Publication:
Administration of zakat on wealth in Maldives
Abstract
For Muslims zakat is obligatory and different jurisdictions in the world have different mechanisms to administer it. Maldives is a hundred percent Muslim country and zakat administration in the country is unique. As such the objective of the paper is to discuss the zakat administration in Maldives with special reference to zakat al mal and to discuss the challenges facing the existing way of zakat administration. The paper also includes ways to overcome the challenges. No literature on this area in Maldives could be found and as such reference to primary materials such as unpublished statistics, reports, brochures have been made. It is hoped that this paper will encourage further
research on this area in Maldives.
Keywords
Zakat , Administration , Maldives , Zakat al mal
Citation
Muneeza, A. (2017, March 6-8). Administration of zakat on wealth in Maldives. In Syed Anwar, Ahmed Ankit, Tarek Abdel Fattah (Eds.), Quality and Business Management Conference Proceedings. Paper presented at Innovation Arabia 10 Annual Congress 2017, The Address, Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates (pp. 278-288).