Overview
- One of the only books dedicated to the topic of philanthropy within Islamic finance and economics
- Explores the basic rules, theory, and application of each philanthropy tool
- Covers the UNHCR Annual Report 2020 on Islamic Philanthropy
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics (IBFE)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Waqf
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Front Matter
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Other Issues
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About this book
In Islam, philanthropy is a spectrum of activity, and these activities differ in their purpose and in the principles on which they operate. To fully understand philanthropy, it is vital to examine not only its purpose but its motive and outcomes. This book identifies three types of philanthropy within this spectrum: Philanthropy as relief (zakat), which seeks to alleviate human suffering; philanthropy as an improvement (waqf), which seeks to maximize individual human potential and is energized by a principle that seeks to progress individuals and their society; and philanthropy as reform (sadaqah), which seeks to solve social problems. Philanthropy as civic engagement seeks to build better community structures and services and is directed by civic responsibility.
This book explores philanthropy in Islam that covers the three primary spectra of activity: zakat, waqf, and sadaqah. Combining contributions from the Conference on Philanthropy for Humanitarian Aid under the jointorganization of Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University and the International Research Centre of Islamic Economics and Finance, International Islamic University College in collaboration with the Islamic Research and Training Institute, this book will be of interest to students, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in the areas of Islamic finance and Islamic economics.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Abdul Ghafar Ismail is a Professor of Islamic Financial Economics at Putra Business School, Malaysia.
Rose Abdullah is an Associate Professor at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Brunei.
Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal is a Lecturer at Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Islamic Philanthropy
Book Subtitle: Exploring Zakat, Waqf, and Sadaqah in Islamic Finance and Economics
Editors: Abdul Ghafar Ismail, Rose Abdullah, Muhammad Hasbi Zaenal
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06890-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06889-8Published: 24 September 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-06892-8Published: 25 September 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-06890-4Published: 22 September 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-5121
Series E-ISSN: 2662-513X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 350
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations
Topics: Development Economics, Islam