Sustainability of the Development of Sharia Economic Law in Indonesia: A Social History Approach

Abstract

Positivization becomes the dominant approach in the development of sharia economic law in Indonesia. In fact, in the perspective of social history, Islamic law in the economic and business fields has become a law that lives in the middle of society or customary law. This article aims to look at the dynamics of Islamic economic law in customary law that lives in the community. The transformation of Islamic economic law into customary law can sustain Islamic economic and business development through a cultural approach. This also shows the importance of a cultural perspective in the development of Islamic economic law, in addition to the positivization approach.