Islam is the same religion that had been revealed to, preached and followed
by Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and all other prophets of God(As).
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) was the final link in the chain of
divine messengers. Islam, therefore, is the continuity of divine guidance
since the beginning of human history on earth, not a new religion founded
by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the seventh century. Divine
religions are designed by a cosmic view of the world and there is no
distinction between spiritual and worldly life in human destiny. The divine
paradigm of economic relations consistent laws and commandments which
are extracted from revealed teachings called sharīᶜah. The sharīᶜahrequires
rules related to both production as well as consumption of resources, the
working of market trends, and the distribution of earnings. The primary
concern of this article is what divine Scriptureguide about Ribā/usury, and
the change of attitudes toward Ribā from biblical times to the present, along
this article sheds light on adverse effects of Ribāupon society in history.