Mohammad Najatuallah Siddiqui
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Mohammad Nejatullah Siddiqi is an India
n economist
and is the winner of the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies
,
He was born in India
in 1931, Educated at Aligarh Muslim University
and also at Rampur and Azamgarh.
Siddiqi served as Associate Professor of Economics
and Professor of Islamic Studies
at the Aligarh University and as Professor of Economics at the King Abdul Aziz University Jeddah, in its Center for Research in Islamic Economics
. Later, he was a Fellow at the Center for Near Eastern Studies at the University of California
, Los Angeles
and after that a Visiting Scholar
at the Islamic Research & Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank
, Jeddah
.
During his long academic career, he has supervised a number of Ph.D. theses in the universities in India
, Saudi Arabia
and Nigeria
.
For his contributions to Islamic Economics, he was awarded the Shah Waliullah Award in New Delhi
(2003). A prolific writer in Urdu
on subjects as Islami Adab (1960), Muslim Personal Law (1971), and Islamic Movement in Modern Times (1995), Siddiqi has also translated Abu Yusuf's Kitab al Kharaj (1966).
His major works on Islamic banking
have been written in English
. Among them are : Recent Theories of Profit: A Critical Examination (1971); Economic Enterprise in Islam (1972); Muslim Economic Thinking (1981); Banking Without Interest (1983); Insurance in an Islamic Economy (1985); Teaching Economics in Islamic Perspective (1996); Role of State in Islamic Economy (1996) and Dialogue in Islamic Economics (2002).
He has a comprehensive work on Islam's View on Property (1969). Several of his works have been translated into Arabic, Persian
, Turkish
, Indonesian
, Malaysian
, etc..
His book Issues in Islamic banking : selected papers. Leicester, UK : Islamic Foundation, ©1983. ISBN 978-0-86037-117-5, held in 78 WorldCat libraries, was reviewed by Faramarz Damanpour in The Middle East Journal, Autumn, 1984, vol. 38, no. 4, p. 775-776 by Horma Karouzian in International Journal of Middle East Studies, Aug., 1985, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 383-391, by E J G Joffe in Bulletin (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies) 1984, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 90-91
He has been and continues to be associated with a number of academic journals as editor or advisor. He has served on numerous committees and participated in many conferences in various parts of the world. He is a very helpful for all and shares his valuable knowledge in the society
. Presently he lives in Aligarh India
. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department
of Management Studies Aligarh Muslim University
India
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n economist
Economist
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and is the winner of the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
,
He was born in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 1931, Educated at Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
and also at Rampur and Azamgarh.
Siddiqi served as Associate Professor of Economics
Economics
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and Professor of Islamic Studies
Islamic studies
In a Muslim context, Islamic studies can be an umbrella term for all virtually all of academia, both originally researched and as defined by the Islamization of knowledge...
at the Aligarh University and as Professor of Economics at the King Abdul Aziz University Jeddah, in its Center for Research in Islamic Economics
Islamic economics
Islamic economics refers to the body of Islamic studies literature that "identifies and promotes an economic order that conforms to Islamic scripture and traditions," and in the economic world an interest-free Islamic banking system, grounded in Sharia's condemnation of interest...
. Later, he was a Fellow at the Center for Near Eastern Studies at the University of California
University of California
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, Los Angeles
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and after that a Visiting Scholar
Visiting scholar
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at the Islamic Research & Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank
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, Jeddah
Jeddah
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.
During his long academic career, he has supervised a number of Ph.D. theses in the universities in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and Nigeria
Nigeria
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.
For his contributions to Islamic Economics, he was awarded the Shah Waliullah Award in New Delhi
New Delhi
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(2003). A prolific writer in Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...
on subjects as Islami Adab (1960), Muslim Personal Law (1971), and Islamic Movement in Modern Times (1995), Siddiqi has also translated Abu Yusuf's Kitab al Kharaj (1966).
His major works on Islamic banking
Islamic banking
Islamic banking is banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of Islamic law and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Sharia prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans of money...
have been written in English
English language
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. Among them are : Recent Theories of Profit: A Critical Examination (1971); Economic Enterprise in Islam (1972); Muslim Economic Thinking (1981); Banking Without Interest (1983); Insurance in an Islamic Economy (1985); Teaching Economics in Islamic Perspective (1996); Role of State in Islamic Economy (1996) and Dialogue in Islamic Economics (2002).
He has a comprehensive work on Islam's View on Property (1969). Several of his works have been translated into Arabic, Persian
Persian language
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, Turkish
Turkish language
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, Indonesian
Indonesian language
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, Malaysian
Malay language
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, etc..
His book Issues in Islamic banking : selected papers. Leicester, UK : Islamic Foundation, ©1983. ISBN 978-0-86037-117-5, held in 78 WorldCat libraries, was reviewed by Faramarz Damanpour in The Middle East Journal, Autumn, 1984, vol. 38, no. 4, p. 775-776 by Horma Karouzian in International Journal of Middle East Studies, Aug., 1985, vol. 17, no. 3, p. 383-391, by E J G Joffe in Bulletin (British Society for Middle Eastern Studies) 1984, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 90-91
He has been and continues to be associated with a number of academic journals as editor or advisor. He has served on numerous committees and participated in many conferences in various parts of the world. He is a very helpful for all and shares his valuable knowledge in the society
Society
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. Presently he lives in Aligarh India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department
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of Management Studies Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University ,is a residential academic university, established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan as Mohammedan Angelo-Oriental College and later granted the status of Central University by an Act of the Indian Parliament in 1920...
India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.