Social Welfare and the Role of Zakah in the Family System

Dogarawa, Ahmad Bello

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“…To meaningfully realize social justice, therefore, all the resources at the disposal of human beings must be utilized efficiently and equitably to fulfill the needs of all and to bring about an equitable distribution of income and wealth (Sadeq 1996). Hence, Islam emphasizes distributive justice and incorporates in its effort to foster brotherhood among Muslims by collecting and distributing zakah and enforcing Islamic teachings related to law of inheritance to accelerate distribution of income and wealth in the community of Islamic brotherhood (Dogarawa 2008).…”

Section: Poverty In the Muslim Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Poverty alleviation by Zakah in a transitional economy: a small business entrepreneurial framework

2015

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Around 3 billion people are living in poverty of which 35 % are from Muslim World (World Bank 2010). In this case, global Muslim community has prime role to address the injustice of global poverty through zakah as an Islamic faith-based institution and having potential annual fund of $139.32 billion in Muslim world. This study designed an explanatory sequential mixed method. For qualitative data, 17 managers were interviewed and 85 zakah recipients were purposively surveyed (disproportionate sampling) for quantitative purpose between August 1 and December 30, 2013. The results indicate that zakah has significant bearing on the conditions of zakah recipients and lie the foundation of developing small business entrepreneurship by mobilizing zakah as seed money (investment) and not as spent money (consumption). A five-phased process model underpinned by two well-grounded theories: Becker's human capital theory and Kirkpatrick's training evaluation taxonomy has been proposed for developing entrepreneurship having universal application. The model's implications for alleviating poverty by governments, zakah management institutions, and policy makers also discussed in the paper.JEL Codes: I32; L26; P36

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Section: Poverty In the Muslim Countriesmentioning

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Poverty alleviation by Zakah in a transitional economy: a small business entrepreneurial framework

2015

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“…Similarly in Islam, entrepreneurship is encouraged as a strategy for solving social problems [23]. For example, Islam views poverty as a social ill that should be addressed by the community through collective efforts to develop the economy [39,[57][58][59]; [22]. The call for social entrepreneurship among Muslims is documented in the following verses of the Quran:…”

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“…1. Zakah: Tithe or an obligatory tax paid to the state which represents the pillar of a formal economic system for equitable wealth redistribution, to combat poverty and other social ills [58,59]. It began as a form of social security that later developed into a global and complex system of charitable institutions and foundations [59].…”

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“…This unquestioning attitude of religious societies may explain why they are often associated with low economic growth [77]. However, the article is in no way calling for a reduced role of religion in society; rather, due to its emphasis on charity, spirituality and social equality [21,22,39,57,58], religion should be embraced as a way of life that can provide solutions to various social ills. The argument forwarded here is that, for social entrepreneurship to work in religious societies, there must be better enforcement of corporate governance regulations by the government and local authorities than what is required in non-religious societies.…”

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Corporate Credibility, Religion and Customer Support Intention toward Social Enterprises

Idris¹,

Hati²

2016

Social Enterprise - Context-Dependent Dynamics in a Global Perspective

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Social enterprise SE outputs are not merely a result of the social entrepreneur's personal vision, but an accumulation of resources and support from multiple stakeholders, particularly customers. Although marketing communication studies have long established the effects of corporate credibility on consumer attitudes and behaviors, it is worth noting that corporate credibility comprises three distinct dimensions, namely trustworthiness, expertise and dynamism, which do not necessarily have equal levels of influence on the endogenous variables. Additionally, from a social entrepreneurship perspective, the relationship between corporate credibility and consumer psychology requires a deeper inspection because of the role of religion in charitable and care-giving activities. Most religions stress the importance of spirituality, which may override their concern with the business aspects of the SE. In other words, for religious customers, it is likely that trustworthiness has a higher influence on their attitudes and support intention than expertise and dynamism. These conceptual relationships among corporate credibility, religion and consumer psychology in social entrepreneurship are elaborated in this article through a literature review, followed by the development of a theoretical framework and its associated propositions. The article concludes with some implications for SE governance, distinguishing societies with different religious backgrounds.Keywords: corporate credibility, customer support intention, moderating effect, religion, Social Enterprises . IntroductionA social enterprise SE is distinguished primarily by its social purpose and exists in multiple and varied organizational forms [ -]. According to Dees [ ], social entrepreneurship bridges © 2016 The Author(s). Licensee InTech. This chapter is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.the old culture of charity and the modern culture of entrepreneurial problem-solving. SEs do not engage in charity in the traditional, alms-giving sense but transform traditional charity, such as monetary donations from their supporters, into sustainable improvements. Although there are criticisms over the value of donations and fundraising in social entrepreneurship [ ], in reality many SEs rely on donor contributions, at least in the initial phase of the venture, as they enable the social entrepreneur to carry the required enthusiasm and necessary capital to the table [ ]. In social entrepreneurship, donors can be defined as customers [ , ] because of the financial transactions involved between them and the SE. Based on this definition, SE customers are distinguished from its beneficiaries, who are the ultimate users of its final products and services.Newth [ ] argued that the outputs of a SE are not merely a result of the entrepreneur's personal vision, but an accumu...

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“…Zakah is an important tool in Islamic fiscal system. It plays a vital role in reducing socio economic problems such as poverty, unemployment, indebtedness and inequitable redistribution of income in Muslim communities (Dogarawa, 2008).…”

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Assessment of the Service Performance of Zakah Institutions in Gombe Metropolis, Nigeria

Sulaiman

Rabiu

2021

IJIEF

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Zakah is an important tool in Islamic economic system, it plays a crucial role in reducing some social and economic problems such as poverty, unemployment, indebtedness and inequitable redistribution of income in the Muslim communities. The Zakah institutions in Gombe metropolis are said to practice favouritism and unfair service quality and distribution of Zakah funds among recipients. The main objective of this study is to empirically examine perception of the Zakah recipients towards the services provided by the institutions. This study adopted descriptive survey design approach. PLS-SEM is employed to test the hypothesized model of the study. The result reveals that reliability, responsiveness and assurance significantly affect performance of Zakah institutions but tangibility and empathy were found to be insignificant. The study recommends the need for Zakah institutions in Gombe metropolis to consider improving the tangibles and empathy dimensions of service quality. The study also recommends the need to concentrate on the antecedents of service quality as it will assist Zakah institutions to improve performance. Lastly, the study suggests the establishment of Zakah board that will serve as regulatory body in charge of supervising the activities of private Zakah institutions in Gombe state.

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Social Welfare and the Role of Zakah in the Family System

Cited by 7 publications

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Poverty alleviation by Zakah in a transitional economy: a small business entrepreneurial framework

Poverty alleviation by Zakah in a transitional economy: a small business entrepreneurial framework

Corporate Credibility, Religion and Customer Support Intention toward Social Enterprises

Assessment of the Service Performance of Zakah Institutions in Gombe Metropolis, Nigeria

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