Tag: Islamic Economics

Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 6

June 2025 issue (Vol 5, Issue 6) of Moral Reflections on Economics features article “Beyond Integrative Approaches: Methodological Tensions in Islamic Economics” by Aaliah Rafee, highlights of the IFSB Report 2025 by Muhammad Hammad, article on “What is Money” by Muhamed Ahmed, book review of “Economic Thinking of Arab Muslim Writers During the Nineteenth Century” by Prof. Abdul Azim Islahi, research paper in focus on Homo Islamicus and Homo Economicus by Dr. Setiawan and Dr. Sultan, reflections on Khutba-e-Hajjat-ul-Wida and regular sections of market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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Labour in Comparative Economic Systems

In Marxian economics, it is argued that labor creates surplus value in the production process that capitalists extract in the exchange process. Marx said that the capitalist purchases the use value of labor (service) and pays labor something equivalent to the exchange value of labor time. It is barely enough to keep the labor survive. However, when the capitalist sells products created by “labor power,” these products command more exchange value and this excess is known as surplus value. The surplus accumulates and this is exploitation of labor by the capitalists.

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Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 5

May 2025 issue (Vol 5, Issue 5) of Moral Reflections on Economics features

 Remembering Prof. Khurshid Ahmad

 Labour in Comparative Economic Systems by Salman Ahmed Shaikh

 Highlights of Global Energy Review Report 2025 by Muhammad Hammad

 Book review of Methodology of Islamic Economics edited by Syed Agil and Aidit Ghazali

 Research paper in focus on Monetary Policy and Islamic Banking by Zakaria Savon and Abdellah Yousfi

 Reflections on “Control Over Past and Present”

 Regular sections of market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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Moral Reflections on Economics, Vol 5, Issue 4

April 2025 issue (Vol 5, Issue 4) of Moral Reflections on Economics features

Introduction and Review of the Documentary Insaan Ki Kahani by Abu Yahya

Highlights of Net Zero Banking Alliance Progress Report by Muhammad Hammad

Article on Towards Understanding Riba by Hifz Ur Rab

Book review of Divine Whispers by Mujeeb Haqqie

Research paper in focus on Financial Stability by Dr. Hassan and Dr. Noureddine

Reflections on Self-Help Books

Regular sections of market news, economic and financial indicators and call for papers.

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Towards Understanding Riba

Riba is one of the most widely discussed issues around Islamic finance. It has many dimensions, but we will confine ourselves to specific issues of Riba al Fadl and Riba in loans. To achieve the objective, we must define Riba in contemporary terminology. Let us explain it for loan of an amount of money. We need to know whether Riba is nominal excess (nominal interest) or real excess (real interest) or something else.

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جناب جاویداحمد غامدی صاحب کی معاشی آراء کا جائزہ

اس مختصر مضمون میں محترم جاوید صاحب کےمعاشی افکار پر کچھ اشکالات پیش کیے جاتے ہیں،  خاص طور پر وہ اشکالات جو بینکنگ سے تعلق رکھتے ہیں۔ اپنے ان افکار کا خیال انہوں نے اپنی کتاب میزان کے قانون معیشت اور چند مضامین میں بھی کیا ہے جو ان کی کتاب مقامات میں چھپے ہیں۔ اس کے علاوہ الیکٹرانک اور سوشل میڈیا میں اورعوامی اجتماعات سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے بھی ان افکار کا اظہار کیا ہے۔ چونکہ یہ پیچیدہ اور اطلاقی مسائل ہیں، اس لیے ممکن ہے اس میں اختلاف رائے اور اختلاف فہم پایا جائے۔ ایسا بھی ضروری نہیں کہ ایک دفعہ کے غور و فکر اور مشاہدہ و مطالعہ سے مسائل کی جڑ اور حل تک کامیابی سے پہنچا جاسکے۔ یہ بھی ضروری نہیں کہ ایک شخص ہی اس ساری تحقیق کو انجام دے یا اس کا ذمہ اٹھائے۔ چنانچہ تبادلہ خیال اور ایک دوسرے کے افکار کا جائزہ لینے میں قباحت نہیں بلکہ اس سے غلطی سے بچنے اور مسائل کے حل تک پہنچنے کا زیادہ امکان ہے۔ اس امید پر یہ چند اشکالات بصد احترام مزید غوروفکر کے لیے پیش کیے جاتے ہیں۔

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Limitations of Mainstream Economics

The mainstream economics we know now is an even more perverted version of Smith’s work. In an earlier book ‘The Theory of Moral Sentiments’, he argued that societal and moral sentiments are important to exercise self-control. He also believes that government should be necessary in supporting the moral framework such as providing education to the poor. This part of his work is generally ignored in mainstream economics framework while the idea of self-interest shines eminently.

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