Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study

This paper proposes a viable alternative model for the PTPTN funding system, termed the Holistic and Prosperous Education Model (HOPE) model, to reduce and waive the PTPTN loan payments for Asnaf students with Zakat funds. This is to achieve the goal of poverty eradication, as more than half a milli...

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Main Authors: Masyitah Abdul Rahman, Anwar Allah Pitchay, Zubir Azhar, Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil
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spelling my.ums.eprints.374452023-10-02T07:13:57Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37445/ Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study Masyitah Abdul Rahman Anwar Allah Pitchay Zubir Azhar Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil BP176-181 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam LB2337.2-2340.8 Student financial aid This paper proposes a viable alternative model for the PTPTN funding system, termed the Holistic and Prosperous Education Model (HOPE) model, to reduce and waive the PTPTN loan payments for Asnaf students with Zakat funds. This is to achieve the goal of poverty eradication, as more than half a million borrowers have never paid off even a single cent of their student loan (PTPTN) and almost 97% of them are from the B40 student group. Debt can have serious consequences for individuals and their families, so it is important to explore options for debt relief. As this paper focuses on the conceptual development of the HOPE model, it employs a qualitative content-analysis methodology and this study examines existing studies on the potential of Zakat as an essential form of assistance in the education sector to construct the HOPE model as a funding model. This approach can help to address the growing problem of student debt, particularly B40 students who rely on loans to finance their education. By deducting the tuition fees and accommodation fees financed by the PTPTN loan, the Zakat fund can help reduce the financial burden on students and their families, allowing them to focus on their studies and achieve their educational goals. Overall, this new approach to zakat distribution has the potential to create a more sustainable and impactful form of charitable giving, one that can help to address pressing social issues such as poverty, inequality, and access to education. Penerbit UMS 2023 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37445/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37445/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Masyitah Abdul Rahman and Anwar Allah Pitchay and Zubir Azhar and Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil (2023) Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study. Labuan E-Journal of Muamalat and Society (LJMS), 17. pp. 33-44. ISSN 1985-482X
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topic BP176-181 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam
LB2337.2-2340.8 Student financial aid
spellingShingle BP176-181 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam
LB2337.2-2340.8 Student financial aid
Masyitah Abdul Rahman
Anwar Allah Pitchay
Zubir Azhar
Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil
Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
description This paper proposes a viable alternative model for the PTPTN funding system, termed the Holistic and Prosperous Education Model (HOPE) model, to reduce and waive the PTPTN loan payments for Asnaf students with Zakat funds. This is to achieve the goal of poverty eradication, as more than half a million borrowers have never paid off even a single cent of their student loan (PTPTN) and almost 97% of them are from the B40 student group. Debt can have serious consequences for individuals and their families, so it is important to explore options for debt relief. As this paper focuses on the conceptual development of the HOPE model, it employs a qualitative content-analysis methodology and this study examines existing studies on the potential of Zakat as an essential form of assistance in the education sector to construct the HOPE model as a funding model. This approach can help to address the growing problem of student debt, particularly B40 students who rely on loans to finance their education. By deducting the tuition fees and accommodation fees financed by the PTPTN loan, the Zakat fund can help reduce the financial burden on students and their families, allowing them to focus on their studies and achieve their educational goals. Overall, this new approach to zakat distribution has the potential to create a more sustainable and impactful form of charitable giving, one that can help to address pressing social issues such as poverty, inequality, and access to education.
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author Masyitah Abdul Rahman
Anwar Allah Pitchay
Zubir Azhar
Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil
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Anwar Allah Pitchay
Zubir Azhar
Mohamad Isa Abd Jalil
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title Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
title_short Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
title_full Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
title_fullStr Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
title_full_unstemmed Zakat Model in PTPTN Financing Scheme – A Conceptual Study
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url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37445/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/37445/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf
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