Zakat Digital Management Techniques

Today, poverty is one of the biggest challenges that exist in the world [Kuzudisli, Fight Against Poverty From the Islamic Point of View: The Wealth Distribution and Share. 5(1), 9–15 (2017). https://doi.org/10.17265/2328-7144/2017.01.002 ]; it is regarded as the most crucial and the most significant social problem of the modern age [Saifee, Islamic Strategies for the Elimination of Poverty from the Society (June 2012), 2018. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28281.16486 ], a danger to belief, to morality, to safety, to family, to society, a plague and a misfortune [Qaradawi, Fekeh Al Zakat, 1123 (1973)], a destructive force from all aspects [Salleh, Contemporary Vision of Poverty and Islamic Strategy for Poverty Alleviation (2017). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017697153 ], a curse at individual as well as at a community level and a threat to humanity [Mian Akram and Afza. Dynamic Role of Zakat in Alleviating Poverty: A Case Study of Pakistan (56013), 2014]. According to UNDP, more than 3 billion people representing approximately half of the world’s population, live on less than $2.50 a day. Moreover, more than 1.3 billion people live with less than $1.25 a day. Half of the global poverty is located in the Muslim majority countries. Definitions of poverty are varied. However, the UNDP adopted a few years ago in the Human Development Report the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The MPI tries to capture some human deprivations at the household level across the same three dimensions as the HDI (health, education, and living standards). MPI covers ten deprivation indicators, including school attainment and attendance, nutrition, child mortality, assets, and access to some essential services. Currently, 26.5% of adults who are employed are part of the working poor representing less than $3.10 a day in purchasing power parity terms. If poverty is not controlled soon then it will be alarming.