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Islam and Consumption: Religion Interpretations and Changing Consumerism

Islam and Consumption: Religion Interpretations and Changing Consumerism

Farhan Shaikh, Dinesh Sharma
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781466681392|ISBN10: 146668139X|EISBN13: 9781466681408
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8139-2.ch005
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Shaikh, Farhan, and Dinesh Sharma. "Islam and Consumption: Religion Interpretations and Changing Consumerism." Islamic Perspectives on Marketing and Consumer Behavior: Planning, Implementation, and Control, edited by Bikramjit Rishi, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 103-128. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8139-2.ch005

APA

Shaikh, F. & Sharma, D. (2015). Islam and Consumption: Religion Interpretations and Changing Consumerism. In B. Rishi (Ed.), Islamic Perspectives on Marketing and Consumer Behavior: Planning, Implementation, and Control (pp. 103-128). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8139-2.ch005

Chicago

Shaikh, Farhan, and Dinesh Sharma. "Islam and Consumption: Religion Interpretations and Changing Consumerism." In Islamic Perspectives on Marketing and Consumer Behavior: Planning, Implementation, and Control, edited by Bikramjit Rishi, 103-128. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8139-2.ch005

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Abstract

Today Islam is world's second largest religion but has the highest growth rate among all the top religions. In a few decades, the Muslim population will be the largest consumers on this planet. This chapter tries to bring forth the interpretations of Holy Quran and Ahadees as is along with the current consumer behavior of Muslims using different products. There are different schools of thought based on the understanding of the religion. There are gaps in the actual meaning and the portrayal of the message, along with different interpretations of the theories around Islam. Like every other aspect of life, religion too has its existence in areas which are beyond black and white, in shades of grey, and here lies the marketing potential to fill up this void by understanding the Muslim consumer behavior.

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