IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ije/journl/v14y2006i1p1-28.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Providing For The Resource Shortfall For Poverty Elimination Through The Institution Of Zakat In Low-Income Muslim Countries

Author

Listed:
  • Nasim Shah Shirazi

    (International Institute of Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Islamabad.)

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to estimate the resource shortfall and potential zakat collection for poverty elimination in the low-income Muslim countries. The paper estimates the resource shortfall by utilizing the international poverty lines (under USD1 and 2) headcount and poverty gap index estimated by the World Bank. Potential zakat collection has been estimated by utilizing Kahf’s (1989) definitions of zakatable items with some modifications. The paper finds that some of the low-income Muslim countries can meet their resource gap under USD1 international poverty line with potential zakat collection. However, other countries, mostly belonging to Africa, cannot meet their resource shortfall from their potential zakat collection.

Suggested Citation

  • Nasim Shah Shirazi, 2006. "Providing For The Resource Shortfall For Poverty Elimination Through The Institution Of Zakat In Low-Income Muslim Countries," IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, IIUM Journal of Economis and Management, vol. 14(1), pages 1-28, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ije:journl:v:14:y:2006:i:1:p:1-28
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.iium.edu.my/enmjournal/141art1.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Ahmad F. Oran, 2016. "A Conception to Activate Zakāh as an Islamic Mechanism for Human Development تصور لتفعيل الزكـاة كآلية إسلامية للتنمية البشرية," Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, King Abdulaziz University, Islamic Economics Institute., vol. 29(3), pages 3-29, October.
    2. Mohieldin , Mahmoud & Rostom , Ahmed & Fu, Xiaochen & Iqbal, Zamir, 2012. "The Role of Islamic Finance in Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Countries," Islamic Economic Studies, The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), vol. 20, pages 55-120.
    3. Shah Shirazi, Nasim & Obaidullah, Mohammed, 2014. "Why Poverty Reduction Programs of Pakistan Did Not Bring Significant Change: An Appraisal," Working Papers 1435-17, The Islamic Research and Teaching Institute (IRTI).
    4. ISHAK YELKENCI , Nur Shuhada, 2022. "The Progress Of Shari’Ah Implementation In Zakah Management & The Actual Proceeds: Malaysia As A Case Study With Correlation Analysis," Academic Review of Humanities and Social Sciences, Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi, vol. 5(1), pages 105-129.
    5. Aan JAELANI, 2016. "Zakah Management for Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam," Turkish Economic Review, KSP Journals, vol. 3(3), pages 495-512, September.
    6. Jaelani, Aan, 2015. "Manajemen Zakat di Indonesia dan Brunei Darussalam [Zakah Management in Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam]," MPRA Paper 71561, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 10 Sep 2015.
    7. M. Akram, Mian & Afzal, Muhammad, 2014. "Dynamic Role of Zakat in Alleviating Poverty: A Case Study of Pakistan," MPRA Paper 56013, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Abdul Ghafar Ismail & Bayu Taufiq Possumah, 2014. "Poverty and social security in Islam," Chapters, in: M. Kabir Hassan & Mervyn K. Lewis (ed.), Handbook on Islam and Economic Life, chapter 22, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    9. Shiraz, Nasim Shah & Yasin, Hafiz M., 2015. "Fiscal Structure, Social Welfare Program and Infrastructure Development in the Former State of Swat (Pakistan): A Case Study with Implications for Muslim Countries," Working Papers 1433-8, The Islamic Research and Teaching Institute (IRTI).
    10. Rini Rini, 2020. "A Review of the Literature on Zakah between 2003 and 2019," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 10(2), pages 156-164.
    11. Rasool, Mohamed & Harun, Mohd & Salleh, Ariffin & Idris, Nor, 2011. "Poverty Measurement in Malaysian Zakat Institutions: A Theoretical Survey," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 45, pages 123-129.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Zakat collection; Poverty elimination; Resource shortfall;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ije:journl:v:14:y:2006:i:1:p:1-28. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Gairuzazmi Mat Ghani (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/feiiumy.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.