Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi: A Mujaddid and Pioneer of Islamic Economics and Finance

Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi: A Mujaddid and Pioneer of Islamic Economics and Finance

Editor: Mohammad Ahmadullah Siddiqi & Imtiyaz Yusuf
Foreword: Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim
Publisher: Center for Islam in the Contemporary World & Islamic Book Trust
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781955653084
Pages: 374 p
Weight: 669 g
Year: 2026
Price: RM79

Professor Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi (1931 - November 2022) was a pioneering thinker and developer of the concept of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance in the modern age. He received the prestigious King Faisal International Prize for service to Islamic Stud ies in 1982. He also received the American Finance House Award in 1993 and the Shah Waliullah Award in 2003 in New Delhi for his contributions to Islamic Economics. In 2010, he was appointed as an Emeritus Professor of Management Studies at the Aligarh Muslim University in India.

Besides his contribution to the field of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, Professor Siddiqi was also an original thinker and schol-ar in the areas of Islamic Thought and Islamic Studies and Maqaşid al-Shari'ah. He was also the founder of the journal Islamic Thought published from Aligarh during 1970s.

This festschrift published by Center for Islam in the Contemporary World (CICW) at the Shenandoah University honors Professor Muhammad Nejatullah Siddiqi. It comprises articles by prominent scholars in fields of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance.

The memorials and the articles in the book highlight the lasting impact of the pioneering works of Dr. Nejatullah Siddiqi on the operations, development and global growth of Islamic economics banking and finance both in academia and the practical world of finance and commerce.