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Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia

Covid-19 spreads across the globe through a rapid human transmission and remains dangerous/fatal mostly to senior citizens and children. The reported cases in Malaysia are 8,949 in total and continues to increase in other 200 countries. It also has changed the global economic equilibrium. Malaysia c...

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Main Authors: Nur Fauziah, Najim, Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah, Mohd Noor, Azman
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Language:English
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Published: Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. 2020
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BPH531 Zakat
H Social Sciences (General)
K Law (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.963802022-01-21T00:45:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/ Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia Nur Fauziah, Najim Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah Mohd Noor, Azman BPH531 Zakat H Social Sciences (General) K Law (General) Covid-19 spreads across the globe through a rapid human transmission and remains dangerous/fatal mostly to senior citizens and children. The reported cases in Malaysia are 8,949 in total and continues to increase in other 200 countries. It also has changed the global economic equilibrium. Malaysia can be considered as one of the most progressive countries in the battle against coronavirus. While facing a drastic change in the political scenario, Malaysian economy is expected to see a contraction of -20% at its worst and with a growth of 0.5% at its best in 2020 which contrast to 4.3% in 2019. Moreover, Malaysia has to face a highly challenging global economic outlook. Throughout this situation, Zakat has a prominent role to solve poverty and financial crisis. By using qualitative and content analysis methods, this paper aims to analyze the Covid-19’s effects in Malaysia, assess the Zakat management and its initiative to overcome current economic challenges. It is found that B40 is the most affected group in Malaysia during the Covid-19 crisis and there is apparent increase in the dependency on the use of the technology. Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. 2020 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/7/Zakat%20Initiatives%20to%20alleviate%20the%20impacts%20of%20Covid-19.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/8/96380_Zakat%20Initiatives%20to%20alleviate%20the%20impacts%20of%20Covid-19.pdf Nur Fauziah, Najim and Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah and Mohd Noor, Azman (2020) Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia. In: 4th International Virtual Conference on Zakat, Waqf and Islamic Philanthropy: Philanthropy Model 4.0 Towards Empowering Ummah with Technology (ZAWFI) 2020, 17th September 2020, Shah Alam, Selangor. https://news.uitm.edu.my/conference-on-zakat-waqf-and-islamic-philanthropy-zawfi-2020/
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English
topic BPH531 Zakat
H Social Sciences (General)
K Law (General)
spellingShingle BPH531 Zakat
H Social Sciences (General)
K Law (General)
Nur Fauziah, Najim
Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah
Mohd Noor, Azman
Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
description Covid-19 spreads across the globe through a rapid human transmission and remains dangerous/fatal mostly to senior citizens and children. The reported cases in Malaysia are 8,949 in total and continues to increase in other 200 countries. It also has changed the global economic equilibrium. Malaysia can be considered as one of the most progressive countries in the battle against coronavirus. While facing a drastic change in the political scenario, Malaysian economy is expected to see a contraction of -20% at its worst and with a growth of 0.5% at its best in 2020 which contrast to 4.3% in 2019. Moreover, Malaysia has to face a highly challenging global economic outlook. Throughout this situation, Zakat has a prominent role to solve poverty and financial crisis. By using qualitative and content analysis methods, this paper aims to analyze the Covid-19’s effects in Malaysia, assess the Zakat management and its initiative to overcome current economic challenges. It is found that B40 is the most affected group in Malaysia during the Covid-19 crisis and there is apparent increase in the dependency on the use of the technology.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Nur Fauziah, Najim
Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah
Mohd Noor, Azman
author_facet Nur Fauziah, Najim
Mohd. Zain, Nor Razinah
Mohd Noor, Azman
author_sort Nur Fauziah, Najim
title Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
title_short Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
title_full Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
title_fullStr Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of Covid-19 pandemic: a case study of Malaysia
title_sort zakat initiatives to alleviate the impacts of covid-19 pandemic: a case study of malaysia
publisher Akademi Pengajian Islam Kontemporari, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
publishDate 2020
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/7/Zakat%20Initiatives%20to%20alleviate%20the%20impacts%20of%20Covid-19.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/8/96380_Zakat%20Initiatives%20to%20alleviate%20the%20impacts%20of%20Covid-19.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/96380/
https://news.uitm.edu.my/conference-on-zakat-waqf-and-islamic-philanthropy-zawfi-2020/
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