The Advancement of Zakat Institution in Malaysian Post Islamic Revivalism Era

Abstract

Zakat is an important Islamic institution in Malaysia. The development of the institution has been through time influenced by the changing social, political and economic situation of the country. One of the important phenomena that shaped the institution is the Islamization process which happened during Islamic revivalism which ushered in the early 1970s. The scenario and the social change that happened during the era have resulted in the zakat has been one of the institutions which government keened to enhance in the later decades. This article discusses the brief development of zakat institution in post Malaysian Islamic revivalism era, through which eventually, the impact of the revivalism on the institution will be clearly observed. As has been self-evident throughout the discussion, supported by the data of collection over the years, the zakat institution, apart from its fundamental role as religious duty, has been through time playing a greater role in social and economy. .

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“…They classified Malaysia as one of the countries adopting a decentralised approach, sharing the burden and responsibility in decision-making on equal terms. Meanwhile, Malaysia's zakat administration and management system has grown tremendously, particularly in terms of infrastructure, collaboration between states, and their function in economic development (Sarif et al, 2020;Ab Rahman et al, 2012).…”

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“…Furthermore, laws and frameworks related to zakat have been established, and efforts were initiated to make the zakat institution an element of public finance. The notion of institutionalized zakat in Malaysia was regulated in 1991 (Sarif et al, 2020). In Indonesia, on the other hand, various regulations during the Dutch colonization period and a law draft in 1967, after it has become independent, paved the way for the institutionalization of zakat (Hudayati & Tohirin, 2010).…”

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“…Receiving zakat without the humiliation of begging evokers a sense of purity and allays feelings of envy, jealousy, and hatred toward the rich (Esposito, 1995). In social and economic contexts, it aims to reduce the socio-economic differences and solve the socio-economic problems, so it is considered to be the most important socio-economic institution and known as a means of achieving social justice (Ismail, 2013;Oran, 2009;Sarif and Kamri, 2009). In some present Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Libya, and Pakistan, zakat is made obligatory by a state law of zakat obligation (wajib qanuniyyan) and fully managed by authorized institutions.…”