Islamic economic thought: origin, past and dimensions

Scholars are entitled with the task of finding solutions to economic problems in the Islamic sources. This was simple when most of the population was agriculturalist. It became increasingly complex until it came to a standstill with colonization. Research on this matter has reemerged. The process of finding economic solutions in the Islamic sources, the fields it has come to encompass and the difficulties of applying Islamic norms to the modern day economy are explained.