THEMATIC WORKSHOP ON AL-MAL: PHILOSOPHY AND ITS APPLICATION IN
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE
ORGANIZERS: Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI/IDB), Jeddah and Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia
DATES: 8 – 10 December 2014
 VENUE: Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM)
in Collaboration with
Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance, (EKONIS), Faculty of Economics and
Management, FEP UKM;
Institute of Islam Hadhari, UKM;
Faculty of Islamic Studies, UKM;
Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia, ILIM
AND
Sekolah Tinggi Ekonomi Islam, TAZKIA, Bogor
Call of Paper
The matter of wealth is unseparated issue of the purpose of mankind’s creation in this world.
Allah has said clearly that the main purpose of mankind’s creation are firstly, as ’Abdullah
which is duty to whorship to Allah sincerely (Q.S. 51:56) and without shirk (Q.S. 98:5),
secondly, as Vicegerence (Khalifatullah fil Ard) (Q.S. 2:30) is the role of mankind to prosper
(‫)عمارةاألرض‬, and manage the world under the guidance of Allah SWT.
In order to realize these two purposes, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala give this world with
all its contents to the mankind (Q.S. 6:165 dan Q.S. 31:20). Realizing prosperity and well being
is embracing the issues on how to develop, manage and preserve the world as effort to support
the duty of whorship to Allah (Q.S. 11:61). The starting point of this discourses is the human
behavior in conducting the world (the wealth) to achieve al Falah.
The notion of ”al Mal” also defined as ”desire” or ”tendency”. Desire or behavior of
human to the wealth is the same central point in economic discourse as the science that studied
human behavior as economic agent. Hence, in Islam human desire to the wealth should be
always directed by Islamic principle from Al Quran and Al Sunnah.
In Islamic studies the terminology or notion of ”economic” epistemologically and
historically is unknown. The term was emerged around the 20th century when Baqir al-Sadr led
to the term al Iqtisad. Indeed, the term ”al Mal” is the most often appear in the Qur'an, AlSunnah and classical scholars studies when associated to the issues of property and how the
effort to get it.
Base on this, studies related to the wealth (al Mal) and its impact to the practical issues
(axiology) in economic subject or iqtishad’ s al Sadr is substancial. It is necessary to IRTI-IDB,
UKM and Tazkia to carry out a rountable discussion on
”Al Mal: Philosophy and its
Application in Islamic Perspective”.
Original theoretical, empirical, and policy papers of high quality will be presented by
researchers and other stakeholders in the area of Islamic economics and finance to the rountable
addressing the following themes.
o Critical Analysis of al Mal concept from the Qur’anic perspective;
o Critical Analysis of al Mal concept from the Sunnatic perspective;
o The practice of al Mal during sahabah time;
o The practice of al Mal in the Islamic history (jurists);
o Comparative studies the theory of al Mal and Wealth from philoshopical &
epistemological perspective;
o
The concept of al Mal & its relation to the modern practice of economic and
finance;
o Critical analysis the term of al Mal & al Iqtisad from epistemological
perspective;
o Other related topics on al Mal.
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Important Dates:
Submission of Full Paper: 31 Oktober 2014
Final Decision on Paper: 7 November 2014
Workshop: 8 – 10 December 2014
Ticket & Hotel:
Authors of the accepted papers will be covered for round-trip economy class air ticket and hotel
accommodation during the workshop
Proceeding/Publication
This Workshop in intended as a meeting of minds among thinkers, scholars and practitioners
(maximum 40 persons). The papers presented at the discussion will be reviewed for
consideration to publish in a textbook that will be published by IRTI-IDB.
Academic Contacts
Prof Abdul Ghafar Ismail
Islamic Economic Research Division
IRTI/IDB
E-mail: AsIsmail@isdb.org
Tel: +966 2 646 6330
Dr. Muhammad Hakimi Mohd. Shafiai
Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (EKONIS)
Faculty of Economics and Management
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
E-mail: hakimi@ukm.edu.my
Tel: +60135297984
Dr. Yulizar D. Sanrego, M.Ec
Institute for Research & Community Empowerment (LPPM)
Tazkia University College of Islamic Economics
E-mail: Sanrego@tazkia.ac.id
Tel: +6281380190710
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