Hamidullah’s pioneering contributions to Islamic economics

Other Title(s)

إسهامات حميد الله الرائدة في الاقتصاد الإسلامي

Author

Islahi, Abd al-Azim

Source

حوار الأربعاء 1431-1432 ه (2010-2011 م)

Publisher

King Abdulaziz University Islamic Economics Institute

Publication Date

2011-12-31

Country of Publication

Saudi Arabia

No. of Pages

16

Main Subjects

Economics & Business Administration
Islamic Studies

English Abstract

Dr.

Muhammad Hamidullah (1908-2002), a citizen of the world, was born at Hyderabad (Deccan), lived in Paris and died in Jacksonville (USA).

He is widely known across the Islamic world, in the Indian subcontinent and in Europe and North America for his seminal and outstanding contributions to the advancement of Islamic studies and to the dissemination of Islamic teachings.

He rediscovered and edited a number of rare manuscripts.

He made pioneering contributions to various disciplines of Islamic learning.

His inputs to Islamic economics is also remarkable.

However, almost all his biographers overlooked this aspect of his contribution.

To this forum we present some of his important Islamic economic ideas.

Language

English

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Data Type

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Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 305

Record ID

BIM-858023