Islam: Business and Ethics

EENI- School of International Business

Module - Islam: Business and Ethics. Muslims Businesspeople. Syllabus:

Islam

“There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.”

The knowledge area “Islam” consists of several modules.

Islam
1. Introduction to Islam
2. The Ummah (Muslim Community) in the World
3. Islam and businesses
The main institutions related to the Muslim countries
Arab Development Funds
Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation
Muslim Businesspeople
Arab Businesswoman and Executives
African Muslim Historians

1- Islam

Introduction to Islam.
Prophet Muhammad.
Holy Quran
Expansion of Islam.
The first schism of Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
Introduction to Sufism
Five pillars of Islam: the Profession of Faith, Prayer, Charity (Zakat), Fasting, and Pilgrimage to Mecca.
Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam.
Case Study: two prominent Arab women
1. Ms Tawakkol Karman - Nobel Peace Prize (Yemen)
2. Ms Haifa Al-Mansour - Film Director (Saudi Arabia)
Introduction to the Arabic language

The Ummah (Muslim Community) in...

Islam and businesses.

Economic Impact of Zakat.
Sharia (Islamic Law).
Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence).
Islamic Economics
Islamic Banking
Islamic Marketing.
Islamic Consumer.
How to negotiate with the Muslims countries.
Cultural Profiles of the Arab Countries. Patterns by country.

Objectives of the module (Islam).

To understand the fundamentals of Islam and its influence on business
To analyse the main branches of Islam: Sunni and Shi'a
To understand the ethical principles of Islam
To know the distribution of Islam in the World.
To understand the principles of Islamic economics
To identify the leading Islamic economic institutions
To learn to plan an intercultural negotiation in these countries.
To analyse the figures of the main Muslim Businessman.
To know the fundamental role of Islam in the Islamic civilisation
To analyse the economic areas of the Islamic Civilisation, the economic integration processes and their relationships with other civilisations
Understand the role of Islamic countries in the global economy

Module “Islam: Business and Ethics” is studied...

Masters (e-learning): International Business, Muslims Countries, Africa, and Asia
Doctorates: Religion and Business, Islamic Countries, Asia, and Africa

Master in International Business for the Middle East Students

Learning materials in or Islam Islam Islam

Credits of the subject “Islam”: 5
Duration: 5 weeks
Download the module syllabus: “Islam” (PDF)

Intended to all those that want to specialise and/or to recycle in all aspects related to Islam and businesses.

Other modules related to Islam

Module: Main institutions related to the Muslim countries (5 ECTS).

Objectives of the module “Islamic Economic Institutions”:

To understand the fundamental role of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the economic development of the Muslim countries
To explore the affiliated bodies of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
To analyse the role of the Islamic Development Bank in the countries of the Ummah (Islamic Community)
To understand the role of the Arab League
To analyse the international relations of the Islamic community with the rest of the world.

Intended to:
All those that want to specialise and/or to recycle in all aspects related to Islamic economic institutions.

Other regional institutions:

Module: Arab Development Funds (1 ECTS)

The Arab Development Funds

Module: Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation

Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation

Introduction to the Islamic Civilisation
Islamic Economic Areas:
1. Arab Economic Area
2. Central Eurasian Economic Area
3. Maghrebian Economic Area
4. Malay Economic Area
5. African Economic Area (African Civilisation)
The main economic institutions associated with Muslim countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
Islamic countries and globalisation
Economic Integration of the Islamic Civilisation
1. Major Free Trade Agreements (FTA) related to the Muslim countries.
Interactions of the Islamic Civilisation with other civilisations

Muslims Businesspeople

Muslims Businesspeople

The wealthiest and most influential Arabs.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal (EENI Master Honoris Causa)
EENI delivers to His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed bin Talal a Master Honoris Causa.

African Muslims Businesspeople and Philanthropists.

Asian Muslim Businessman and Philanthropists.

Arab Businesswoman

Arab Women and business - Arab Businesswoman and Executives.

Muslim Historians of Africa.

“The principles of Islamic finance may represent a possible solution to the global financial crisis.” (Osservatore Romano)

Ethics Islam

Harmony of Religions Ahimsa Business

“To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allah willed, He would have made you one nation united in religion, but He intended to test you in what He has given you; so race to all that is good.” Holy Quran (5:48).

Sharia (Islamic Law)
Sharia Islam

Summary of the module - Islam: Business and Ethics:

In this subject; we will discuss Islam and the main features of the Islamic countries from a viewpoint of intercultural negotiation.

It is crucial to note that this subject has been written with a maximum and absolute respect for this religion, which has 1,570 million followers around the world.

After 11-S, the international Businessman wishing to do business with the Muslims countries needs a closer approach to Islam and its culture as a premise to establish trusting relationships to develop business in the long-term. This is the main objective of this course: to introduce students to Islam and this interesting culture and therefore on their way of doing business.

Muslim Population: 1.57 billion people (23% of the world's population)
Only 15% of Muslims are Arabs (the Middle East)
62% of the World's Muslim population lives in Asia and 20% in the MENA region (the Middle East and North Africa)
300 million Muslims live in countries where Islam is not the majority religion: China, India, or Russia.

We also aim to break the negative topic that many Westerners have against Islam.

The Five pillars of Islam: