The shift in zakat practice in Indonesia : from piety to an Islamic socio-political-economic system /
"Zakat, one of Islam's Five Pillars, is the practice of giving a fixed proportion of one's financial assets to those in need, thereby purifying both one's soul and one's remaining wealth. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its col...
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| Language: | English |
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Chiang Mai, Thailand :
Asian Muslim Action Network : Silkworm Books,
2008.
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| Series: | Islam in Southeast Asia. Views from within
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| Summary: | "Zakat, one of Islam's Five Pillars, is the practice of giving a fixed proportion of one's financial assets to those in need, thereby purifying both one's soul and one's remaining wealth. In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. Arskal Salim argues that in the post-New Order regime zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally through the enactment of a law on zakat management, followed by the establishment of a national zakat agency. A cultural shift is now in progress with two possible outcomes: either zakat collection will become compulsory and centralized or it will become such an intricate part of taxation law that it loses its spiritual relevance ..."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 93 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-93). |
| ISBN: | 9789749511084 9749511085 |