Professional Diploma in Zakath Management

Zakat literally means ‘to increase’ in growth. It also means blessing, purification and commendation. Zakat is an obligatory act ordained by Allah to be performed by every able bodied Muslim. It is part of the wealth and property that Muslims must pay annually, to help the poor of their community. Zakat is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, mandatory for all Muslims. Zakat is not a charitable contribution, and is considered as a tax. Therefore it is important for all the Muslims to know about the Zakat, how to collect and how to access the Zakatable income.

This is a Diploma in Zakath Management. This course aims to introduce one of the five pillars and obligations of Islamic, Zakath. This course explains the importance of Zakath as a tool for social justice. Further, the course also describes Zakatable wealth and how to calculate it. The course concludes after introducing the Zakath management and calculation. This is an online Zakath Management course.

Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students will be able

1. Define Zakth and Zaktable wealth

2. Explain how Zakath helps to establish social justice

3. Describe the Zakath collection process and administration

4. Calculate the Zakathable amount

Course contents

  1. Basic of Zakath
  2. Zakath as a tool to establish Social justice
  3. Zakatable wealth
  4. Assessment of Zakath
  5. Recipients of Zakath
  6. Calculation of Zakath
  7. Calculation of Zakath
  8. Payment of Zakath
  9. Management of Zakath collection
  10. Zakath Accounting
  11. AAOIFI Sharia standards of Zakath

 

ProgramProfessional Diploma in Zakath Accounting and management
Target Audience Islamic finance professionals, managers of Islamic firms, entrepreneurs, accountants, accounting technicians, Zakath fund managers, Islamic bank management, Mosques managers and students who want to start a career in Zakath Management.
Study Mode Online (Distance Learning)
Duration 30 Hours (Flexible - Students have freedom to start at their own and to complete)
Academic requirements Basic knowledge of business, Islamic finance and accounting
Work experience Not required, however, professional experience in Halal industry will be recognized for Accredited Prior Learning (APL)
English language requirement Reading, writing and presentations skills
Learning materials Animated videos, reading materials, e-books and case studies weekly live Q & A with instructors
Assessments Students need to complete end of chapter questions, assignments, Capstone projects and recorded presentation.
Award Professional Diploma in Zakath Accounting and Management
Awarding body Students have choice to select the Diploma provider of 1. London School of Business and Social Sciences (LSBSS) 2. Geneva School of Business and Economics (GSBE) 3. American International Theism University (AITU)
Fees UK£ 250 - London School of Business and Social Sciences (LSBSS) or Geneva School of Business and Economics (GSBE) UK£ 500 - AITU

 

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Course contain in detail

  • Basics of Zakath

This lesson is dedicated to explain the basics of Zakath.  This chapter describe the word “Zakath”, importance

in Islam. The Quran verses and Hadith regarding Zakath.

  • Zakath as a tool to establish Social justice

An efficient Zakath distribution would lead to Social justice in the society. The lesson explain how Zakath can be used as tool to establish social justice via Zakath.

  • Zakatable wealth

There are many wealth has been added to the current list of Zakathable wealth. Assets that are included in the Zakat calculation are cash, shares, pensions, gold and silver, business goods and income from investment property. Personal items such as home, furniture, cars, food and clothing (unless used for business purposes) are not included. Therefore it is important for Zakath collecting agencies and individuals to know about the Zakathable wealth.

  • Recipients of Zakath

There are eight group of people has been prescribed  by the Quran who are eligible for Zakath Fund. This lesson explains all the group in detail.

Assessment and  calculation of Zakath

Assessing and calculating the Zakath needs some accounting and mathematic works needed to be done by the collecting agency or the individuals. The lesson is dedicated to the calculation part.

Payment of Zakath

The lesson describes how the Zakath payment can be done by the individuals and businesses.

Management of Zakath collection

Zakath collecting organizations are important entities in the Muslim world. This lesson elaborates how the Zakath funds can be managed by the entities, the cash inflow and outflow, qualification of the admin staff and  the organizational structure of the collecting entities.

Zakath Accounting  and AAOIFI Sharia standards of Zakath

AAOIFI is one of the leading standard setting organization for Islamic financial institutions. This chapter explain the Sharia and accounting standards. The Sharia standards describes about the recipients, duration, modern business entities zakatable assets and how to calculate. These standards are universally accepted by many countries in the regulatory level. It is important for the students to know about the role of AAOFI.