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If you came here for depth: this page is the shortcut. Pick a topic, grab a lecture series (or a single lecture), and assign ready-to-use research papers and essays—without digging through years of archives.
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Different visitors want different depth. Pick the “you” that fits.
🧑🏫 I teach
I want a lecture series or 1–2 lectures + readings I can assign this week.
🧑🔬 I research
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Most popular starting points
If you only read/watch a few things, start here.
1) Islam’s Gift: An Economy of Spiritual Development
A doorway into the core contrast: spiritual development vs. wealth-maximization.
2) Learn Who You Are
A guide to the inner obstacles created by modern “education-as-job-training.”
3) The Ways of the Eagles
A motivational lecture (Urdu + English summary) often used to start a course.
4) Two “big ideas” essays on this site
Why knowledge shapes worlds—and why reform starts with epistemology.
Teach with lectures & full courses
Choose a lecture stream, then pair it with a reading pack below.
Islamic Economics (courses + stand-alone lectures)
Multiple lecture series + key stand-alone talks.
Introductory Statistics (Islamic approach)
A complete course ecosystem (lectures, textbook materials, labs).
Economics (critique + reconstruction)
Materials for rethinking mainstream economics from the foundations.
Research Methods
Methodology, epistemology, and how research is shaped by worldview.
Other lecture collections
Urdu talks, assorted lectures, and miscellaneous materials.
More courses (Google Sites hub)
A larger course listing beyond what’s mirrored on this site.
Assign readings (papers & essays)
Each “pack” is a ready-to-assign mini-syllabus (2–4 items).
Master index
If you prefer browsing everything systematically:
Pair papers with lectures
Many papers have companion talks. For central video indexing:
Pack A — Islamic Economics: definition & foundations
Best for: Islamic Econ / Methodology
- Re-Defining Islamic Economics (SSRN)
- Islam versus Economics (SSRN)
- Background essay: Islam’s Gift (post)
- Suggested use: 1–2 weeks (undergrad/grad). Add 1 lecture from the Islamic Econ lectures list.
Pack B — The “Invisible Hand” and the ideology of economics
Best for: Econ theory critique
- Death of a Metaphor: The Invisible Hand (SSRN)
- Companion post: The Invisible Hand (blog)
- Suggested use: 1 week. Works well in Principles / History of Thought / Political Economy.
Pack C — Origins of Western social science (worldview & secular foundations)
Best for: Epistemology / Islamization of knowledge
- Origins of Western Social Sciences (publication page)
- Related guide: Eurocentrism
- Related guide: Islamic Worldview
- Suggested use: 1–2 weeks, especially in Research Methods / Humanities.
Pack D — Methodology & econometrics: what goes wrong (and why)
Best for: Methods / Econometrics
- Methodological Mistakes and Econometric Consequences (hub)
- Related guide: Statistics (Econometrics & research craft)
- Suggested use: 1 week (grad methods) or as a “methodology warning label” for applied courses.
Pack E — Education reform: why “copying the West” fails
Best for: Education / Development
- On Improving Social Science Education in Pakistan (MPRA)
- Related guide: Education
- Suggested use: 1 week, strong discussion potential in teacher training seminars.
Browse the 8 theme guides
Fast navigation to the most useful collections (blog themes + student guidance).
Guidance for Students
Advice, talks, and starting points for students seeking purpose, direction, and growth.
Open pageWatch: seminars, talks, and lecture recordings
If you prefer video-first learning—or want to assign a talk as homework.
Central video indexes
What’s new / recently updated
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Stay connected (mailing list)
Monthly updates with new drafts, lectures, and curated materials.
Join the Islamic Economics Mailing List (IEML)
If you want updates as I write and organize new material (including draft chapters and supporting resources), this is the best channel.