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BAB 17:
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ZAKAT IN THE ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY BY RUMAH ZAKAT IN
YOGYAKARTA

SELAMAT MULIADI
Hamzanwadi Islamic Institute of Nahdlatul Wathan (IAIH NW Lombok Timur)
Emel: selametmuliadi@gmail.com

JANUARIANSYAH ARFAIZAR
Islamic University of Indonesia, Yogyakarta Indonesia
Emel: januariansyah@uii.ac.id

ABSTRACT
This study aimed to explain the effectiveness of zakat in economic
empowerment community by Rumah Zakat, charitable institution in
Yogyakarta. Zakat economic empoerment community is one of the
featured program initiated by Rumah Zakat in empowering the
community and prioritizing the fulfillment of people’s capacity and
skill as a basis for mobilizing and making changes. Zakat can
complement in eradicating poverty and promoting inclusive
sustainable economic empowerment. The main aim of zakat has two
dimensions, namely spirituality (individually) and social economy
to empowerment enhance status of the ummah (community). In the
socio health program, respondents had minimal incomes and
education that fell below the national standard of poverty. Rumah
Zakat clinic gave these four to five respondents of free health care
services, it also faciliated collaborative learning. Thus, an
integrative program offering assistance with health care, micro
credits, education and food security would better serve the poor. The
purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of zakat in
economic empowerment, which was applied at Rumah Zakat in
Yogyakarta. The research used the descriptive method and
qualitative analysis. Semi-structured interviews solicited seven
economic empowerment program respondent narratives. The data
source was secondary data collected from documents and texts
related to the research topic, be it books, articles, newpapers, journal

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