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Iqtisaduna

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “foundational work on islamic economics by the celebrated shia cleric and martyr”. Today it says “foundational work on islamic economics by shia cleric muhammad baqir al-sadr”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “foundational work on islamic economics by the celebrated shia cleric and martyr”. Today it says “foundational work on islamic economics by shia cleric muhammad baqir al-sadr”.
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1962 book by Muḥammad Bāqir aṣ-Ṣadr Our Economy ( اقتصادنا , Iqtisaduna ) is a foundational work on Islamic economics by the celebrated Shia cleric and martyr ( shahid ) Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr . The book was written in Arabic between 1960 and 1961, and published in 1982. It was al-Sadr's main work on economics and one of his most significant works, and still forms much of the basis for modern Islamic banking . The first translation into English was done in 1982 by the Iranian government and after that the book was translated into German in 1984 by a young German orientalist. Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr was born in Kadhimiyeh , Baghdad in 1935. Introduction to Islamic Economics: Theory and Application (Reprint ed.). "38 Years After Saddam's Heinous Execution of the Phenomenal Philosopher Ayatollah Al-Sadr and his Sister" . moderndiplomacy.eu. Pioneers of Islamic Revival (illustrated ed.).

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “foundational work on islamic economics by the celebrated shia cleric and martyr”. Today it says “foundational work on islamic economics by shia cleric muhammad baqir al-sadr”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “foundational work on islamic economics by the celebrated shia cleric and martyr”. Today it says “foundational work on islamic economics by shia cleric muhammad baqir al-sadr”. Read the current article and compare.
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foundational work on islamic economics by the celebrated shia cleric and martyr

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foundational work on islamic economics by shia cleric muhammad baqir al-sadr

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