Zakat as a God

Authors

  • Dr. Naseem Razi Associate Professor of Law, Department of Law, Faculty of Shari

Keywords:

Introduction, development of Zakat system, Objectives, Zakat System in Pakistan, Analysis, Conclusions, Recommendations.

Abstract

At present, poverty is the most critical issue of Pakistani society as almost 60% of the population is living below the poverty line with an earning less than 1.25US$ per day. In this context, this paper evaluates the prevailing system of zakat in Pakistan and its role in the reduction of poverty from the perspective of objectives of Shari

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2016-11-25

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Razi, D. N. (2016). Zakat as a God. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 30(1), 299–315. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/6326

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