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From Maqasid al-Shariah to the Sustainable Development Goals: Repositioning Islamic Economics as a Framework for Inclusive and Sustainable Human Development Ismail Iliyasu Danladi; Adamu Abubakar Muhammad; Aishatu Attahiru Bappah; Adam Muhammad Ardo; Muhammad Romi; Abdullah A. Afifi
Journal of Regional Development and Technology Initiatives Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : IDRIS Darulfunun Institute

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.jrdti.2025.3.191

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This paper examines the potential of the 'Maqasid al-Shariah' to serve as a moral and institutional framework that contributes towards meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper, aims to present the Islamic economic system as a comprehensive framework to promote inclusive growth, social justice and sustainable human well being and thus provides an Islamic integrative framework to tackle the global Sustainable development challenges. This research adopts qualitative approach of research, that mostly depends on literature review, which encompasses the study of classical sources of Islamic literature as well as current publications on Islamic Economics, Maqasid al-Shariah, international development policy, social finance. A conceptual and analytical technique would be used to build on current body of research, to conceptualize the bridge between the principles of Islamic Economics and a broader set of global sustainable development goals. The result shows that Islamic economics has a moral and institutional foundation towards sustainable development; greater than the current economic growth focused on development models. Several principles in Islamic economics like, justice (adl), public interest (maslahah), co-operation and assistance (takaful), trusteeship (khilafah) as well as moderation (wasatiyyah) are in close correlation with the aspirations of SDGs, and take the SDGs further with moral and spiritual context. Islamic social finance instruments like Zakah, Waqf and Sadaqah can also serve as significant tools to implement SDGs in the context of poverty eradication, financial inclusion, education and health services, as well as environmental health and resilience of the economy to tacle the future challenges. Based on the above discussion, the paper proposes a conceptual model titled, 'Maqasid-SDG Integrated Development framework (MSIDF)', that could be utilized as guidelines to align the Islamic economics institution to achieving a sustainable and decent human well being. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by changing the scope of the study from an examination of Islamic finance to the exploration of the potential of Islamic economics to provide a comprehensive ethical framework for a sustainable and inclusive development in the world.
Implementing the Merdeka Curriculum in Chemistry Learning Through Tutoring: A Qualitative Study at Madrasah Aliyah Darul Funun El Abbassiyyah Ratna Furi; Abdullah A. Afifi; Mona Eliza
Journal of Regional Development and Technology Initiatives Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.jrdti.2025.3.192

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The implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum emphasizes differentiated learning that accommodates students' diverse abilities, interests, and learning needs. In chemistry education, this approach is particularly important because students often experience difficulties in understanding abstract concepts that require strong conceptual reasoning. This study aims to examine the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in chemistry learning through a tutoring program at Madrasah Aliyah Darul Funun El Abbassiyyah. A descriptive qualitative research design was employed to provide an in-depth description of the implementation process. The study used the researcher as the primary research instrument, while data were collected through classroom observations and interviews. The collected data were analyzed descriptively by identifying and interpreting phenomena related to the implementation of tutoring in chemistry learning. The findings reveal that students possess diverse levels of academic ability, learning interests, and talents, requiring instructional approaches that extend beyond regular classroom teaching. The school implements an additional tutoring program outside regular instructional hours to provide more personalized guidance according to students' characteristics and academic potential. Through this program, teachers are able to identify students' competencies, monitor their conceptual understanding of chemistry, and facilitate the development of their interests and talents. The tutoring activities also support students' preparation for academic competitions, including the National Science Olympiad (OSN) and the Madrasah Science Competition (KSM), where students have achieved notable accomplishments. These findings indicate that tutoring serves as an effective strategy for implementing the principles of the Merdeka Curriculum by supporting differentiated instruction and optimizing students' academic development. The study concludes that integrating tutoring into chemistry learning provides meaningful opportunities for identifying and developing students' competencies, interests, and talents, while strengthening the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in the Madrasah context.
Maqasid al-Wahy and Waqf-Based Scientific Research Funding: Toward a Sustainable Framework for Knowledge Production and Human Development Zulaihat Mohammed Yakubu; Adamu Abubakar Muhammad; Ahmad Babikir; Asmau Muhammad Saad; Ibrahim Isa Bello; Shaaban Idris Abdullahi; Bilyaminu Yusuf; Abdullah A. Afifi
AL-IMAM: Journal on Islamic Studies, Civilization and Learning Societies Vol 7 No 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.im.2026.7.194

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Scientific research is central to knowledge advancement, innovation, human wellbeing, and civilizational development, yet many research systems face persistent challenges of inadequate and unsustainable funding, institutional capacity, and research autonomy. Historically, waqf supported educational institutions, libraries, healthcare, and scholarly activities, but its potential as a contemporary mechanism for sustainable scientific research remains insufficiently explored. This study examines the potential integration of Maq??id al-Wa?y and waqf-based funding as an institutional framework for sustainable scientific research and knowledge production. A qualitative conceptual and analytical approach was employed through a critical review of classical and contemporary Islamic scholarship on Maq??id al-Wa?y, waqf, Islamic philanthropy, and contemporary research and innovation systems. The findings indicate that waqf can serve as a sustainable and complementary source of research funding when supported by effective governance, professional management, transparent allocation mechanisms, and clearly defined developmental objectives. The study consequently proposes a Maq??id al-Wa?y–Waqf Research Funding Framework for supporting interdisciplinary research in areas such as artificial intelligence, health sciences, environmental sustainability, biotechnology, digital technologies, and education. The framework emphasizes collaboration among researchers, universities, research institutions, policymakers, philanthropists, religious organizations, industry, and communities. The study contributes conceptually by repositioning waqf from predominantly charitable expenditure toward long-term social investment in knowledge production and innovation, while providing a revelation-centred ethical orientation for research directed toward human wellbeing and sustainable development. As a conceptual study, the framework requires empirical validation through future institutional, comparative, and field-based research.
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Waqf for Improving Teaching Quality in Gombe State’s Islamic and Secular Schools: A Community Service Approach Adamu Abubakar Muhammad; Abubakar Aliyu Yakub; Reza Fahmi; Abdullah A Afifi; Aliyu Ibrahim
Aktual: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol. 3 No. 2 (2025): Aktual: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat May 2025
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58723/aktual.v3i2.407

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Background of study: This community-based study examines how Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) with Waqf can improve the quality of education in Islamic and secular schools in the rural community of Gombe, Nigeria.Aims and scope of paper: The main objective is to present a framework for integrating Islamic social finance into contemporary educational development, empowering communities to shape the direction of education in Nigeria. The focus of the study is on rural communities in Dukku, Balanga, and Yamaltu/Deba, Gombe.Methods: This study used a participatory approach, combining field surveys, focus groups, stakeholder interviews, and pilot intervention activities in several rural schools.Result: Through local Waqf Education Committees and collaboration with private education NGOs, the program has successfully supported teacher mentorship programs, distributed teaching supplies, and improved classroom facilities using funds and labor from Waqf.Conclusion: Findings show that the Waqf-PPP model is feasible and crucial for revitalizing rural educational institutions by addressing the root causes of poor-quality teaching. This study recommends scaling up similar models through state policy support, technical assistance for local Waqf organizations, and raising awareness among rural communities of the social impact of educational Waqf.
Shariah Compliance Business Institutions (SCBI): A Research Agenda for the Real Sector Abdullah A. Afifi
Journal of Regional Development and Technology Initiatives Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.jrdti.2025.3.193

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Shariah compliance has become a central theme in Islamic economic research, particularly through the development of Islamic financial institutions. Over the past four decades, extensive scholarly attention has been devoted to shariah governance, auditing, regulatory frameworks, and compliance mechanisms in Islamic banking, takaful, sukuk, and other financial services. While these contributions have significantly advanced the institutionalisation of shariah within the financial sector, they have also narrowed the conceptual scope of shariah compliance by predominantly associating it with financial institutions and procedural conformity. This contrasts with the rapid expansion of the Islamic economy into the real sector, including manufacturing, healthcare, education, logistics, agriculture, retail, digital enterprises, and small and medium-sized enterprises, where the concept of institution-wide shariah compliance remains theoretically underdeveloped. This conceptual paper argues that the next frontier of shariah compliance research lies beyond Islamic finance and requires the establishment of Shariah Compliance Business Institutions (SCBI) as a distinct research domain. Rather than viewing shariah compliance merely as certification, regulatory conformity, or periodic audit outcomes, the paper reconceptualises it as an organisational phenomenon through which shariah principles become institutionalised within governance, strategic decision-making, operations, organisational behaviour, and stakeholder relationships. This perspective shifts the unit of analysis from financial transactions and financial institutions to business organisations operating across the real sector. Drawing upon a narrative review and conceptual synthesis of the literature, the paper identifies the limitations of existing research, defines the concept of SCBI, and proposes a research agenda encompassing conceptualisation, theoretical development, institutionalisation, measurement, implementation, and organisational outcomes. Rather than presenting a completed theory, this paper establishes the intellectual foundation for SCBI as an emerging field of inquiry and provides a platform for future theoretical and empirical research within Islamic business, management, and organisational studies.
Beyond Islamic FinTech: A Decentralized Waqf Finance Ecosystem for Green Venture Capital in Emerging Muslim Economies Adamu Abubakar Muhammad; Ahmad Babikir; Bala Babangida; Muhammad Uba Babayo; Abdullah A. Afifi; Muhammadu Sani Abubakar
Journal of Regional Development and Technology Initiatives Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.jrdti.2026.4.196

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Green entrepreneurship in emerging Muslim economies faces persistent financing constraints arising from high perceived investment risks, limited availability of patient capital, underdeveloped green-finance markets, and restricted access to early-stage venture financing. Although decentralized finance (DeFi) has introduced blockchain-enabled mechanisms for broadening financial participation and improving the efficiency of capital mobilization, its potential integration with Shar??ah-compliant Islamic social finance remains insufficiently explored. This study addresses this gap by proposing a DeFi–Waqf Green Venture Financing Ecosystem that positions digital waqf as a catalytic source of patient capital within a decentralized architecture for financing environmentally sustainable ventures. The study adopts a qualitative conceptual research design based on a systematic review and thematic synthesis of interdisciplinary literature on DeFi, blockchain technology, digital waqf, Islamic finance, sustainable finance, green entrepreneurship, and venture capital. The analytical framework draws upon Maq??id al-Shar??ah, Islamic social finance principles, and sustainable-finance perspectives to examine the institutional and technological conditions required for an ethically grounded decentralized financing ecosystem. The proposed framework integrates tokenized waqf assets, smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), blockchain-based transparency mechanisms, and complementary Islamic financing instruments to facilitate the mobilization, governance, and allocation of capital to green ventures. Waqf is conceptualized not merely as a charitable endowment but as a potentially catalytic and perpetual source of mission-aligned capital capable of reducing financing barriers for early-stage sustainable enterprises. Tokenization may broaden participation in waqf-supported investment ecosystems, while smart contracts can support transparent contractual arrangements, automated administration, and accountable distribution mechanisms, subject to appropriate legal, regulatory, technological, and Shar??ah governance. The study extends existing Islamic FinTech scholarship by moving beyond applications focused primarily on payments, crowdfunding, and administrative digitalization toward the institutional integration of decentralized finance, Islamic social finance, and green venture capital. The resulting framework demonstrates how waqf can serve as an institutional bridge between philanthropic capital, private investment, technological innovation, and climate-oriented entrepreneurship in emerging Muslim economies. The study contributes theoretically by connecting Islamic social finance with decentralized financial architecture and sustainable venture financing, and practically by identifying governance and policy considerations for regulators, waqf institutions, Islamic financial institutions, technology providers, investors, and green entrepreneurs. It concludes that a carefully governed DeFi–Waqf ecosystem could provide a promising complementary mechanism for mobilizing patient, ethical, and sustainability-oriented capital while advancing the broader objectives of inclusive economic development, environmental stewardship, and the Maq??id al-Shar??ah.
The 5E Waqf Sustainability Framework from the Waqf Business Model (WBM) Abdullah A. Afifi
Perwakilan: Journal of Good Governance, Diplomacy, Customary Institutionalization and Social Networks Vol. 4 No. 2 (2026)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58764/j.prwkl.2026.4.199

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Aim: This study aims to conceptualize the sustainability dimensions embedded in the Waqf Business Model (WBM) and develop the 5E Sustainability Framework as an integrated conceptualization of how waqf-based economic activities can achieve long-term sustainability. Building on the WBM perspective, the study examines sustainability not merely as an organizational outcome but as an underlying institutional and business-model architecture. Method: The study adopts a conceptual research approach based on literature-based conceptual synthesis and analytical abstraction. Relevant literature on waqf, Waqf Business Model, sustainable business models, social business, governance, and value creation is examined to identify recurring sustainability mechanisms within WBM. These mechanisms are categorized, abstracted, and integrated into a coherent conceptual framework. Results: The analysis identifies five interconnected sustainability dimensions: Endowed Capital Base, Economic Institutional Mechanism, Ethical Governance Structure, Economic Ecosystem Integration, and Enrichment and Value Creation. The framework conceptualizes a sustainability logic in which endowed capital provides the foundational resource base, economic mechanisms activate productive value, ethical governance safeguards institutional integrity, ecosystem integration connects waqf with broader economic and social resources, and enrichment and value creation generate continuous economic, social, and environmental benefits. Conclusion/Novelty/Implication: The study proposes the 5E Sustainability Framework as a conceptual extension of WBM. Its novelty lies in positioning endowed capital preservation, ethical governance, and ecosystem integration as integral dimensions of sustainability alongside economic and societal value creation. The framework provides a foundation for further comparative analysis, measurement development, and empirical validation of sustainable waqf and social business models.
Co-Authors Abubakar Aliyu Yakub Adam Muhammad Ardo Adamu Abubakar Muhammad Adamu Abubakar Muhammad Adamu Abubakar Muhammad Adrian, Hanief Afifi Fauzi Abbas Afifi Fauzi Abbas Ahmad Babikir Aishatu Attahiru Bappah Al-Hadrami, Syarif Aliyu Ibrahim Andanastuti Muchtar Andriyaldi, Andriyaldi Arifin, Nor Anisa Asmau Muhammad Saad Azami, Evan Babangida Bala Bala Babangida Beni Firdaus Bilyaminu Yusuf Bilyaminu Yusuf Dandi Kurniawan Dandi Kurniawan Donna Ramadhan Fitri Donna Ramadhan Fitri Eliza, Mona Evan Azami Fatma Sari Fauzan . Ferdi Yufriadi Ferdi Yufriadi Fitri, Donna Ramadhan Hamdani Hamdani Huma Khan Ibrahim Isa Bello Ibrahim Isa Bello Irwan Taslapratama Ismail Iliyasu Danladi Ismail Iliyasu Danladi Kumar, Navina Labib, Mohammad Mona Eliza Mona Eliza Mona Eliza Muhammad Farid Muhammad Romi Muhammad Uba Babayo Muhammad, Adamu Abubakar Muhammadu Sani Abubakar Murjanatu Yusuf Namungo Hamzah Nisa, Afdilla Nor Anisa Arifin Oktavia, Yelsi Rahmiati Rahmiati Ratna Furi Reza Fahmi Roslan, Nur Natasha Salm, Gustian Sepryta Handayani Shaaban Idris Abdallah Shaaban Idris Abdullahi Siswati Siswati Suryaalamsah, Inne Indraaryani Syahriani, Fadilla Yelsi Oktavia Yufriadi, Ferdi Zulaihat Mohammed Yakubu