The term “science” represents a claim to universality, but modern social science is based on lessons from European historical experience. Why, then, does it claim to have universal application? We suggest that Weber’s dictum that social science should be value free led to the concealment...

The paper quotes leading Islamic Economists who are saying that the field of Islamic Economics has gone astray, and abandoned the original vision and mission of the founders. In this article we argue that the main reason for the current crisis is that most Muslim economists have accepted too...