Open AccessZakat And Waqf: A Panacea For Eradicating Poverty And Hunger In Our Societies/ Communities
Author(s) -
Ja’afar Agaji Abdullahi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
azka international journal of zakat and social finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2716-6643
pISSN - 2735-1890
DOI - 10.51377/azjaf.vol2no2.59
Subject(s) - poverty , panacea (medicine) , dignity , waqf , islam , politics , political science , divinity , race (biology) , development economics , humanity , environmental ethics , economic growth , sociology , law , gender studies , economics , theology , philosophy , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
It is a known fact that the religion of Islam is a religion, which covers all man’s aspects of life, be it social, political or economic. Thus, over fourteen hundred years ago Islam was able to play a vital role in eradication of poverty, unifying human race and salvaging human divinity. Thus, this paper attempt to highlights the role played by Islam in eradication of poverty so as to salvage human dignity and unifying its race. There upon, the paper recommends among other things that eradication of poverty and hunger can only be achieved by following the injunctions given by the Glorious Qur’an and Sunnah of the Prophet (S.A.W).