The main aim of this thesis is to study the pricing of options of Ijārah Sukūk for lifespan. The pricing formulae of mid-term call and put options are derived by computing the expected value under the risk neutral measure and using an appropriate condition of exercising the option at mid-term. The mid-term option prices with continuous Ijārah obtained using these formulae are compared with the prices of European and American options with dividend for lifespan. The comparison is done both analytically and numerically. The same analysis is done for callable and puttable Sukūk with Ijārah and compared with the prices of European and American callable and puttable bond with coupon for lifespan. We also study the relationship between callable Sukūk price and Ijārah rate by computing the duration and convexity of the callable Sukūk price. The same analysis is done for puttable Sukūk.

This Masters thesis examines the process of the Islamisation of Bosnia from the eighth century to the end of the fifteenth century. This era of early Islamic influence has not previously been systematically studied, and remains an area little understood by many medievalists. The major foci of the analysis are the pre-Ottoman era and early Ottoman periods. This thesis raises the following research questions: When and how did the first Islamisation of the Balkan Slavs (including Bosnians) occur? How did Islam influence Bosnian society and culture, and where were the Bosnian Muslim settlements established? This thesis includes a detailed historical investigation that makes use of a range of bibliographic materials. These consist of fragmentary works, archival and administrative documents and other relevant factography collected from a research field trip to Bosnia between June 27 and July 24, 2003. The main findings reveal the complexity of this culturo-religious process in terms of both the early Islamic influence and contemporary cultural diversity. While different theoretical approaches to cultural representation and social space assist in exploring the hybrid nature of Bosniak identity, the primary and secondary data analyses highlight the significance of the phenomenon of the early Islamisation of Bosnia

Thesis (M. Div.)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 2008. / Abstract. Description based on microfiche version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 25-26).

The aim of sustainable development can be summarized as meeting the needs of the present generation, without destroying the needs of the future generations (Brundtland in WCED :1987:5). The different indicators of sustainable development, as formulated by the United Nations documents, are discussed. These include poverty alleviation, health care, education, security, good governance and trade. The study lists protection of the environment as a sustainable development indicator. This refers to the protection of the atmosphere, the correct usage of land which involves agriculture, the sustainability of water as well as the protection of fauna and flora. It identifies these indicators in the primary sources of Islam. The study shows that sustainable development was a feature of early development in the Muslim World. It then uncovers the major factors that contributed to environmental degradation in Muslim countries in the late twentieth century as well as some of its consequences. Finally, the study looks at some of the major challenges that sustainable development poses to Muslim countries. It delineates the obstacles that Muslim countries themselves have recognised, and identifies proposals by Muslim scholars to promote sustainable development. It suggests measures which could facilitate sustainable development by endorsing what are considered globally as essential principles of sustainable development as well as adopting local processes. The declarations endorsed by Muslim rulers on sustainable development are analyzed. The study suggests that the approaches of the scholars in combination with the declarations could form the basis of a new paradigm of development in the Muslim world based on Islamic principles and values. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2009.

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Thesis (M.A.)--State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Political Science, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug.-Diss.--Bonn. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: p. 184-192.

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-499).

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-499).

Thesis (M.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Anna Simons, James Russell. "AD-A405 606." Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-59). Also available online.