Following the invitation of the Kuwait Center for Islamic Economy at the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of the State of Kuwait, H.E. Prof. Koutoub Moustapha Sano, Secretary General of the Academy, gave a public lecture on Monday 15 February 2021, within the framework of the center’s activities. More than six hundred and fifty people attended the online lecture entitled “Methodology of Writing Scientific Thesis in Islamic Economics”.

His Excellency started his lecture with a scientific review on the leading position of Islamic economics at the present day, as the Islamic economic theory is nowadays studied side by side with traditional economic theories. Hence a tremendous interest is growing in Islamic economic thought in general, and in Islamic finance in particular, as evidenced by the wide spread of Islamic banks and financial institutions throughout the world.

In his lecture, His Excellency referred to the need to give an important place to scientific research in Islamic economics in response to developments in the contemporary economic arena at all levels and to keep pace with the changes taking place in financial and business matters. He also discussed in detail the most essential and necessary scientific criteria in writing scientific theses. These criteria are represented in the statement on the importance of the research topic, the formulation of the research question in the form of precise methodological questions, the determination of the research objectives that represent answers to the questions, scientific and objective review of past literature to highlight the aspects not covered hitherto, editing the study chapters in the light of the objectives. His Excellency also stressed the importance of balancing the study chapters by early sizing (determining a balanced size) of their pages so that one chapter does not overwhelm another.

Furthermore, His Excellency referred to the importance of the evaluation of academic theses and called on their chairmen and supervisors to motivate the youth generation to take an interest in Islamic economics and to help them to conduct their research in a flexible and accessible manner. He also called on researchers and students to pay attention to the scientific subjects of Islamic economics that had not received as much scientific research needed, such as the subjects of wills, vows, financial compensation, etc., and how to benefit from them in the field of finance, which is known as social finance.

His Excellency concluded his lecture by expressing his thanks and appreciation to the Kuwait Center for Islamic Economy for its sponsorship of research, science, and training in the field of Islamic economy.