Constructing a Maqasid (Objective) Based Performance Measurement Index for Islamic Banks

Abstract

The current study aims to develop a Maqasid al-Shari’ah (objective of Islamic Law) based a new performance evaluation index for Islamic banks. In order to achieve the objective, the current study conducted twelve semi-structured interviews of academics and practitioners who specialize in Islamic banking and finance (IBF) to select the variables for the index. In order to validate the selected variables, a focus group discussion was arranged that consisted of five experts in IBF. Then, in order to prioritize the selected Maqasid variables, items and sub-items, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was employed. The thirty respondents included industry experts, Shari’ah scholars and academics. Lastly, an index was developed and tested on some selected Islamic banks in Malaysia and Bangladesh to rank their Maqasid based performance. The findings revealed that RHB Islamic bank ranked first among the sampled Islamic banks. Overall, Malaysian Islamic banks performed better than Bangladeshi Islamic banks. The novelty of this study lies in its contribution to the theory of Maqasid al-Shari’ah with respect to banking performance evaluation. The index is expected to assist policy makers, practitioners and other stakeholders to determine whether the performance of Islamic banks is in line with Maqasid al-Shari’ah and therefore adopt necessary policy changes accordingly.

Toward the development of an Islamic banking sustainability performance index

“…For instance, Ascarya and Sukmana (2016) apply analytic network process method for their suggested index. Nofianti and Okfalisa (2019) and Tarique et al (2020, 2021) adopt an analytic hierarchy process approach to develop their respective indexes.…”

Maqashid Sharia Performance Determinants Sharia Commercial Banks in Indonesia

“…Whereas financial ratios prioritize seeking worldly profits (profit oriented), the purpose of Islamic banks is to seek after-life profits (falah oriented) as well as to provide welfare to the community (maslahah). According to [1] the objectives of Islamic banks will be appropriate if they are derived from the objectives of sharia (maqashid sharia). Therefore, it would be more appropriate if the performance assessment of Islamic banks was carried out using the performance of Islamic maqashid.…”

“…The research hypothesis is (1) The number of dps members has a significant positive effect on the performance of Maqashid Sharia, (2) DPS education level has a significant positive effect on the performance of Maqashid Sharia, (3) The frequency of DPS meetings has a significant positive effect on the performance of Maqashid Sharia, (4) Profit sharing financing has a significant positive effect on the performance of Sharia Maqashid, and (5) Qardh financing has a significant positive effect on the performance of Maqashid Sharia.…”

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the number of SSB members, the education level of the SSB, the frequency of SSB meetings, profit sharing financing, and qardh financing on the performance of maqashid sharia. Measurement of the performance of maqashid sharia in this study uses the Maqashid Sharia Index (MSI) developed by [1]. The population used is sharia commercial banks listed on the Financial Services Authority (OJK) in 2015-2019.

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FinTech Innovations and Islamic Banking Performance: Post pandemic Challenges and Opportunities

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