art has not been extensively discussed in the islamic tradition, except a few instances in the islamic jurisprudence. there is no discussion of the essence or definition of art in islamic scholarly spheres, including philosophical spheres. one can find nothing comparable to the philosophy of art as found in the western philosophy, especially after the eighteenth century, in the philosophical or...

This paper reviews the progress of Islamic banking from both theoretical and practical aspects. It highlights the basic principles on which Islamic banking is based and describes the operational details of Islamic banks. It mentions some of the misgivings with respect to the viability of Islamic banking and evaluates them objectively. It highlights the effects of Islamic banking on savings, inv...

A. JAFARIAN1, P. GHADERI2, ALIREZA K. GOLMANKHANEH3, D. BALEANU4,5,6 1Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Mathematics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, Uremia, Iran E-mail: [email protected] 3Department of Physics, Uremia Branch, Islamic Azan University, P.O.BOX 969, Uremia, Iran E-mail: alir...

This paper investigates the ways in which terrorism is linked to education and poverty using data newly culled from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) documentary sources. The paper presents a statistical analysis of the determinants of participation in terrorist activities by members of the Hamas and PIJ between the late 1980s and May 2002. The resulting evidence suggests that both high...

A November 2000 workshop organized by the International Islamic Center for Population Studies and Research, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, considered use of assisted reproduction technologies (ART) in the Islamic world. The workshop reinforced a 1997 recommendation that a Standing Committee for Shari'a Medical Ethics be constituted to monitor and assess developments in ART practice. Among issues t...

islamic architecture has a fundamental dignity and tries to preserve the spiritual and immortal elements. the most sensible characteristic of this type of art is the compatibility with the nature of islam; monotheism, which the mosque architecture provides the best bed for such purpose. the main model for constructing mosques, from both outward and internal spiritual truths point of view, is th...