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Trade, Commerce, Money and Market in the Islamic Experience: A Brief Overview​

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This brief overview focuses on the meanings of trade and commerce (tijārah) in Islam and related terms such as kasb, iktisāb (earning), wealth (māl), work (ʿamal), money (naqd) and market (sūq) as these have been expressed in some salient aspects of early Madīnan and later Islamic practice, and in their exposition by the classical ulama in their many authoritative works on the fiqh and adab of kasb (legal and ethico-moral aspects of earning a livelihood).

Keywords: Trade, commerce, money, kasb, earning, market, Islamic Gift Economy


Journal of Islamic Sciences, Vol. 12 (Winter 2014) No. 2​

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Adi Setia

Adi Setia is the founding director of IGE Advisory, which is dedicated to consulting, teaching and researching in the Islamic Gift Economy framework. He is also the co-founder of the Program for Ethical, Appropriate & Regenerative Livelihoods (PEARL).

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