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Zakat and Poverty Alleviation
Edited by: Mohd Mahyudi Mohd Yusof & Naziruddin Abdullah
ISBN 978-967-418-011-9
Pages : 222
Price : RM 65.00 / € 30.00
Year : 2015

This edited book aims to raise issues pertaining to the topic of zakat
and its primary goal of poverty alleviation. It portrays the dynamism
of zakat by highlighting pertinent issues on the management of zakat
institutions and innovative programmes that are designed as effective
distribution mechanisms. Discussions include zakat payment motives,
ways to measure the efficiency of zakat disbursement, economic
development initiatives, housing programme, microfinancing,
and actual impact on poverty alleviation. The discussions raised
put emphasis on policy-orientation with dedicated sections on policy implications and
recommendations. This approach is deemed necessary since it could guide the thought
process of interested parties towards the creation of new ideas to actualize zakat as a very
reliable tool in addressing the massive problem of poverty among Muslim communities. This
special feature also significantly adds to the much-needed reference materials in courses on
zakat at the intermediate level of undergraduate studies and introductory level of postgraduate
programmes.

Islamic Financial System Theory and Practice
Salina Kassim
ISBN 978-967-491-036-5
Pages : 364
Price : RM 170.00 / € 50.00
Year : 2020

This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding about
the characteristics, structure and operations of an Islamic financial
system, particularly in performing its role as an integral component
of the overall economic system. This involves an understanding on
the foundation as well as evaluation on the concepts and structure
of the Islamic financial system, as well as the legal and regulatory
framework facing the system. Comparisons are made between the
Islamic financial system with its conventional counter-part so as to
highlight the unique features of the Islamic financial system in mobilising financial capital in
a Shariah-compliant manner, while pointing-out the economic implications of the differences
between the two systems. Key principles and characteristics of the Islamic financial system,
as well as the financial products or instruments traded in various segments of the system are
highlighted. This includes the operations of each component of the Islamic financial system,
starting from the Islamic money market, Islamic equity market, sukuk market, Islamic unit
trusts industry, Islamic banking institutions, and Islamic non-bank financial institutions. Also
critical to the functioning of the Islamic financial system is the monetary system, which in
essence, relates the Islamic financial system to the overall economic system.