Poverty Alleviation Through Potential Zakat Collection: Case of Morocco
Abstract
Morocco, is one of the many countries that still suffer from inequality and a high poverty index despite the economic growth over the last few years. Indeed, This paper aims to demonstrate the effect of Zakat on poverty alleviation and redistribution of wealth by estimating potential Zakat collection in Morocco. The results of this study indicate that potential zakat collection can fill the resources shortfall for the poverty alleviation under 1.9$ and 3.2$ a day. The total of all zakat potential in Morocco are not only sufficient to provide for the shortfall and eliminate the extreme poverty but also can generate surplus.
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Shirazi Nassim Shah (2006), “Providing for the Resource Shortfall for Poverty Elimination through the Institution of Zakat in Low-Income Muslim Countries” IIUM Journal of Economics and Management, Malaysia, Vol.14, No.1.
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Published
2021-12-31
How to Cite
LAHJOUJI, Hamida; KAHF, Monzer.
Poverty Alleviation Through Potential Zakat Collection: Case of Morocco.
International Journal of Islamic Economics, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 02, p. 164-176, dec. 2021.
ISSN 2686-2166.
Available at: <https://e-journal.ejournal.metrouniv.ac.id/IJIE/article/view/3509>. Date accessed: 04 july 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.32332/ijie.v3i2.3509.
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