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Divine Money - Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine (Hardcover)
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Divine Money - Islam, Zakat, and Giving in Palestine (Hardcover)
Series: Muslim Philanthropy and Civil Society
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Mutual aid or zakat giving is a sacred practice in Islam. In
Palestinian neighborhoods of the West Bank, where the Islamic
tradition shapes public life, a simple gift of money or food to a
person in need can invoke the presence of God. In Divine Money,
Emanuel Schaeublin shows how zakat institutions and direct zakat
donations provide critical support to households in financial
distress. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in the ancient city of
Nablus, Divine Money analyzes how zakat institutions work in the
social and political context of contemporary Palestine and explores
how embedding care in Islamic scripture helps community members
negotiate the social tensions that arise around differences in
financial security. In the absence of a reliable public safety net,
many interpret acts of zakat giving as an expression of God's
generosity and evidence of His infinite ability to provide. Such
invocations of the divine in charitable interactions provide both
community support and a means to live a good and ethical Muslim
life, even during times of political repression and economic
stagnation.
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