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Zakat and the Potential for Solving Social Problems

Over the following years there is an increase in awareness in the community, various non-governmental organizations have emerged that are engaged in helping community empowerment and other social activities through zakat, infaq and sadaqa (Donation and charity activities in Islam). The potential is Rp.368 Trillion per year , as an illustration based on information from the Indonesian Ministry of Finance in 2019, the national government budget and revenue of Rp1,894.7 trillion, which means the potential for zakat is 19% of the national government budget and income.

Related to the existing problems, it is necessary to have continuous synergy, both the government who has the right to make regulators, according to Article 1 point 1 of Law Number 38 of 1999. 

With this problem, there is a feeling of mistrust of the community to channel their funds and there tends to be a small proportion that channel it directly. channeling like this ultimately does not touch the root of the problem directly. We need to bring change to the community and can also advocate for the government and Zakat institutions such Amil Zakat National Institution center (BAZNAS) National Zakat Collection Institution (LAZNAS) to work together through laws so that the potential for zakat, Sadaqa can be beneficial. I believe Learn how to develop innovative programmes and powerful evaluations that can create meaningful social and community change.

How common people see Zakat through their perspective

Zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth. Zakat is based on the value of all of one's possessions. It is customarily 2.5% (or 1/40) of a Muslim's total savings and wealth above a minimum amount, and Sadaqah or Sadqah ("voluntary charity",and also Infaq,a type of charity in Islam that is given without any expectation return.

With Indonesia as a country with the second largest Muslim population in the world, with population is around 267 million, including an Islamic population of 207 million , is a big advantages for the Indonesian state itself to increase the welfare of its people through zakat. However, that in general zakat in Indonesia does not really have an impact on improving the quality of life of the poor. This is caused by the management, At present the management of zakat and other voluntary donations such as infaq and Sadaqah is divided between Local Management namely Mosque and organization management which is managed by BAZNAS, LAZNAS and Government, although can raise large funds, with management that is still not integrated

With this become problem?, there is a feeling of mistrust of the community to channel their funds. Government and Zakat Management (BAZNAS and LAZNAS) can bring change to the community and can also advocate for the government and zakat management institutions to work together through laws so that the potential for zakat, infaq and Sadaqa can be beneficial., and there are already small-scale examples that are interesting to study in the management of zakat and other types of donations. Zakat management here is fairly advanced compared to other similar management in Indonesia. 

As previously explained, each mosque is managed by a voluntary independent management which usually comes from worshipers who live around the mosque and their obligation is providing in managing worshipers. The management of Jogokariyan Mosque in the city of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia is fairly forward-thinking in terms of the management.

Jogokariyan Mosque is one of the mosques that manages its pilgrims with service oriented towards worshipers. Every mosque program, activity and program always returns to the comfort of the congregation and the welfare of the congregation. Jogokariyan Mosque Management is a modern mosque management which is based on the values of the mosque in the time of the Prophet Muhammad SAW where the mosque is the main heart of community activities and is beneficial for the welfare of the surrounding community. 

Ta'mir of Jogokaryan mosque, along with other ta'mir, entered the strategic and practical steps. Namely the concept of Mosque Management - there are in 3 steps: Mapping, Services, and Empowerment.