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This book entitled Zakat Poverty Line and Poverty Measurement for Effective Zakat Distribution gives a new dimension for the Muslim ummah to understand the zakat poverty line and poverty measurement for effective and efficient zakat distribution among the asnaf. Through this book, the authors have tried to answer many questions regarding the zakat poverty line: Do we understand the concept of poverty? What are the main measurements for poverty? How Islam looks at poverty and how to solve it? Any specific and accurate tools to measure poverty in Islam? In this book, five most important topics related to poverty and zakat poverty line have been introduced to the readers. Hopefully, the publication of this book may benefit many of us to understand and trust zakat poverty line in order to distribute zakat more effectively in strengthening economy of the ummah in the future.
Poverty is one of the top problems the Muslim community faces today. A scholastic approach towards a solution based on the values and cultural contexts of the Muslim community holds great importance and significance to the Islamic civilizations and modern economic and cultural applications in the world. Challenges and Impacts of Religious Endowments on Global Economics and Finance is a pivotal reference source that examines the role of waqf and similar endowments in Islamic financial systems and how these religious endowments impact global economics and finance. While highlighting topics such as Islamic finance, risk management, and economic development, this publication explores adopting Islamic approaches to contemporary socio-economic issues and the methods of content analysis and meta-analysis methods. This book is ideally designed for professionals, economist regulators, financial analysts, academics, researchers, and postgraduate students seeking current research on modernized Islamic economic models in order to tackle the problem of fiscal deficiency.
This book was mooted by the desire to disseminate knowledge of Islamic philanthropy to the community to help create a better understanding of philanthropy. It is hoped that an in-depth exploration of this book can help readers enrich their knowledge of Islamic philanthropy and inspire them to practice it in their daily lives. This book targets readers from various backgrounds. For example, it can be referenced and provide an overview to students to engage in volunteer activities because there are chapters in this book that focus on students. This book is also expected to assist researchers and academicians in exploring Islamic philanthropy more widely in all fields of contemporary studies. It is also an essential reference for scholars, international organizations, development agencies, governments, experts, and anyone with an interest in Islamic philanthropy. Admittedly, there are still many fields of philanthropic research that have not been extensively discussed, such as halal, built environment, health, and more.
Secara umum, buku ini ditulis dengan bahasa yang ringan dan terstruktur untuk mempermudah bagi para pembaca, yaitu civitas akademika khususnya dalam bidang ekonomi syariah dan zakat, sehingga mudah untuk difahami. Dalam pengelolaan zakat secara umum terdiri dari tiga hal penting, yaitu pengumpulan, pengelolaan dan penyaluran. Pada buku ini, penulis memfokuskan materi pada aspek penyaluran atau pendistribusian. Pada Bab 1 misalnya, dibahas berkenaan Zakat dan Pendayagunaan Zakat baik dari sisi Definisi, Dasar Hukum, Fungsi Zakat dan Perbedaan antara Zakat dan Pajak serta Model - Model Pendistribusian Zakat. Selanjutnya pada Bab 2 hingga bab 8 dibahas secara mendalam perihal delapan golongan penerima zakat, meliputi: fakir, miskin, Amil zakat, Muallaf, Riqab (hamba sahaya), Gharim (orang yang mengalami kebangkrutan), Fi Sabilillah (orang-orang yang berjuang dijalan Allah), Ibnu Sabil (Orang yang kehabisan bekal perjalanan). Pada bab 9 dibahas perihal potret implementasi pendistribusian zakat di Indonesia dan juga analisis komparasi pendistribusian dana zakat pada Lembaga Amil Zakat (LAZ) di Indonesia.
Social financial reporting as an economic tool presents the firm as a socio-economic unit with empowered social capital to enable a sustainable economic solution, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Islamic social finance (ISF) is a corporate social responsibility initiative in the form of humanitarian and socio-development programs by Islamic financial institutions and Shariah-compliant corporations. ISF is applied through various methods and tools that structure based on Islamic Sharia Law. For example, Islamic social finance tools would either be philanthropic, involving activities such as zakat (obligatory alms-giving), Sadaqah (voluntary alms-giving/charity), and waqf (en...
The interest in improving Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) outcomes among stakeholders of Islamic banking and finance has become front and centre in the discussions relating to Islamic sustainable finance. This book offers an expansive overview of the relevant issues, global initiatives and trends in the management, governance, and operation of Islamic sustainable impact finance. It identifies the models and mechanisms required to achieve sustainable impact finance in the context of Islamic investment and project development and collects and observes the latest approaches in maintaining and fulfilling the principles of Shariah-compliance in Sustainable Development Goals and Environ...
Analyzing the relationship between religion and politics throughout the Middle East, Africa, and the United States, as well as classical and medieval political philosophical sources, Challenging Theocracy critiques the contemporary formation of theocracy and the persistence of theocratic ideas around the world.
Malaysia is one of the most intriguing countries in Asia in many respects. It consists of several distinct areas, not only geographically but ethnically as well; along with Malays and related groups, the country has a very large Indian and Chinese population. The spoken languages obviously vary at home, although Bahasa Malaysia is the official language and nearly everyone speaks English. There is also a mixture of religions, with Islam predominating among the Malays and others, Hinduism and Sikhism among the Indians, mainly Daoism and Confucianism among the Chinese, but also some Christians as well as older indigenous beliefs in certain places. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Malaysia contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Malaysia.
Challenges in Economic and Financial Policy Formulation provides an introductory, yet comprehensive, treatment of macroeconomic policies and their implementation in an Islamic-designed economic system.
In Islam, philanthropy is a spectrum of activity, and these activities differ in their purpose and in the principles on which they operate. To fully understand philanthropy, it is vital to examine not only its purpose but its motive and outcomes. This book identifies three types of philanthropy within this spectrum: Philanthropy as relief (zakat), which seeks to alleviate human suffering; philanthropy as an improvement (waqf), which seeks to maximize individual human potential and is energized by a principle that seeks to progress individuals and their society; and philanthropy as reform (sadaqah), which seeks to solve social problems. Philanthropy as civic engagement seeks to build better c...