Explore foundational works in Islamic banking, finance, jurisprudence and capital markets. Each entry leads to an official standards page, publisher record or library catalog.
Official AAOIFI guidance for research and professional practice.
AAOIFI standard
AAOIFI
A primary reference for governance principles in Islamic financial institutions.
AAOIFI standard
AAOIFI
Guidance on social responsibility, conduct and related disclosures.
AAOIFI standards
AAOIFI
Consult the official English and Arabic standards, including revisions issued after earlier print editions.
English · 2015 Urdu · Part 1 Urdu · Part 2 Arabic · 2010 Original AAOIFI live link Browse current standards
Core references on jurisprudence, fatwas and legal reasoning.
Islamic law · Arabic
عبد الرزاق أحمد السنهوري
A comparative study of the sources of rights in Islamic jurisprudence. Catalog record for the Dar Ihya al-Turath al-Arabi edition.
Volume A · Parts 1–3 Volume B · Parts 4–6 View library record
Islamic law
Edited by Muhammad Khalid Masud, Brinkley Messick and David S. Powers · 1996
A collection examining fatwas and their historical, social and legal contexts.
Studies of banks, institutional performance and Shari’ah compliance.
Banking · compliance
Ahcene Lahsasna · Wiley · 2014
A focused resource on Shari’ah compliance risk and the legal documentation of Islamic financial transactions.
Banking
Edited by Angelo M. Venardos · World Scientific · 2010
Essays on financial resilience, regulation and emerging issues in Islamic banking.
Banking · risk
Amr Mohamed El Tiby Ahmed · Wiley · 2010
A practitioner-oriented treatment of risk, regulation and profitability in Islamic banking.
Money & banking
Iraj Toutounchian · Wiley
Explores money and capital theory within an interest-free economic system.
Banking · risk
Ioannis Akkizidis and Sunil Kumar Khandelwal · Palgrave Macmillan · 2008
Analyses financial risks and risk management methods specific to Islamic institutions.
Banking
Fayaz Ahmad Lone · Palgrave Macmillan · 2016
Examines the aims and performance of Islamic banks and financial institutions.
Books on capital markets, macroeconomic policy and social finance.
Capital markets
Mohd Azmi Omar, Muhamad Abduh and Raditya Sukmana · Wiley · 2013
An introduction to Islamic money markets and capital market instruments.
Economic policy
Hossein Askari, Zamir Iqbal and Abbas Mirakhor · Palgrave Macmillan · 2014
Introduces macroeconomic policy questions within an Islamic economic framework.
Public finance
Syed Aun R. Rizvi, Obiyathulla I. Bacha and Abbas Mirakhor · Palgrave Macmillan · 2016
Connects public finance with Islamic capital market theory and applications.
Risk sharing
Adam Ng, Abbas Mirakhor and Mansor H. Ibrahim · Palgrave Macmillan · 2015
Explores the links among trust, social capital and risk sharing in Islamic finance.
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