The shift in Zakat practice in Indonesia
Subtitle: from piety to an Islamic socio-political-economic system
By: Arskal Salim
Contributors: Asian Muslim Action Network
Series: Islam in Southeast Asia: views from within
Publisher: Asian Muslim Action Network; Silkworm Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9789749511084
Subjects: Zakat; Charities; Islamic giving; Islam
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-93).