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Author Abubakar, Dauda

Title They Love Us Because We Give Them Zakāt The Distribution of Wealth and the Making of Social Relations in Northern Nigeria
Published Boston : BRILL, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (273 p.)
Series Islam in Africa Ser
Islam in Africa Ser
Contents Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Abbreviations -- Arabic Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Theoretical Considerations -- 2. Components of Gift Exchange -- 3. The Obligation of Reciprocity -- 4. Different Dimensions of Gift Exchange -- 4.1. Social Dimension of Gift Exchange -- 4.2. Economic Dimension of Gift Exchange -- 5. Gifts and Self-Presentation in Society -- 6. There Is No Free Gift in Jos -- 7. Methodology -- 8. Chapter Outlines -- Chapter 1. Zakāt and Various Forms of Giving -- 1. The Practice of Zakāt in West Africa
2. Northern Nigeria and Jos -- 2.1. Colonial Period in Northern Nigeria -- 2.2. Economic Transformation in Northern Nigeria -- 3. Jos -- 4. Islam in Jos -- 5. Economic Activity among Hausa Muslims -- 5.1. Popular Markets -- 5.2. Social Inequality between the Rich and Poor -- 5.3. Poverty, Wealth and Uncertainties -- 5.4. Zakāt, Ṣadaqa and Charity -- 6. Overview of the Practice of Zakāt -- Chapter 2. Muslim Attitudes to Giving in Jos -- 1. Social and Religious Significance of Giving -- 1.1. Wedding (bikin aure) Presents -- 1.2. Naming Ceremony (bikin suna) Gifts
1.3. Gifts in the Event of Illness or Death (rashin lafiya ko mutuwa) -- 1.4. Occasional Gifts to Neighbours, Family, and Friends -- 2. Other Forms of Giving -- 3. Religious Significance of Giving -- 3.1. Gift Giving during Ramadan -- 3.2. Gift Giving during īd Celebrations -- 3.3. Gifts for Religious Activities -- 4. Perceptions of Gifts as Opposed to Zakāt -- Chapter 3. Administration of Zakāt by Muslim Groups in Jos -- 1. Qādiriyya and Tijāniyya Sufi Orders -- 1.1. Ṭarīqa Qādiriyya -- 1.2. Ṭarīqa Tijāniyya -- 1.3. Jamāʼat Nasril Islam (JNI)
1.4. Jamāʼat Nasril Islam's Administration of Zakāt -- 1.5. Jamāʼat Izālat al-bidʿa wa-Iqāmat al-Sunna (Izala) -- 2. Izala's Department of Zakāt and Waqf -- 2.1. The Department's Activities -- 2.2. The Administrative Hierarchy -- 2.3. Izala's Collection and Distribution of Zakāt -- 3. Administration of Zakāt by Muslim Yoruba Societies in Jos -- Chapter 4. Deductions of Zakāt in Jos -- 1. Individuals and Zakāt Deduction -- 2. The Private Practice of Zakāt -- 3. Who Deducts Zakāt? -- 4. Factors Responsible for the Payment of Zakāt -- 4.1. Faith Factors -- 4.2. Social Factors
4.3. Cultural Factors -- 5. Nisāb and the Role of the Print Media -- 6. Process of Zakāt Deductions -- 6.1. The Approach of Ramadan (watan azumi) -- 6.2. Compiling the Annual List of Zakāt Beneficiaries -- 6.3. Identifying Beneficiaries of Zakāt -- 6.4. Direct and Indirect Requests for Zakāt -- Chapter 5. Distribution of Zakāt in Jos -- 1. Process of Zakāt Distribution -- 2. Beneficiaries of Zakāt -- 3. Gender Imbalance among Zakāt Beneficiaries -- 4. Muslim Scholars and Zakāt -- 5. Classification of Zakāt Beneficiaries -- 5.1. Giving a Large Amount of Zakāt to a Single Beneficiary
Notes Description based upon print version of record
5.2. Distributing Zakāt to Many Beneficiaries
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789004437760
9004437762