The Social Challenges in Implementing Zakat among Bangkok’s Muslim Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21236624 |
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| Authors | Waeamrene Waepa (Sant Joan de Déu Research Foundation), Shofian Ahmad (Sant Joan de Déu Research Foundation), Mohd Nasran Mohamad (0009-0009-3677-5522, Sant Joan de Déu Research Foundation), Muhamad Razak Idris (Sant Joan de Déu Research Foundation) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Islamic Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2232-1314 • E-ISSN: 2289-6023 |
| Publisher | Department of Theology and Philosophy, UKM (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24035/ijit.06.2018.011 |
| OpenAlex | W2811199631 |
| Language | EN |
Nowadays, there are three major institutions which are officially responsible for managing the zakat affairs of the Muslim community in Bangkok, namely the Bangkok Islamic Religious Council, Bangkok Islamic Center Foundation and Santichon Bangkok Foundation.These three institutions face social challenges which are part of the obstacles towards the enhancement of the role of zakat among the Muslim society in Bangkok.Those social challenges can be divided into three aspects, namely the understanding, attitude and appreciation of the Muslim society towards zakat obligations.The study is based on interviews with Muslim leaders in Thailand namely Arron Boochom, the President of Bangkok Islamic Religious Council
Archaeology · Geography · Islam · Muslim community · Political science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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