This book is the translation of Umer Chapra's classic work, Islam and the Economic Challenge. It combines Qur'anic wisdom and modern economics to provide a clear, integrated picture of what Islamic economics has to offer to realize the kind of well-being Islam envisages.

M. Umer Chapra is ranked amongst the Top 50 Global Leaders in Islamic economics (ISLAMICA 500, 2015) and has been awarded with two prestigious awards for his contributions to the field: Islamic Development Bank Award for Islamic Economics (1989) and the King Faisal International Prize for Islamic Studies (1989).