Research Trends on Zakāh in Western Literature

Ahmed Belouafi () and Abderrazak Belabes
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Ahmed Belouafi: King Abdulaziz University
Abderrazak Belabes: King Abdulaziz University

Islamic Economic Studies, 2016, vol. 24-1, issue 1, 49-76

Abstract: This study explores research trends in Western literature about Zakāh, which is considered to be an equivalent, to a certain degree, to a charity in the Christian tradition. The study is based on a sample of considerable studies in English and French, collected over a period of eighty one years (1934-2015). The preliminary results highlight three important implications. These are: (1) the multiplicity and the diversity of the conceptualization of Zakāh beyond the purely moral, juristic, discursive and literalistic approaches which seem to be dominating research trends in the Arab-Muslim world; (2) the predominance of theoretical studies over applied ones. (3) Zakāh as a valuable resource is perceived; according to some treatises as an instrument of power from the geo-economics view-point.

Keywords: Zakāh; Islam; charity; social justice; monotheist religions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I30 O23 P47 P51 Z12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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