Zakat and Poverty Alleviation in a Secular State

The Case of Muslim Minorities in the Philippines

Bibliographic Data

ID20352016
AuthorsAlizaman Dumangcag Gamon (International Islamic University Malaysia), Mariam Saidona Tagoranao (0000-0002-8082-7985, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia)
Year2018
Volume25
Issue1
Pages97-133
Publication date2018-04-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSTUDIA ISLAMIKA (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0215-0492 • E-ISSN: 2355-6145
PublisherStudia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15408/sdi.v25i1.5969
OpenAlexW2800467784
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

Twelve million Filipinos live in extreme poverty. Despite a well-crafted government model for poverty alleviation, the state’s role in managing charities to alleviate economic deprivation has been minimal. By reason of the state’s strict adherence to secularism, the operation of Islamic institutions at the social level is deemed unconstitutional. It is unfortunate that the dynamics of Islamic social financial institutions, i.e. zakat, waqf and ṣadaqah, are not reflected in the economic road map for the reconstruction of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, particularly the rehabilitation of the city of Marawi after the war. This study examines the initiatives taken by government agencies and Muslim organizations towards the gradual revival of zakat as an Islamic social financial institution. In addition, the study highlights issues on the management of zakat and its role in poverty alleviation within the context of a secular state. This study finds that due to mismanagement, zakat fails to eliminate or reduce the poverty of the Muslim minorities in the Philippines.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v25i1.5969

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Institution · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Secular state · Secularism · Sociology · Waqf · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law

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