Be The Eagle Amongst The Birds: Volume 1
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“It’s my dream to put together something light yet powerful, a book that can be a loyal daily ‘pick me up’ to kick start your day. This is my first compilation of motivational quotes complemented with handpicked photographs aimed to stimulate your consciousness with positivity and also to share it with people who matter in your life.
This book is a compilation of originally written quotes from the award winning author, Dr Mohd Daud Bakar, crafted while he was on the move – at the airport, boarding a plane, in a business meeting or even delivering presentation in front of thousands of people.
Hope these quotes will have huge impact in a BETTER you!
This book is a great gift for someone special, your friends and family, or simply as a giveaway.
Corporate Matrimony
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If you have ever made a friend, dated somebody, married or divorced your partner, you have a hidden talent for Sales and Marketing.
Corporate Matrimony aims to bring the core essence of Sales and Marketing through the metaphors of relationship building towards marriage, sharing a journey of how to woo Clients into signing long-term, profitable and mutually benefiting partnerships.
It is suitable for readers of any background and encourages a mind shift that Sales and Marketing skills can be nurtured. A book that combines both ends of the business world; it shares insights by a worldly top management leader and “on the ground – facing Clients – war zone” techniques of the ever evolving middle manager.
Mindset is Everything
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Learn the important advice and strategies on building the right mind-set all in one compilation. Grow and think alongside Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar in his mission to motivate and drive the inquisitive young business minds.
A Compilation of 23 articles from Datuk Dr Mohd Daud Bakar’s Mindset column in Malaysian Business.
Ratiocination In Islamic Legal Theory
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The book is all about rationality, logicism, coherency and to a large extent, the algorithm of predictability of Islamic law. Islamic law was never an illogical and haphazard law making process and will never be one.
The challenge lies within both Islamic and non Islamic communities focussing too much on the literature of fiqh (islamic jurisprudence) neglecting the dimensions of fatwa and qada’ (opinions by mufti and judgement by judge). Rationality and coherency tend to manifest more in those dimensions relative to academic writings of the jurists (fuqaha).The good thing about the book – i reckon – is that it is comparative to Common Law and Civil Law systems respectively. As much as you will be exposed to Islamic law making process, in the process, you will be equally exposed to UK Common Law (judge law) and the Civil Law of the Continent (jurist law).The not-so-good point about the book is that it is very technical and heavy loaded. I have put special effort however to make the book readable even to ordinary man. My word of comfort though is that, if you like rationalism, the book is perfect for you irrespective of your background.
I am extremely happy to be able to come back to look at my core competency which is Islamic legal theory. I really hope the book is a good contribution to both Islamic libraries and legal studies libraries of the world.
Shariah Is Life
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Shariah is interconnected in all fields of life to create a safe, just and prosperous life for everyone. This book digs deep into the roots of Shariah and provides thought provoking methods to resolve the enigmas throughout the world.
Shariah Minds In Islamic Finance
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This book won the “Islamic Finance Book of the Year 2016”, awarded by Global Islamic Finance Award (GIFA) 2016. While Islamic finance might be known to many people, the life and minds of the Shariah scholars of Islamic finance have been shrouded in mystery. For the last forty years, Shariah scholars avoided an open engagement with industry stakeholders, and instead tended to ‘fortify’ themselves deeper and deeper in the ground. This has created an imperfect knowledge, if not negative insinuations about them. “Shariah Minds in Islamic Finance” is the first ever book which provides a rare inside look and accounts of the many facets of a career of a Shariah advisor. This is made more intriguing, as it is written by one of its practising global scholars. This is his story. The book is both enlightening and engaging. Courageous enough, this book examines issues, such as conflict of interest arising from multiple Shariah board representation by a few scholars, the purported lucrative scheme of Shariah professional fees, the monopoly of a few leading Shariah scholars, the development of young and forthcoming scholars, the perceived conflict between Malaysian-based scholars and GCC-based scholars, window shopping of fatwas and many other (antagonistic) perceptions on the Shariah scholars. Above all, this book offers a constructive appraisal of the Shariah advisors for the betterment of the Shariah advisory services and the industry as a whole. This book advocates the critical need for greater governance standards, which emphasise the duty of care, diligence and skills of Shariah scholars. Furthermore, this book hopes to inspire a new generation of Shariah scholars by providing invaluable tips and trade secrets from the authors’ two decades of industry experience.
The Hard Truth of Islamic Finance
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What is the book all about? It seeks to strike a balance between objectives and expectations. While expectations are easy, meeting objectives is hard.
The book also aims at unlocking the real face of Islamic finance without any make-up or cosmetic touch-up. The moment it is linked to something external and artificial, it becomes cluttered.
For all intents and purposes, every discipline has its core torso and fabric. Islamic finance should have its own ‘DNA’ and identity. The book is simply about bringing Islamic finance back to its basics. You may add on additional verticals and layers but it cant be on the expense of its core foundation.