The Book of Insight into Commerce (Kitab al-Tabassur bi al-Tijarah)

The Book of Insight into Commerce (Kitab al-Tabassur bi al-Tijarah)

Abu Uthman 'Amr Ibn Bahr al-Jahiz al-Basri

Translated with Introduction and Notes by Adi Setia, 2012 (Hardcover)

ISBN 978-967-0149-23-3, 121 pages

Publisher: Islamic Banking & Finance Institute Malaysia (IBFIM)

Fully annotated English translation of al-Jahiz's Kitab al-Tabassur bi al-Tijarah (The Book of Insight into Commerce). The translator has also added three appendices consisting of his translated excerpts from three important classical Islamic authors, al-Shaybani, al-Dimashqi and al-Lubudi in order to provide readers with an insightful overview of the business and commercial ethos of classical Islamic economic thought.