Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia

Cash Waqf is a form of Islamic endowment that has enormous un-utilized potential for its application in fulfilling the unmet social needs of the community. One such need is for the establishment of more effective schemes to alleviate the struggles faced by widowed women such as poverty, unemployment...

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Main Authors:	Amuda, Yusuff Jelili, Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri, Ahmedhas, Aminath Amany
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Journal of Advanced Management Science 2016
Subjects:	HG4301 Trust services
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spelling	iium-428272017-03-15T07:57:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/ Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia Amuda, Yusuff Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Ahmedhas, Aminath Amany HG4301 Trust services Cash Waqf is a form of Islamic endowment that has enormous un-utilized potential for its application in fulfilling the unmet social needs of the community. One such need is for the establishment of more effective schemes to alleviate the struggles faced by widowed women such as poverty, unemployment, and lack of support. The objective of this paper is to examine how Cash Waqf can be channeled into various mediums, instruments, and projects that will assist in empowerment and improvement of needy widows and their dependent children. The research uses a qualitative approach to examine the applicability of Cash Waqf funds for this purpose and presents a case for innovative avenues through which Waqf funds can be effectively mobilized towards this end. The paper proposes strategies through which Cash Waqf can be used for the creation of resources and tools for empowerment of widowed women such as through educational funds, creation of employment opportunities, and provision of tools for entrepreneurial activities. Index Terms—Malaysia, widow, poverty, unemployed, empowerment, cash waqf Journal of Advanced Management Science 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/1/Application_of_cash_waqf_for_the_empowerment_of_widows_in__Malaysia.pdf Amuda, Yusuff Jelili and Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri and Ahmedhas, Aminath Amany (2016) Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia. Journal of Advanced Management Science, 4 (3). pp. 255-259. ISSN 2168-0787 http://joams.com/ 10.12720/joams.4.3.255-259
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description	Cash Waqf is a form of Islamic endowment that has enormous un-utilized potential for its application in fulfilling the unmet social needs of the community. One such need is for the establishment of more effective schemes to alleviate the struggles faced by widowed women such as poverty, unemployment, and lack of support. The objective of this paper is to examine how Cash Waqf can be channeled into various mediums, instruments, and projects that will assist in empowerment and improvement of needy widows and their dependent children. The research uses a qualitative approach to examine the applicability of Cash Waqf funds for this purpose and presents a case for innovative avenues through which Waqf funds can be effectively mobilized towards this end. The paper proposes strategies through which Cash Waqf can be used for the creation of resources and tools for empowerment of widowed women such as through educational funds, creation of employment opportunities, and provision of tools for entrepreneurial activities. Index Terms—Malaysia, widow, poverty, unemployed, empowerment, cash waqf
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author	Amuda, Yusuff Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Ahmedhas, Aminath Amany
author_facet	Amuda, Yusuff Jelili Abdul Razak, Dzuljastri Ahmedhas, Aminath Amany
author_sort	Amuda, Yusuff Jelili
title	Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia
title_short	Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia
title_full	Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia
title_sort	application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in malaysia
publisher	Journal of Advanced Management Science
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42827/1/Application_of_cash_waqf_for_the_empowerment_of_widows_in__Malaysia.pdf
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Application of cash waqf in the empowerment of widows in Malaysia

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