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Islam

“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.”

The knowledge area “Islam: Business and Ethics” consists of several modules.

Islam
1. Introduction to Islam
2. The Ummah (Muslim Community) in the World
3. Islam and Businesses
Main economic institutions related to the Muslim Countries
Arab Development Funds
Economic Areas of the Islamic Civilisation
Muslim Business People
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: 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...

Asia
India
ASEAN
Africa
The Middle East

Islam and Businesses.

Economic Impact of the 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

The objectives of the module “Islam: Business and Ethics” are the following:

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 the Islamic Economics
To identify the leading Islamic economic institutions
To learn to plan an intercultural negotiation in the Islamic countries
To analyse the figures of the main Muslim Businessman
To know the fundamental role of Islam on the Islamic Civilisation
To analyse the economic areas of the Islamic Civilisation, the economic integration processes and their relationships with the other civilisations
To understand the role of the Islamic Countries on the global economy

The Module “Islam: Business and Ethics” is part of the following Higher Education Programs (EENI- School of Business & HA University):

Masters (e-learning): International Business, Muslims Countries, Africa, Asia
Doctorates: Religion and Business, Islamic Countries, Asia, Africa
Courses Business in Eurasia, ASEAN, Maghreb, Middle East

Master and Doctorate in International Business for the Middle East Students

Learning materials in or Islam Islam Islão

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

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

Other modules related to Islam

Module: Main Economic Organisations related to the Muslim Countries (5 ECTS).

Download the syllabus of the subject: “Islamic Institutions” (PDF)

The objectives of the module “Islamic Economic Institutions” are the following:

To understand the fundamental role of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on 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 explore the trade relations and agreements between the Islamic Markets
To analyse the international relations of the Islamic Community with the rest of the world

Intended for all those that want to specialise and/or to recycle in all the aspects related to Islamic Economic Institutions.

Other Regional Economic Organisations:

Module: Arab Development Funds (1 ECTS)

Arab Development Funds

Arab Monetary Fund
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Arab Trade Financing Programme
OPEC Fund for International Development
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
Saudi Fund for Development
Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organisations
Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)

Download the syllabus of the module “Arab Development Funds” (PDF)

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)
Main economic institutions associated with the 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 the other civilisations

Credits of the module “Economic Area of the Islamic Civilization”: 4 ECTS

The main objective of this final part is to provide the student with all the necessary information on the political-economic institutions related to the Islamic Countries in addition to the main trade agreements. Thus, the student can deduce the degree of immersion of these countries in the globalised economy.

Muslims Business People

Muslims Business People

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.

Arab Women and business - Arab Businesswoman and Executives.

African Muslims Business People and Philanthropists.

Asian Muslim Businessman and Philanthropists.

African Muslim Historians

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

Ethics Islam

Harmony of Religions Ahimsa Business (Non-Violence)

“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 the viewpoint of the 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 the 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 subject: to introduce the 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 the 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: