{"title":"Protection of Maqasid Al-Shari'ah","authors":"","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-5295-7.ch011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5295-7.ch011","url":null,"abstract":"The Maqasid al-Shari'ah is central to Islamic ethics in protecting individuals against aggressive behaviour of those individuals who manage multinational companies, medium and small businesses, who are pursuing financial gains at the expense of community and the nation as a whole. Islamic ethics fundamentally drives to establish the Maqasid al-Shari'ah with the honest desire of the individual taking responsibility to develop clear and effective intent behind all the daily dealings in business. The purpose of this chapter is to develop an understanding of why the Maqasid al-Shari'ah should be established as key principle as a guide to key stakeholders in dealing with financial matters that ensure justice and contribute to develop the society.","PeriodicalId":355189,"journal":{"name":"Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131246314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Welfare in Islamic Ethics","authors":"","doi":"10.4018/978-1-7998-5295-7.ch006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-5295-7.ch006","url":null,"abstract":"Islamic ethics provides alternatives to “shareholder primacy”—the view that managers should maximise shareholder returns subject to the law. Concern for societal welfare has remained under discussion throughout the history of mankind. Theories, philosophies, policies, legislations, and what not formulates time and again to make this world a happier place to live. Still, there is a search for even better models to organise market forces to deliver in terms of welfare of society. In the corporate world, a good deal of scholarship has been devoted to articulating and justifying the responsibilities and the role of business enterprises and their managers in relation to society. This chapter aims to discuss a framework for the welfare of society being extended by key stakeholders at contemporary workplaces ensuring happiness and prosperity for all.","PeriodicalId":355189,"journal":{"name":"Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130223256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}