Economic System of the Early Islamic Period

Seyed Kazem Sadr is Professor at the International Center for Education in Islamic Finance, Malaysia. He previously held the position of Professor at the Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran; he also has been a member of the Islamic Banking Drafting Committee and the Economic Curriculum Program in Iran. He is the author of several books and refereed journal articles on Islamic economics and banking, as well as natural resource economics. He received his PhD at Ohio State University, USA.

• Part One: The Arabian Peninsula on the Eve of the Introduction of Islam.- Chapter 1 Economic and Cultural Situation of the Arabian Peninsula Prior to Islam.- Chapter 2 Invitation to Islam.- Chapter 3 Migration of the Holy Prophet (SAAS) to Madinah and Formation of an Islamic Government.- Part Two: Public Treasury and Public Finance.- Chapter 4 The Public Treasury (Baitul Mal) and the Governing System.- Chapter 5 Revenues and Expenditures of the Islamic Treasury.- Chapter 6 Money and Finance in the Early Islamic Era.- Part Three: Markets and the Private Sector.- Chapter 7 Markets in the Early Islamic Era.- Chapter 8 Consumption Theory.- Chapter 9 Production Theory.- Chapter 10 Exchange.- Chapter 11 Investment and Saving during the Early Islamic Era.- Part Four: Justice.- Chapter 12 Efficiency and Justice.