ZAKÂT: Purposes - Prescriptions - Future Perspectives, by Mustafa Kastit

The zakât constitutes this third pillar of Islam which unfortunately still remains relatively unknown to many Muslims.

What is zakât , how should it be calculated, who is entitled to it , what does nisâb mean…. ?

So many questions that animate the minds of those who find themselves concerned by this religious prescription and to which detailed answers will be provided. Likewise, we affirm that zakât represents a powerful lever making it possible to fight effectively against poverty and to ensure the social emancipation of its beneficiaries, aspects that this book attempts to elucidate.

Then, alongside the purposes pursued by zakât , we will also look at the question of the institutionalization of zakät and how this can open up promising future prospects in favor of a better redistribution of zakât and healthy use of it.

However, to allow zakât to fulfill these different roles that we attribute to it, several paradigms must be suggested and a work of awareness will prove necessary, a double challenge that this book intends to take up.

We hope to have answered the many questions that the faithful have about this important pillar of Islam and participated in the fight against poverty and the emancipation of the community.