Assessing socio-economic development based on Maqasid al-Shariah principles : normative frameworks, methods and implementation in Indonesia
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Habib
Kasri, Rahmatina Avvaliyah
Source
Issue
Vol. 23, Issue 1 (31 May. 2015), pp.73-100, 28 p.
Publisher
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI)
Publication Date
2015-05-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Economy and Commerce
Islamic Studies
Topics
- Islamic jurisprudence
- Human development
- Islam
- Poverty
- Poverty mitigation
- Indonesia
- Alms tax
- Economic aspects
- Religious aspects
- Social aspects
- Maqasid al-Shari'ah
Abstract EN
Despite calls to expand and implement the concept of Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah, it has been rarely utilized in economics and development studies.
This paper fills this gap and proposes a framework to assess socio-economic development of Muslim societies based on the maqāṣid principles.
It is argued that human wellbeing/poverty is a central theme in the historical deliberations of maqāid and should be the same when using it to frame policies to resolve development challenges in current Muslim world.
Drawing insights from the discourses on happiness, quality of life and multidimensional poverty based on the capability approach pioneered by Amartya Sen, the paper reviews a number of operational indicators and multidimensional poverty indices.
It then proposes a simple, linear and decomposable multidimensional Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah based poverty index encompassing five dimensions of wellbeing/poverty consistent with the maqāṣid perspective.
The index is subsequently applied to evaluate the welfare changes amongst the recipients of zakāh in Indonesia by using data collected through a survey conducted covering 685 households living in Jakarta, Indonesia.
While the study found that zakāh institutions have the expected positive contribution in reducing poverty amongst the poor, it also provides a workable example of how Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah principles can be implemented in assessing impacts of socio-economic policies in Muslim societies.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kasri, Rahmatina Avvaliyah& Ahmad, Habib. 2015. Assessing socio-economic development based on Maqasid al-Shariah principles : normative frameworks, methods and implementation in Indonesia. Islamic Economic Studies،Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.73-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-606148
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kasri, Rahmatina Avvaliyah& Ahmad, Habib. Assessing socio-economic development based on Maqasid al-Shariah principles : normative frameworks, methods and implementation in Indonesia. Islamic Economic Studies Vol. 23, no. 1 (May. 2015), pp.73-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-606148
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kasri, Rahmatina Avvaliyah& Ahmad, Habib. Assessing socio-economic development based on Maqasid al-Shariah principles : normative frameworks, methods and implementation in Indonesia. Islamic Economic Studies. 2015. Vol. 23, no. 1, pp.73-100.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-606148
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendix : p. 96
Record ID
BIM-606148