The theoretical foundation of Islamic economics and finance is based on, among other things, Homo Islamicus or Islamic Man. Islamic economics and finance theoreticians contrast Homo Islamicus with Homo economicus or the Economic Man. This paper examines whether or not Homo Islamicus is...

Islamic economics [IE] emerged with a new vision and aspiration of a better path to development. Unfortunately, IE has evolved mostly as an intellectual/academic shell, in which poverty eradication, except in rhetoric, is a peripheral concern.Gradually, IE was eclipsed by its offshoot, Islamic...

Contemporary Islamic economic thought has its roots in the Islamic revivalism of the twentieth century. Since the time of Prophet Muhammad, Muslims had a vibrant and dynamic civilization, where the economic life did go on both at the individual and collective level. While economics as a...