Islamic Economics and Finance: A Glossary

Islamic economics and finance has increased in importance over the last few decades, with new Islamic financial institutions opening up and a number of valuable books published on the topic. This glossary, fully updated and revised for the new edition, uses easy tounderstand language to introduce terms used by Muslim scholars, historians and legal experts. The book covers terms from Arabic, Urdu, Turkish, Malaysian and English sources, while covering the Islamic side of terms such as taxation, banking, insurance, accounting and auditing. The book’s unassuming yet comprehensive nature will appeal to economists, bankers and accountants, as well as students and researchers with an interest in economics and finance