Table of Contents

Introduction, Chapter 1: History and theology, Chapter 2: The controversy over the meaning of Riba, Chapter 3: Additional aspects of an Islamic economy, Chapter 4: Muslim critique of Islamic economics, Chapter 5: Islamist triumph, Chapter 6: Shari’a finance as jihad, Chapter 7: Dangers and vulnerabilities of Shari’a finance, Chapter 8: Efforts at regulating the Shari’a experts in Islamic finance sector, Chapter 9: The role of Shari’a experts in Islamic finance, Chapter 10: Shari’a lists for trading, Chapter 11: Impact of Shari’a compliance, Chapter 12: Conclusion, Appendices, Instruments of Shari’a finance, Shari’a finance in Muslim states, Islamic economics in the West: manipulating Darura, Shari’a finance in some other non-Muslim states, Shari’a, Further reading, Endnotes.

About the Author

Dr Patrick Sookhdeo is Director of the Institute for the Study of Islam and Christianity, International Director of Barnabas Fund and Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life. He has been Visiting Professor at a number of military academic centres. He is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Pretoria. He is Cor Episcopos of the Syriac Orthodox Church. He is author/editor of 36 books.