Zakat''S Role In Enhancing The Economy Of The Ummah: Challenges And Future Prospects

Zakat'S Role In Enhancing The Economy Of The Ummah: Challenges And Future Prospects

Author: Fuadah Johari, Mohammad Haji Alias, Asma Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Ridhwan Ab. Aziz, Ahmad Fahme Mohd Ali

Publisher: USIM Press

ISBN: 9789674402242

Pages: 215

Year: 2015

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Price: RM35

Zakat’s Role in Enhancing the Economy of the Ummah: Challenges and Future Prospects provides fundamental understanding on zakat practice in order to highlight the current and future challenges to the institution. This book includes various and interesting topics inclusive in four special themes. Firstly, Islamic philanthropy: rationality for a new economics welfare system. Secondly, the essentials of had kifayah (zakat poverty line) and zakat management based evaluation. Thirdly, Zakat’s role in socio-economic development of al-asnaf such as al-Masakin (poor), al-Fuqara’ (needy), al-Muallaf, al-Riqab and al-Gharimin and lastly on Zakat’s role for education and zakat on crops based on Maqasid Syari’ah. This book tries to introduce a true picture of zakat practice in this country and the Muslim world, allowing its practical application by all.This book is suitable for college and university students, academician, practitioner, policy maker and the general public who are interested in obtaining basic concepts and application of zakat institutions in this country and worldwide.