The Secretary General of World Zakat and Waqf Foum (WZWF), Prof. (HC) Dr Zainulbahar Noor, called on the United Nations to stop the UNHCR zakat collection immediately. Zakat is an Islamic teaching with strategic value in reducing various economic problems, such as poverty or inequality. The power of muzakki in many Islamic countries is very potential. For instance, Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country, has the potential for zakat of IDR 327 trillion (USD 20.97 billion) per year. Imagine if all Muslim countries deposit their zakat and distribute it to the entitled people (mustahik). Therefore, zakat stakeholders should unite in formulating a common agenda to empower the mustahik.

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