SUB-THEMES FOR TECHNICAL SESSIONS:

The Sub-themes to be addressed during the Conference will include:

The scholars are invited to present papers on any of the suggested or related topics mentioned below to highlight the intellectual contributions of Prof Muhammed Nejatullah Siddiqi in the areas of Islamic economics and finance.

1. The making of Prof M. Nejatullah Siddiqi: the evolution of an Islamic economist, his personality and ideas

2. An assessment of his academic works with reference to any of his book

3. Prof Siddiqi's views of Islamic economics as an alternative to prevailing economic systems in a competitive environment

4. His contribution in the areas of history of Muslim economic thoughts, the assessment of his survey of Muslim economic economic thinking

5. His views on interest-bearing instruments, money creation and monetary management

6. His analysis of money, interest and profits, the debt and equity in Islamic financings

7. His critical views on sukuk, takaful and tawarruq

8. Prof Siddiqi's critiques to the murabaha financings and the present experiments in Islamic banking

9. His ideas on economic upliftment of the Muslims in India

10. His Initiatives to promote Islamic economics and finance in India

11. Prof Siddiqi's Contribution to the Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah

12. His views on the family business rather than the market in Islamic framework

13. Prof M. N. Siddiqi as a teacher and research guide

14. Prof Siddiqi's academic endeavors in Aligarh Muslim University, India & at the Centre for Research in Islamic Economics, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

PARTICIPATION

Academicians, scholars, administrators, social workers, policy makers, promoters of international cooperation, etc., from anywhere in the world are invited to participate.

LANGUAGE

The language of presentation will be English.