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To Cite this Article: Arsad, S., Said, R., Yusoff, H., & Ahmad, R. (2022). Islamic Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Index: The Application of Maqasid Shari’ah and Maslahah. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 12(7), 1038 – 1058.
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