Islamic Religiosity and Development of Zakat Institution: Difference between revisions

On the other hand, the development of social context, are as the process of organizing human energies and activities at higher levels to achieve greater results. Development increases the utilization of human potential (Garry and Cleveland: 1999). Based on this opinion, human development lies at the heart of the overall development process and the well-being of people. Its goal is to help people realize their own potential and to develop their intellectual capabilities, technical and organizational capabilities (Bayraktar: 2004). Other opinion said, that human development must not only grapple with four material dimensions in space and time that preoccupy the physicist and chemist, but also integrate the dimensions of life and mind—including physical, genetic and biological determinants; social behaviors, skills, attitudes, customs, traditions, systems, formal organizations, non-formal institutions, and cultural values. The Linguistic determinants, data, facts, information, beliefs, opinions, systems of thought, ideas, theories, and spiritual values—all of which interact and influence each other to impact the course of human development (Garry and Cleveland: 1999). In fact, Islam seen that in the social development program of the different behavioral, ethical, and social aspects are introduced in the light of Islamic principles. Islamic approach has a couple of benefits. First, people feel more comfortable adapting to these norms as they take them as part of belief and worship. Second, the Islamic social development program builds the social capital (e.g., feeling of brotherhood and comradeship, obligation to repay debt), which helps repayment of installments regularly (Ahmed: 2002, p. 13).

Religion has become an important factor in human life. He can give harmony to the community when they interact in the lives of its environment. Every religion is generally always provide the best way to achieve happiness in life. However, the essence of happiness in any of the world’s religions has a different philosophical basis. Islam teaches that the life of the world only as a bridge to achieve happiness in the afterlife. Then Muslims can make it as a place to invest in both public and special worship based on the commands and principles of Islam as a whole (kaffah). In implementing the commandments

and teachings of Islam may be done by fostering a religiosity commitment in the form of consciousness in distributing Zakah. Distribution of Zakah has becomes an obligation which constitutes one of the five pillars of Islam for every Muslim. Because of have a positive impact in people’s welfare, especially in social and economic development. Understanding the nature   of Islamic religiosity will give a positive value for the Islamic Ummah in promoting the institution of Zakah as one of the main pillars to achieve the welfare of Muslims.