ZAKAT, ISLAMIC VIRTUES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE A Case of the Chiang Mai Zakat Fund in Thailand
Issued Date
2022-01-01
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ISSN
0126012X
eISSN
2338557X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85147743977
Journal Title
Al-Jami'ah
Volume
60
Issue
2
Start Page
347
End Page
372
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Al-Jami'ah Vol.60 No.2 (2022) , 347-372
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Rimpeng L. ZAKAT, ISLAMIC VIRTUES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE A Case of the Chiang Mai Zakat Fund in Thailand. Al-Jami'ah Vol.60 No.2 (2022) , 347-372. 372. doi:10.14421/AJIS.2022.602.347-372 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/83454
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ZAKAT, ISLAMIC VIRTUES, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE A Case of the Chiang Mai Zakat Fund in Thailand
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Abstract
This research aimed to study Islamic virtues underlying the reform and practice of the Chiang Mai Zakat (Bayt al-Māl) Fund to promote social justice in Muslim communities Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with its key figures including three advisors, three administrative members and one supporting staff. Non-participatory observation was also conducted on its activities between 2017 and 2018. The data were analyzed to find out about religious motivation and understandings behind the organizational reform and practice. Findings showed that three Islamic virtues of amānah, ikhlās and ukhūwah provided a guiding framework for the Chiang Mai Zakat (Bayt al-Māl) Fund in its effort to meet the social goal of the Islamic prescription of zakat and respond to needs of underprivileged Muslims