A mediating effect of business growth on zakat empowerment program and mustahiq’s welfare

Zakat is an instrument of Islamic economic and social funds that contributes to the achievement of people wellbeing. This study examines the business growth as a mediating variable on the relationship between the impact of the zakat empowerment programs and mustahiq’s (zakat recipient) welfare. This quantitative study employs Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis on 100 mustahiqs from different zakat empowerment programs in East Java and DI Yogyakarta. Zakat empowerment positively affects mustahiq’s welfare. This indicates that the empowerment program successfully increases mustahiqs’ wellbeing and their business. Business growth as a mediating variable on the relationship between business assistantship and mustahiq welfare also shows a positive and significant effect. Further, macroeconomic indicators consisting of GRDP and inflation and internal factors consisting of age and educational level, have different impacts on the business growth of mustahiq. This study confirms the zakat empowerment program’s role in improving the mustahiq’s welfare based on maqashid al-shariah (the Islamic objectives). Zakat community empowerment is a solution to suppress the poverty rate and possible for reducing inequality and ending poverty in Indonesia. This study extend

"Trends of research topics related to Halal meat as a commodity between Scopus and Web of Science: A systematic review "

Background: People are more aware of halal products in commodity markets. Halal meat is an essential commodity for society in the Islamic commodity market in particular. The objective of this study was to analyze differences in research trends related to halal meat in published papers indexed by Scopus and Web of Science. The objective is to observe how was halal meat as commodity become the trend of research written by Indonesian authors, as well as what was the novelty of the research trend related to such tiopic. Methods: This study used purposive sampling with a bibliometric approach in collecting the samples. The samples were published papers from the Scopus and Web of Science (SCI) databases from 2006 to 25th October 2021. The were 154 samples found from cSopus and 50 samples in Web of Science (SCI). Analysis was performed by VOSviewer and biblioshiny. Results: Overall, 154 papers from Scopus and 50 from SCI were analyzed. Scopus and SCI exhibited different research trends. Moreover, papers from Scopus were dominated by Indonesian authors; those from SCI were not. The source growth of published papers in SCI was more dynamic than that in Scopus. The research trends in papers from SCI were more focused on the types of meat and the source itself. This was different to papers in Scopus, which placed greater emphasis on the supply chain. Conclusions: This paper can act as a reference for continued research into halal meat in commodity markets, especially in Islamic countries. This paper is the first to compare the research trends in halal meat in the commodity market by comparing the differences in two major indexes, Scopus and SCI

ANALISIS FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI NON PERFORMING FINANCING (NPF) PADA PERBANKAN SYARIAH DI INDONESIA (Periode Januari 2003 – Maret 2013)

Non Performing Financing (NPF) perbankan Syariah merupakan permasalahan utama bank dalam mempertahankan keberlangsungan bank. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor – faktor yang mempengaruhi Non Performing Financing (NPF) perbankan Syariah di Indonesia. Faktor – faktor yang dimaksud adalah Kinerja Ekonomi (EK), Total Pembiayaan (FIN), Tingkat Pengembalian Pembiayaan (FR), Dummy Krisis Keuangan Global dan Tingkat Inflasi. Metode yang digunakan adalah Uji Kointegrasi. Uji Kointegrasi ditujukan untuk mengetahui hubungan jangka panjang antara masing – masing variabel bebas (EK, FIN, FR, D07 dan INF) terhadap NPF. Data yang digunakan adalah data bulanan. Periode waktu penelitian dari Januari 2003 sampai dengan Maret 2013. NPF (non-performing financing) dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagai variabel terikat (dependent variables). Untuk variabel bebasnya (independent variables) adalah kinerja ekonomi (EK), total pembiayaan (financing) (FIN), tingkat pengembalian pembiayaan (FR), dummy krisis keuangan global (D07) dan tingkat inflasi (INF). Berdasarkan hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan bahwa variabel – variabel bebas secara masing –masing siginifikan mempengaruhi pertumbuhan NPF (Non Performing Financing) perbankan Syariah di Indonesia

Does Zakat and Non-Zakat Empowerment Affect Mustahiq Welfare Based on Maqashid Shariah?

This study explores the effect of zakat and non-zakat empowerment programs on the beneficiaries' welfare (mustahiq). This study focuses on the influence of the intervening variable, namely the mustahiq businesses' growth on mustahiq welfare. This study also examines the role of demographic characteristics, such as age, gender, and years of education on mustahiq business growth. This study employs the Partial Least SquareStructural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) using data from 100 respondents who received empowerment assistance from three different zakat institutions. The sample of mustahiq was selected from three zakat institutions to provide a diversity of respondents. The results indicate that zakat and non-zakat programs' empowerment through business growth has significantly affected mustahiq welfare. With these results, both zakat and non-zakat productive programs should be more developed to assist the community businesses' growth optimally. Previous studies measure the welfare of mustahiq with material aspects. In this study, the indicator of welfare is based on maqashid sharia, which includes the protection of Ad-Din (religion), An-Nafs (Soul), Al-Aql (intellect), Al-Nasl (descendant), and Al-Maal (wealth). Examining the impact of two variables, namely productive empowerment programs through zakat and non-zakat, on mustahiq business growth and welfare is the novelty of this study