The Shift in Zakat Practice in Indonesia

From Piety to an Islamic Socio-Political-Economic System

Arskal Salim author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP

Published:27th Oct '08

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Argues that zakat practice changed structurally and institutionally

In Indonesia, since the coming of Islam, zakat has been a means of worship, and its collection has been voluntary and decentralized. This work 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.

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's study argues that in the post-New Order regime (1966-1998) 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.

ISBN: 9789749511084

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 181g

111 pages