ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance: Volume 13 Issue 1 , Open Access

Editorial

Beebee Salma Sairally

Islamic banking’s contribution to the Malaysian real economy

Ibrahim Musa Gani, Zakaria Bahari

Malaysia is one of the fastest-growing Asian economies with a properly designed and developed Islamic financial system. This unique feature of the Malaysian economy made it an…

Role of Islamic microfinance in women’s empowerment: evidence from Rural Development Scheme of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited

Md. Saiful Islam

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Islamic microfinance services (IMFS) on women’s empowerment in rural Bangladesh.

The Fourth Market theory and interest rate benchmarking in the Islamic finance industry

Ahmed Tahiri Jouti

This paper aims to understand the issue of interest rate benchmarking in Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) from a macro-economic perspective and assessing the relevance of…

Cash waqf model for micro enterprises’ human capital development

Mohamed Asmy Mohd Thas Thaker, Md Fouad Amin, Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker, Ahmad Khaliq, Anwar Allah Pitchay

The present paper aims to propose a viable alternative model for human capital development (HCD), termed as the integrated cash waqf micro enterprises investment (ICWME-I) model…

A bibliometric analysis of quality research papers in Islamic finance: evidence from Web of Science

Bashir Tijjani, Murtaza Ashiq, Nadeem Siddique, Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Aamir Rasul

The purpose of this study is to provide quantitative information on the growth of Islamic finance literature. The study focused on publishing trends, countries producing research…

Capital market and economic growth in Malaysia: the role of ṣukūk and other sub-components

Yan-Ling Tan, Roslina Mohamad Shafi

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effects of the capital market on economic growth by considering the role of ṣukūk (Islamic investment certificates) and other capital…

Ṣukūk on blockchain: a legal, regulatory and Sharī’ah review

Sherin Kunhibava, Zakariya Mustapha, Aishath Muneeza, Auwal Adam Sa'ad, Mohammad Ershadul Karim

This paper aims to explore issues arising from ṣukūk (Islamic bonds) on blockchain, including Sharīʾah (Islamic law) and legal matters.

Enhancing zakat compliance through good governance: a conceptual framework

Abdulsalam Ahmed Sawmar, Mustafa Omar Mohammed

This paper aims to construct a conceptual framework which explains the relationship between governance of zakat institutions and zakat payment compliance by using the…