Book review: public duties in Islam

Islahi, Abdul Azim (1983): Book review: public duties in Islam. Published in: Journal of Research in Islamic Economics , Vol. 1, No. 1 (1983): pp. 61-63.

Abstract

Public Duties in Islam is the English translation of Ibn Taymiyah’s al-Hisba fi'l Islam by Muhtar Holland. It is a useful addition to Islamic economic literature in English language. Notwithstanding a few small errors, the translation reads well and the notes are excellent. This book is a good manual and can justifiably be claimed to be a treatise on Islamic sociology, political science and economics. It has a rich introduction by the editor, Professor Khurshid Ahmad and a useful paper titled: "al-Hisba and Islamic Economy" by M. Akram Khan.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Market Supervision, Price Control, Market and Morality, State’s Interference in Economic life
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L10 - General; D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure and Pricing > D40 - General; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A10 - General

References

Ibn Taymiyah, Al-Hisbah fi'l-Islam (Public Duties In Islam), Translated from Arabic: Muhtar Holland (Tr),Leicester (U.K.): Islamic Foundation, 1982,