E-Commerce from an Islamic perspective

E-Commerce is a new fundamental business paradigm that went against the traditional business paradigm. It emerged from the convergence of several major information technologies and business practices.

The growth of E-Commerce in the past few years has generated considerable diversity and complexity in its structure and applications and Muslims wonder whether this new form of commerce is acceptable from the Syariah (Islamic Law) point of view.

From Islamic point of view, e-commerce has a similar definition with the conventional commerce, but some rules and obligations must be aligned with the need of Islamic principles and permissible by Islam.

Even though e-commerce is spreading worldwide, many Muslims still did not know about the status of their transactions according to the Islamic perspective and Islamic business ethics. Therefore, this research paper is meant to study the Islamic perspectives in e-commerce, particularly in its transaction, as well as the rights of the producers and customers.


Norazlina Zainul *, Fauziah Osman, Siti Hartini Mazlan. 6 February 2004. E-Commerce from an Islamic perspective