A new breed of Islamic accountants and their role in Islamic institutions
Accountants and accounting have played a very crucial role in Muslim societies. Accountants who were known as al-Katib or al-Muhasib, held very prestigious positions in Islamic institutions. The purpose of this paper is to discuss accountability of accountants from Islamic perspective. Then, this...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI)
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/40583/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40583/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40583/1/Article_the_new__breed_of..._2012.pdf |
| Summary: | Accountants and accounting have played a very crucial role in Muslim societies. Accountants who were
known as al-Katib or al-Muhasib, held very prestigious positions in Islamic institutions. The purpose of this
paper is to discuss accountability of accountants from Islamic perspective. Then, this paper attempts to explain
the role of Islamic accountants as a new demanded profession in Islamic institutions in order to meet the
objective of Shariah. |
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