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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the integration of awqaf land and zakat fund for the various purposes of development and assistance to the needy. Awqaf is an endowment made by a Muslim for a religious, educational, or other charitable causes. The development of awqaf land is a part of the social obligations which can contribute to improving the quality of life of the zakat’s recipients. Zakat plays an important role in providing a better life for the poor. Despite the enormous potential of zakat and waqf, these two instruments have yet to be fully utilized for helping the poor. Among the main obstacles in developing awqaf land is the inadequate budget received by the State Islamic Religious Councils (SIRCs). Furthermore, the lack of involvement of professional bodies from the initial stage of the development results in the unawareness of potential land development. Taking into account the financial requirement in developing awqaf land, the need to integrate zakat and awqaf is important to ensure continuity of the developments. This paper describes briefly the impact of having comprehensive integration of awqaf and zakat. Data from interviews and documents in State Islamic Religious Councils Terengganu are analyzed, and there is a proof that awqaf and zakat integrations have already occurred. By integrating awqaf and zakat, the quality of life among asnaf can be further enhanced. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge of integrating awqaf and zakat as the key instrument for SIRCs to develop the best development for the ummah.
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This study was supported by Universiti Teknologi MARA and received funding from the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), which is under Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS) GRANT (RAGS/2013/UiTM/SSI11/22).
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Ali, S.N.M., Noor, A.H.M., bt Chuweni, N.N., Ismail, N.R.P., Dahlan, F.M., Shari, M.S.A. (2016). Integrating Awqaf and Zakat: A Case Study of Land Development for the Poor in State Islamic Religious Councils Terengganu, Malaysia. In: Ab. Manan, S., Abd Rahman, F., Sahri, M. (eds) Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1452-9_19
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