This study attempts to analyse the compatibility between Islam and good governance in addressing two main public issues namely poverty and corruption. To explain the compatibility both of them, the study explores the policy, agenda and strategy each of them. Employing literature review and a deep analysis, the main finding is that Islam and western perspective have a similar concept, policies, agendas and strategies in coping with poverty and corruption issues among society. This study believes that poverty and corruption is the root of backwardness and foolishness. Therefore, they should be minimised even diminished from societal life in order to gain better prosperity in the life.