Is Zakah Effective to Alleviate Poverty in a Muslim Society?: A Case of Kwara State, Nigeria

Kwara State is one of the Muslim-dominated states in Nigeria, where Islamic economic instrument of zakah is expected to play vital role in alleviating the problem of poverty in the society. One of the objectives of zakah is to economically circulate the wealth and resources from the rich to th...

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Main Authors: Abdussalam, Onagun Isiaka, Fuadah Johari, Mohammad Alias
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah 2015-06-01
Series:Global Journal Al-Thaqafah
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Online Access:http://www.gjat.my/gjat062015/7620150501.pdf