In my assessment, the Islamic Finance now seems to be a reality and is on its way to be institutionalized, albeit at different levels in different countries, and the Western world is also now selectively and cautiously positioning to invest in this system. There are promising signs that Islamic Finance trends are sustainable.
It is entrenched in a well conceptualized Islamic economic system whose mysteries are being unfolded with renewed academic interest in the subject. While undeniably faith driven, the Islamic finance system has great potential to meet the financial gaps and requirements of development and society at large and as such its demand would be robust going beyond religious grounds.