By analyzing classical Muslim scholars, Sufis, and legal specialists, whose ideas were embedded in Shari'a law, this looks at the conceptual, epistemological, and sociopolitical factors of major classical and modern Muslim writings on moral economic thought in the Islamic tradition. 'This book offers an authoritative analysis of the intellectual history of Islamic economic thought. Al-Daghistani draws on a wide range of historical and contemporary sources to provide a balanced and accessible synthesis of the diverse threads of Muslim intellectual discourses on moral economy. His treatment of the classic scholarly texts is both rigorous and deep. It is a major contribution to the field, and a must-read for all those interested in the evolution of scholarly debates on economy, politics, and law in Muslim societies' Adeel Malik, Globe Fellow in Economies of Muslim Societies and Associate Professor of Development Economics, University of Oxford