ISRA International Journal of Islamic Finance: Volume 14 Issue 1 , Open Access

Editorial

Beebee Salma Sairally

Islamic finance and economic growth: the Turkish experiment

Mohammed Ayoub Ledhem, Mohammed Mekidiche

This study aims to empirically investigate the connection between Islamic finance and economic growth in Turkey using the endogenous growth model.

Cash waqf from the millennials' perspective: a case of Indonesia

Khaled Nour Aldeen, Inayah Swasti Ratih, Risa Sari Pertiwi

The purpose of this study is to explore the awareness and willingness level of millennials in Indonesia towards cash waqf (cash endowment). Cash waqf has gained huge attention in…

Validity of zakat ratios as Islamic performance indicators in Islamic banking: a congeneric model and confirmatory factor analysis

Naji Mansour Nomran, Razali Haron

There is much debate in the literature about how the performance of Islamic banks (IBs) should be measured. Basically, IBs’ business models are different from that of conventional…

Performance comparison between Islamic and conventional stocks: evidence from Pakistan's equity market

Munazza Jabeen, Saba Kausar

This paper aims to examine the performance of Islamic and conventional stocks listed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange by using both parametric and non-parametric approaches. The…

Factors necessary for effective corporate waqf management for Malaysian public healthcare

Raja Aishah binti Raja Adnan, Mahazan Abdul Mutalib, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab Aziz

This research paper aims to determine the factors needed to propose a platform where waqf (Islamic endowment) organizations can collaborate with government public hospitals to…

Sharīʿah governance and agency dynamics of Islamic banking operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Abul Hassan, M. Sadiq Sohail, Md Mahfuzur Rahaman Munshi

This study aims to investigate and point out the variations of agency theory in the context of Sharīʿah governance in Islamic banking operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia…

Proposing an organizational framework for the Sharīʿah Secretariat of Islamic banks in Bangladesh

Md. Kausar Alam, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad, Aishath Muneeza, Mosab I. Tabash, Md Adnan Rahman

Sharīʿah Secretariat plays a significant role in assisting Sharīʿah Supervisory Boards (SSBs) in their role in achieving Sharīʿah compliance in Islamic banks (IBs). The key…