It is not surprising that The Art of Islamic Banking and Finance provides a definitive exposition of Islamic economics theory and its application in developing Shari'a acompatible products. The writer, Dr. Yahia Abdul-Rahman, is among the pioneering scholars who showed how Islamic economic concepts, long forgotten, can be revived and applied effectively in today's financial services industry. His American Finance House : LARIBA has become one of the main driving forces for Islamic finance in North America, providing a showcase for how such concepts can be successfully applied.