"They Love Us Because We Give Them Zakāt

The Distribution of Wealth and the Making of Social Relations in Northern Nigeria
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-90-04-43728-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 23, 257 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 584 g

Reihe: Islam in Africa

In ‘They Love Us Because We Give Them’ Zakat, Dauda Abubakar describes the practice of Zakat in northern Nigeria. Those who practice this pillar of Islam annually deduct Zakat from their wealth and distribute it to the poor and needy people within their vicinity, mostly their friends, relatives and neighbours.

The practice of giving and receiving Zakat in northern Nigeria often leads to the establishment of social relations between the rich and needy. Dauda Abubakar provides details of the social relationship in the people’s interpersonal dealings with one another that often lead to power relations, high table relations etc. The needy reciprocate the Zakat they collect in many ways, respecting and given high positions to the rich in society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abubakar, Dauda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Arabic Transliteration

Map of Nigerian states

Map of Plateau State

Map of Jos North local government and its localities

Introduction

1 Theoretical Considerations

2 Components of Gift Exchange

3 The Obligation of Reciprocity

4 Different Dimensions of Gift Exchange

5 Gifts and Self-Presentation in Society

6 There Is No Free Gift in Jos

7 Methodology

8 Chapter Outlines

1 Zakat and Various Forms of Giving

1 The Practice of zakat in West Africa

2 Northern Nigeria and Jos

3 Jos

4 Islam in Jos

5 Economic Activity among the Hausa Muslims

6 Overview of the Practice of zakat

2 Muslim Attitudes to Giving in Jos

1 Social and Religious Significance of Giving

2 Other Forms of Giving

3 Religious Significance of Giving

4 Perceptions of Gifts as Opposed to zakat

3 Administration of Zakat by Muslim Groups in Jos

1 Qadiriyya and Tijaniyya Sufi Orders

2 Izala’s Department of Zakat and Waqf

3 Administration of zakat by Muslim Yoruba Societies in Jos

4 Deductions of Zakat in Jos

1 Individuals and zakat Deduction

2 The Private Practice of zakat

3 Who Deducts zakat?

4 Factors Responsible for the Payment of zakat

5 Nisab and the Role of the Print Media

6 Process of zakat Deductions

5 Distribution of Zakat in Jos

1 Process of zakat Distribution

2 Beneficiaries of zakat

3 Gender Imbalance among zakat Beneficiaries

4 Muslim Scholars and zakat

5 Classification of zakat Beneficiaries

6 The Challenges of New Interpretations of asnaf al-thamaniya

6 Zakat and Social Relationships in Jos

1 Zakat: Tool for Deepening Relationships

2 Zakat and Social Bonds

3 Zakat Distribution and Power Relations

4 Zakat and Social Status

5 Group Loyalty

6 Dual Role of zakat: Worship and Social Relationships

Conclusion

Appendix: List of Informants

Glossary of Arabic and Hausa Words

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dauda Abubakar, Ph.D. (2014), University of Jos, Nigeria, obtained a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the Freie University Berlin Germany. He has written many articles published locally in Nigeria and outside Nigeria on Zakat and other areas.