Living a corporate lifestyle: The application of 'body corporate' under Islamic institutions in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Azrae, Ahmad Nasyran, Mohamed Yusoff, Zuryati, Ayub, Zainal Amin
• Other Authors: Mohd Noor, Nor Azlina
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: UUM COLGIS Universiti Utara Malaysia 2009
• Subjects: BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/1142/1/Ahmad_Nasyran_Azrae.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/1142/

Businesses are not alien to Islam for it has been the practice of Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h. The Holy Prophet himself was a successful trader. In Islam, particularly the Arab countries, they refer the entity carrying out the businesses and commercials as ‘syirkah’ vis-à-vis corporation or company un...