JKAU: Islamic Econ. Vol. 12, pp. 1-81 Eng, pp. 1-185 Arabic (1420 A.H. / 2000 A.D.) Contents English Section Articles Modeling Monetary Control in an Interest-Free Economy Ali F. Darrat and Abdel-Hameed M. Bashir ........................................................................... 3 Regulation in the Islamic Political Economy: Comparative Perspectives Masudul Alam Choudhury ....................................................................................................... 21 Discussion Forum Seif el-Din Ibrahim Tag el-Din Charaterizing the Stock Exchange from an Islamic Perspective Comments by: Mohammad Obaidullah ................................................................................... 55 Book Reviews Rodney Wilson: Economics, Ethics and Religion Reviewed by: Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi ................................................................................ 69 Imran Ahsan Khan Nyazi: Islamic Law of Business Organization: Partnerships Reviewed by: Mohammad Hashim Kamali .............................................................................. 75 Arabic Section Articles The Evaluation of the Saudi Firms’ Marketing Practice from Islamic Point of View Yasser A. Al-Khatib and Habibullah M. Al-Torkistani ............................................................ 3 Salam, A Shari’ah Alternative for Conventional Finance: Financial and Accounting Perspective Eltegani A. Ahmed ................................................................................................................... 51 Discussion Forum Muhammad Fida-Uldin Bahjat The Goals of Accounting in an Islamic Economy Comments by: Mahmoud Al-Morsi Lasheen ......................................................................... 99 Nazeeh Kamal Hammad Extent of Permissibility of Payment for Guarantee (Kifalah) in Islamic Fiqh Comments by: Ali Ahmed Al-Nadawi ...................................................................................... 109 Comments by: Mohammed Al-Mukhtar Al-Salami .......…...................................................... 123 Rafic Yunus Al-Masri Shariah Rules Relating to Sale and Purchase of Gold and Silver Comments by: Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Al-Munea ................................................................... 133 Comments by: Ali Ahmed Al-Salus ......................................................................................... 139 Comments by: Mohammad Sulaiman Al-Ashqar ..................................................................... 155 Comments by: Abdul-Wahhab Mohammed Raihawi ………………......................................... 167 Comments by: Naji Mohammad Ajam ...................................................................................... 171 Rejoinder: Rafic Yunus Al-Masri ................................................................................................... 175