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The Transformation of Zakat From a Religious Obligation to a Socio-Economic Empowerment Mechanism Nuraini, Nabilah; Syauqi Aulade Ghifari
West Science Social and Humanities Studies Vol. 3 No. 03 (2025): West Science Social and Humanities Studies
Publisher : Westscience Press

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.58812/ecssbh39

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Zakat is a key Islamic institution designed to promote social welfare, as mandated in the Qur’an and Sunnah. However, in contemporary practice, zakat has not yet effectively addressed economic disparities within the Muslim community. Fazlur Rahman, a leading modern Islamic scholar, reinterprets zakat using the Double Movement method, aligning its objectives with present socio-economic realities and advocating its integration into fiscal policies, including its potential role as an Islamic tax system. Through library research on Rahman’s works and secondary sources, this study finds that zakat is fundamentally a divine mandate aimed at transforming mustahik (recipients) into muzakki (givers) through productive means, fostering economic self-sufficiency. Rahman views zakat as evolving from a purely spiritual obligation into a mechanism of social empowerment, historically administered from the time of Prophet Muhammad SAW to today as a tool for economic redistribution and justice. The study highlights the ideal moral implications of zakat in enhancing productivity and social welfare. Key aspects include effective zakat management, equitable distribution, timing, and measurement, which can be adapted to modern economic conditions. By implementing these principles, zakat can function as a sustainable instrument for economic empowerment, ensuring both spiritual and material prosperity within the Muslim community
Humanistic And Spiritual Dimensions of Women’s Experience in Childbirth in QS. Al-Aḥqāf/46: 15 and QS. Maryam/19: 22–26 Nabilah Nuraini; Syauqi Aulade Ghifari
Takafu: Journal of Tafsir and Gender Perspective Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): TAKAFU
Publisher : Department Islamic Education, Faculty of Education and Teacher Traning, Universitas Islam Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29313/takafu.v2i2.8736

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This article examines the lived experience of women in childbirth as portrayed in two Qur’anic passages—QS. al-Aḥqāf [46]:15 and QS. Maryam [19]:22–26—through a qualitative descriptive–analytical framework. Integrating textual, contextual, and hermeneutical approaches, the study investigates how the Qur’an articulates both the human dimension (al-insāniyyah) and the spiritual dimension (al-rūḥāniyyah) of the maternal experience. Surah al-Aḥqāf underscores an ethical-normative vision, portraying the mother’s suffering and sacrifice as the moral foundation of birr al-wālidayn (filial devotion). Conversely, Surah Maryam presents an existential-spiritual encounter in which Maryam’s solitude, anguish, and submission (tawakkul) reflect the depth of human faith in the face of divine will. Drawing upon the works of classical exegetes such as al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, and Ibn Kathīr, alongside contemporary interpretations by M. Quraish Shihab, this study argues that the Qur’an transcends the biological description of childbirth and reveals its theological and existential depth. Childbirth emerges not merely as a physiological process but as a sacred intersection between the human and the Divine, where pain becomes a vessel of raḥmah (divine mercy) and maternal love embodies the compassionate presence of God within creation.