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Pejman Abedifar

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ID1238677
NAMEPejman Abedifar
GIVEN NAMESPejman
FAMILY NAMEAbedifar
SIGNATUREABEDIFAR P
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of St Andrews
ORCID0000-0002-7648-7201
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS3
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT3
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2019
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX1
  • Formalism versus Purposivism in Islamic Jurisprudence: The Case of Islamic Finance Law

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•References: 24

    This manuscript critically discusses the current implications of the scriptural injunctions against gharar and maysir. It elaborates how overlooking the features of the contemporary world and adopting a formalistic approach in Islamic jurisprudence have led to absurdity in the implication of the doctrines of gharar and maysir for Muslims' financial activities. The manuscript also underscores the necessity of adopting the maqāsid approach (purposi…

  • Beyond Debt: Islamic Experiments in Global Finance. By Daromir Rudnyckyj

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2020

    Daromir Rudnyckyi’s Beyond Debt is a meticulous discussion of challenges that Islamic finance faces. It attempts to expand on details of debates on technical issues around risk management. Rudnyckyi’s main impetus for conducting this scrupulous work is that pervasiveness of debt is one of the main drivers of persistent inequalities in the contemporary world. He believes that debt is attached to capitalism and that capitalism erodes social relatio…

  • Lending, the Poor, and Islamic Scripture: Islamic Finance versus Welfare Islam

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2019•Cited by: 1•References: 30

    This paper contributes to Islamic studies literature by exploring why many Islamic scholars believe that Islam bans conventional lending and mandates Islamic finance, and how the scriptural injunction against ribā is redefined when we consider the features of modern economic systems. The article advocates the view that ribā and charity are inextricably linked and must therefore be considered together. The latter emphasizes helping the poor and th…

  • Lending, the Poor, and Islamic Scripture: Islamic Finance versus Welfare Islam

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2019•Cited by: 1•References: 30

    This paper contributes to Islamic studies literature by exploring why many Islamic scholars believe that Islam bans conventional lending and mandates Islamic finance, and how the scriptural injunction against ribā is redefined when we consider the features of modern economic systems. The article advocates the view that ribā and charity are inextricably linked and must therefore be considered together. The latter emphasizes helping the poor and th…

  • Lending, the Poor, and Islamic Scripture: Islamic Finance versus Welfare Islam

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2019•Cited by: 1•References: 30

    This paper contributes to Islamic studies literature by exploring why many Islamic scholars believe that Islam bans conventional lending and mandates Islamic finance, and how the scriptural injunction against ribā is redefined when we consider the features of modern economic systems. The article advocates the view that ribā and charity are inextricably linked and must therefore be considered together. The latter emphasizes helping the poor and th…

  • Beyond Debt: Islamic Experiments in Global Finance. By Daromir Rudnyckyj

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Journal of the American Academy…•2020

    Daromir Rudnyckyi’s Beyond Debt is a meticulous discussion of challenges that Islamic finance faces. It attempts to expand on details of debates on technical issues around risk management. Rudnyckyi’s main impetus for conducting this scrupulous work is that pervasiveness of debt is one of the main drivers of persistent inequalities in the contemporary world. He believes that debt is attached to capitalism and that capitalism erodes social relatio…

  • Formalism versus Purposivism in Islamic Jurisprudence: The Case of Islamic Finance Law

    Open Access•Pejman Abedifar•ARTICLE•Religions•2023•References: 24

    This manuscript critically discusses the current implications of the scriptural injunctions against gharar and maysir. It elaborates how overlooking the features of the contemporary world and adopting a formalistic approach in Islamic jurisprudence have led to absurdity in the implication of the doctrines of gharar and maysir for Muslims' financial activities. The manuscript also underscores the necessity of adopting the maqāsid approach (purposi…

Islam (3 works) · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Islamic finance (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)

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