Islam has laid down a number of laws governing human conduct to ensure the wellbeing of society. A good part of these rules are of a financial nature, governing financial transactions and prohibiting certain undesirable practices such as usury, hoarding and bribery which militate against economic justice and fairplay. Needless to say, Islam envisages a just economic order where all …

A Study of Sri Lankan Muslim Society and Culture extracted from the book Sarandib by Asiff Hussein The origins and affinities of the Sri Lankan Moors The language of the Moors Birth and childhood among the Moors Marital laws and customs of the Moors Funerary rites among the Moors Dress and Ornamentation among the Moors Moor Culinary habits Names and …

Translated from Arabic by Shaykh Michael Mumisa Alimiyya (Dar al-Ulum al-Islamiyya), BA Hons., MA (RAU), MPhil (Birmingham), PhD candidate (Newcastle). Lecturer:        University of Birmingham, Playing the tambourine and other musical instruments on special occasions is allowed by unanimous agreement. Listening to music, attending musical gatherings, and studying music of all genres and instruments is allowed as long as it is …