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Research Trends on Zakāh in Western Literature

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  • BELOUAFI, AHMED

    (King Abdulaziz University)

  • BELABES, ABDERRAZAK

    (King Abdulaziz University)

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This study explores research trends in Western literature about Zakāh, which is considered to be an equivalent, to a certain degree, to a charity in the Christian tradition. The study is based on a sample of considerable studies in English and French, collected over a period of eighty one years (1934-2015). The preliminary results highlight three important implications. These are: (1) the multiplicity and the diversity of the conceptualization of Zakāh beyond the purely moral, juristic, discursive and literalistic approaches which seem to be dominating research trends in the Arab-Muslim world; (2) the predominance of theoretical studies over applied ones. (3) Zakāh as a valuable resource is perceived; according to some treatises as an instrument of power from the geo-economics view-point.

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  • Belouafi, Ahmed & Belabes, Abderrazak, 2016. "Research Trends on Zakāh in Western Literature," Islamic Economic Studies, The Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), vol. 24(1), pages 49-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:ris:isecst:0153
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    Keywords

    Zakāh; Islam; charity; social justice; monotheist religions;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General
    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
    • P47 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Performance and Prospects
    • P51 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems
    • Z12 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Religion

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