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Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Economist from Syariah Economics

Travel Intellectual of Dr. M. Umer Chapra
Start the sky February 1933 in Pakistan to witness the birth of an Islamic economic thinkers whose name will soon spread from west to east. His father, Abdul Karim Chapra, Chapra umer pin Muhammad as his name.
Very lucky, because diasuh in the family who are obedient and make a loop street Chapra small time grow into a good and smart. The period of 15 years he missed in the land of birth. Then fly to Karachi to deplete ocean science to get a Ph.D degree from the University of Minnesota, United States.
In his career Dr intellectual. M. Umer Chapra many different brand manisnya award. Among other things, a gold medal from the University of Sind - where he completed undergraduate and magisternya program - in 1950 was ranked as first in the entrance examination followed by 25,000 students. Award from the Islamic Development Bank and the King Faisal International Award disematkan on top of his contribution to the economy untold Islam.
Dr. M. Umer Chapra savor many different organizations and research centers that concentrate economic Islam. Starting as a research assistant at the University of Minnesota (1957-1960), professor of economics University of Wisconsin (1963-1964) and the University of Kentucky (1964-1965). Being a senior researcher advisors Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency for 34 years (1965-1999). And this time he's Islamic Research and Training Institute of the Islamic Development Bank. Recorded approximately 50 years in the profession, he occupied various economic institutions, of which 2 years in Pakistan, 6 years in the United States and 42 years in Saudi Arabia.
Name Dr. M. Umer Chapra can not be separated in the development of contemporary Islamic economics. He is known as loop spark bright ideas about the economy islam dituangkannya in the books, papers and scientific articles. Counted as many as 15 books, dozens of scientific papers that berkonsentrasikan economy islam dilahirkannya. Books and scientific works are translated into many languages, including English.
Among the many works of his books that there are four entry categories fenomenal, namely toward a Just Monetary System (1985), Islam and Economic Challenge (1992), Islam and Economic Development (1994), and the last of the Economic Future: An Islamic Perspective ( 2000).
Critical and constructive thinking he is a pattern. Imagination is the main motive spiritualisasi thought and social welfare, with the life of the harmony between the world and life after dead.
As the quote beginning this paper, he states that the purpose of Islam (maqashid asy-Syari'ah) is not merely a material. Thus goals are based on the concept of self-concept on human welfare (Falah) and the good life (life thayyibah), the value is very important for the brotherhood and socio-economic justice and the satisfaction of a well-balanced, both in the needs of the materials and ruhani of all mankind.
Following three excerpts dituai he praises the book on a very fenomenal, Islam and Economic Challenge (1992):
".... I plan for economic rejuvenation of Islam, is a combination of policy Qur'ani design with a modern economy, and it is incredible ... this paper to be an important contribution to understanding Islam, and if used seriously in Islam itself, it will generate changes that are necessary. "Prof. Kenneth E. Boulding, Honorary Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder.
"A work of scientific research and study of the extraordinary high berkulitas, works that are expected from the renowned economist Muslims ... This paper is a major contribution to the Islamic economic literature." Prof. Rodney Wilson, University of Durham.
"This book is an amazing effort to promote the work of real economic islam ... an effort that exceeds the basic stages in the field - which menstagnasikan isolate and economic ideals of Islam in relation to the modern era and to measure concepts of the modern west - also created on progress implementation phase."Prof. Frank E. Vogel, Harvard Law School.

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