Islamic Shari’ah and the Principles of Corporate Governance: An Introduction

Abstract

This chapter aims to provide the fundamental grounds in shari'ah for corporate governance. It searches the main sources of Islamic teachings around the main pillars for corporate governance and describes the basic norms built for the foundation of corporate governance in the Islamic framework. This chapter also provides numerous original evidences linking principles of corporate governance to the main objectives of shari'ah. In the end, this chapter presents the review of the included chapters in the current volume.

Citation

Alaqil, A.b.A. (2019), "Islamic Shari’ah and the Principles of Corporate Governance: An Introduction", Azid, T., Alnodel, A.A. and Qureshi, M.A. (Ed.) Research in Corporate and Shari’ah Governance in the Muslim World: Theory and Practice, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-007-420191001