by Azim Kidwai | Dec 29, 2021 | Insights
Figures cited for the potential global zakat pool from different sources vary widely from US$ 200 billion to US$ 1 trillion. Given the wide range of potential estimates, a question arises how these figures are arrived at. The problem to estimate the global pool of...
by Azim Kidwai | Dec 21, 2021 | Insights
A cornerstone of Islam is empathy for the poor and the vulnerable. The Qur’an contains hundreds of verses in which God instructs believers to be merciful, kind, generous, gentle, and live by ideals that shun exploitation of all types which seek to take advantage of...
by Azim Kidwai | Oct 7, 2021 | Insights
“Of their goods, take zakat, so that you might purify and sanctify them.” (9:103, Qur’an) This is a wonderful verse from the Quran, as it gives a window into the more spiritual dimension of the third pillar of Islam. Zakat is often explored in a very technical...
by Azim Kidwai | Aug 26, 2021 | Insights
“Be the leader you wish you had”. “True leaders don’t create followers; they create more leaders.” These quotes sound familiar, right? Most probably you have also been jumping from one leadership seminar to the other and reading dusty books and watching videos to...
by Azim Kidwai | Aug 18, 2021 | Insights
Zakat as a System Every guidance in Islam is full of benefits. The primary benefit of the revealed guidance is to connect us with Allah. The guidance is to show mankind the straight and direct path to be Godly, to be aware of the greater purpose of life and adopt a...
by Azim Kidwai | Jul 27, 2021 | Insights
According to today’s report in The Guardian, a third of the world is in lockdown in the fight against COVID-19. The experts’ advice is self-isolation, lockdowns and complete social distancing. Hospital staff are doing a tremendous job on the frontline and deserve all...
