected samples of foreign and domestic Islamic banks of Malaysia respectively. However, the ...

qasāma is one of the proofs for homicide, which will be reliable in case of the existence of lawth (strong suspicion). there are two major views on how it is implemented. in sum, the first view deems as necessary swearing fifty oaths by fifty people; however the second view deems as sufficient swearing of fifty oaths by the claimant for proving the crime. the second view is a generally accepted...

the concept of the quran miraculousness had undergone several stages before getting to its pinnacle in the fourth century. in the first stage – which took place during the first and second centuries – it cab be witnessed that the lecturers and scholars of the era have confessed their incompetence to compete with the quran, and the scholars and exegetes have left untouched the miracle-related is...

Abstract This article re-examines the established findings about Umayyad art as a transitional production essentially anchored in Western and Eastern Late Antique traditions that have inspired it. It argues instead Umayyads brought an aesthetic revolution laying out foundations of what has become known “Islamic ornament,” predominantly aniconic form. An epistemological shift from history to cri...

Purpose – This study attempts to examine the relationship between service quality perception and customers’ satisfaction in Malaysian Islamic banking using the SEM approach. Design/methodology/approach – This model starts with SERVQUAL measurement scales consisting of six dimensional structures: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy, and plus the compliance dimensions t...

Islamic Banking is growing at a rapid speed and has showed unprecedented growth and expansion in last two decades in spite of mismatching of existing financial framework and business practices. By the end of 2008 volume of Islamic banking has reached to US $ 951 Billion with operation in more than 50 countries. Middle East is the centre of Islamic banking with contribution of approximately 80% ...

The scope, methodology and tools of Islamic bioethics as a self-standing discipline remain open to debate. Physicians, sociologists, Islamic law experts, historians, religious leaders as well as policy and health researchers have all entered the global discussion attempting to conceptualize Islamic bioethics. Arguably, the implications of Islamic bioethical discourse is most significant for hea...