Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat

The paper examines the potential of the institution of Zakāt to address the development challenges, especially in the Muslim world. We discuss the religious dimension of Zakāt. We also explore the economic potential and effects of Zakāt by reviewing theoretical and empirical studies. Finally, the st...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ahmad, Shamsuddeen, Mahadi, Nur Farhah
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah 2019
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description The paper examines the potential of the institution of Zakāt to address the development challenges, especially in the Muslim world. We discuss the religious dimension of Zakāt. We also explore the economic potential and effects of Zakāt by reviewing theoretical and empirical studies. Finally, the study provide an analysis which suggests that Zakāt can play a significant role in meeting sustainable development goals related to poverty, hunger, global health and well-being, quality education, decent work and economic growth and income inequality
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spelling iium-785742020-07-10T06:30:23Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/78574/ Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat Muhammad Ahmad, Shamsuddeen Mahadi, Nur Farhah H Social Sciences (General) The paper examines the potential of the institution of Zakāt to address the development challenges, especially in the Muslim world. We discuss the religious dimension of Zakāt. We also explore the economic potential and effects of Zakāt by reviewing theoretical and empirical studies. Finally, the study provide an analysis which suggests that Zakāt can play a significant role in meeting sustainable development goals related to poverty, hunger, global health and well-being, quality education, decent work and economic growth and income inequality Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah 2019-08-05 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/78574/1/78574-Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20and%20The-published.pdf Muhammad Ahmad, Shamsuddeen and Mahadi, Nur Farhah (2019) Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat. In: Proceedings of the 1st Kedah International Zakat Conference 2019, 5 Aug 2019, Alor Star, Kedah. https://www.zakatkedah.com.my/
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Muhammad Ahmad, Shamsuddeen
Mahadi, Nur Farhah
Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title_full Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title_fullStr Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title_short Sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
title_sort sustainable development goals and the role of zakat
topic H Social Sciences (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/78574/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/78574/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/78574/1/78574-Sustainable%20Development%20Goals%20and%20The-published.pdf