- Title Pages
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
-
1 The Notion of Shari‘a -
2 Is There Unity of Islam and the State? -
3 Dissonant Implementation of Shari‘a -
4 Between Nation and Millet -
5 Islamization in Indonesia -
6 Different Conceptions of Nationalism -
7 Formation of the Indonesian State -
8 Reproducing the Millet System -
9 Constitutional Dissonance -
10 Bringing Back the ‘Seven Words’ -
11 The Failure of Amendment -
12 Limiting Human Rights -
13 The Institutionalization of Zakat -
14 Managing the Collection of Zakat -
15 Legislating Zakat Payment -
16 Overlapping Zakat and Taxation -
17 Formalizing Shari‘a Locally Through Ulama -
18 Ulama and Qanun Lawmaking -
19 After the Tsunami - Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Production Notes
The Institutionalization of Zakat
The Institutionalization of Zakat
- Chapter:
- (p.115) 13 The Institutionalization of Zakat
- Source:
- Challenging the Secular State
- Author(s):
Arskal Salim
- Publisher:
- University of Hawai'i Press
This chapter explains how the institutionalization of zakat turns out to be a means of Islamization in Indonesia. In doing so, the chapter makes a comparative reference to the experience of Pakistan in legislating zakat. The lexicological meaning of zakat is “to purify,” albeit with connotations of “growth” or “increase.” Technically, zakat means to give up a fixed proportion of one's wealth to certain determined recipients. What is meant to be purified is the accumulated wealth, thus zakat is both a kind of tax on wealth, as well as a pious act (ʻibadah). It is prescribed for every Muslim who possesses or keeps certain assets such as gold, silver, jewelry, cash, livestock, and agricultural produce to pay zakat for each one-year period in their ownership.
Keywords: zakat, institutionalization, Pakistan, legislating zakat, ʻibadah, Islamization
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- Title Pages
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
-
1 The Notion of Shari‘a -
2 Is There Unity of Islam and the State? -
3 Dissonant Implementation of Shari‘a -
4 Between Nation and Millet -
5 Islamization in Indonesia -
6 Different Conceptions of Nationalism -
7 Formation of the Indonesian State -
8 Reproducing the Millet System -
9 Constitutional Dissonance -
10 Bringing Back the ‘Seven Words’ -
11 The Failure of Amendment -
12 Limiting Human Rights -
13 The Institutionalization of Zakat -
14 Managing the Collection of Zakat -
15 Legislating Zakat Payment -
16 Overlapping Zakat and Taxation -
17 Formalizing Shari‘a Locally Through Ulama -
18 Ulama and Qanun Lawmaking -
19 After the Tsunami - Conclusion
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Author
- Production Notes
