The Challenge of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in an Islamic System of Governance
Muhammad Adil Iqbal and Shaikh Abdul Mabud
Advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, neural interfaces, artificial organs and systems, automation, virtual and…
The Culture of Technological Creativity in the Islamic World during the First Islamic Golden Age
Lim Ren Chong
The Islamic world in the period between 132AH/750AD – 655AH/1258AD is marked by technological advancements stemming from the ability of its community to preserve…
Engendering Domestic Harmony
Asna Isa
Mawaddah (love) and raḥmah (mercy) at home are the essences of building a sakīnah (peaceful)…
Developing the Head, Heart and Hand Holistically Towards Achieving the Maqāṣid of the Sharī’ah: An Undergraduate Perspective
Iznan Tarip
The head-heart-hand tripartite is often used to depict holistic education, not focusing only on academic merits of the ‘head’ and technical skills of…
Thought Papers
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Consultation (Istishārah) in Prophet Muhammadﷺ’s Administration and Guidance for Solving Today’s Problems
Serdar Demirel
The 21st century began with major crises for the Muslim World. The invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring and its following events led to the death and immigration of millions of individuals, as well as major demographic shifts within the countries involved…
Muslim State in a World of Nation-State
Nassef Managbilang Adiong
Muslim views on the polity represent the paradigmatic understandings of how Muslims relate citizenry, authority, territoriality, and sovereignty to the overarching influence of the Western nation-state system. For instance, the meaning of citizenry in the…
‘Darkness to Light’ in Islamic Corporate Governance
Iznan Tarip
There are emerging works on the dark side of organisation, looking at the dark out-side (e.g. political instability, multi-national corrupt syndicates), and in-side (e.g. workplace violence, nepotism). The ‘darkness’ not only involves generalised corrupting mechanisms…
Wise Agents & Organisational Moral Learning
Iznan Tarip
The processes of strategic change, undertaken from time to time by organisations so as to maintain its functional relevance and effectiveness, are often conflict-ridden. This is in large part due to the nature of the…
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Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah: Fulfilling Maqasid al-Shari’ah
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Fulfilling the requirements of the Maqasid al-Shari’ah is a duty not all leaders have been able to carry out. Throughout history, there are many examples of leaders and nations who have failed to provide for their own people. Thus, for His Majesty to achieve this, it is indeed no small feat. For fulfilling the requirements of the Maqasid al-Shari’ah, His Majesty is an exemplary Muslim leader in this modern time. This book provides examples of how those Maqasids were fulfilled.
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